Regulatory colleges are legal entities in Canada charged with serving the public interest by regulating the practice of a profession . They are state-sanctioned to regulate the practice of their professions within Canada.
6-518: The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario ( RCDSO ) is the regulatory college for dentists in the province of Ontario , Canada. The college was incorporated on March 4, 1868, when royal assent was granted to An Act Respecting Dentistry in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario . Dental hygienists are separately regulated by the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario . Daniel Faulkner
12-743: A regulatory college is usually provincial rather than federal, since the Canadian constitution makes the regulation of most professional activity a provincial rather than federal area of responsibility. They are legislated as requirements to work in a given field. For example, no worker in Ontario may work in a skilled trade classified as a "compulsory trade" without membership in the Ontario College of Trades . The specific individual regulatory colleges are granted specific powers and responsibilities by provincial acts of parliament . They are charged with protecting
18-780: Is the current Registrar & CEO of the College. He began his journey as the Registrar & CEO of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario in August 2020. He Co-Chaired with the Ontario Ministry of Health to create and implement Canada’s first performance measurement framework for health professional Colleges. He is the current Chair of the Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation and Chair of
24-694: The Health Profession Regulators of Ontario. Barnabas Day organized the Dental Association of Ontario (ODA) in 1867. In 1868 the ODA lobbied the Ontario government to pass the Act Respecting Dentistry , by which the dentists must be licensed in order to practice. This aimed to end tooth pulling by untrained fly-by-night charlatans. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO)
30-404: The public by investigating incidents of misconduct by members (also referred to as registrants or licensees), and expelling or charging members who engage in misconduct. Misconduct may involve willful malicious acts, but may also include not working to the standard of competence set by the college, or not following an established code of ethics , or infringing upon one of the bylaws maintained by
36-759: Was formed by ODA members to act as the governing body. In 1869 the RCDSO opened the first dental school in Canada. In 1893 Caroline Louise Josephine Wells became the first woman to graduate from the RCDSO, which made her the first Canadian woman to graduate from any dental school. This article about an organization in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Regulatory college Most regulatory colleges are established by an act of parliament instead of through articles of association or incorporation , and usually do not require registration in order to acquire juridical personality . The legislation that creates
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