Ontario Dental Association

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Ontario Dental Association
Formation1867
Headquarters4 New Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 1P6
Coordinates43°40′28″N 79°23′37″W / 43.674469°N 79.393525°W / 43.674469; -79.393525Coordinates: 43°40′28″N 79°23′37″W / 43.674469°N 79.393525°W / 43.674469; -79.393525
Websitewww.youroralhealth.ca

The Ontario Dental Association is a professional organization for dentists in the Canadian province of Ontario. It establishes a and represents the interests of its members in dealing with the Ontario government and insurance companies.[1]

A separate organization, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, regulates the dental profession in Ontario.

History[]

It was founded by Dr. Barnabas Day in 1867.[2][3] The first woman member was Caroline Louise Josephine Wells, who joined in 1893.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Ontario Dental Association official website
  2. ^ Shoshenbeg, J.W. (1992). The Rise of the Ontario Dental Association: 125 Years of Organized Dentistry. Toronto: Ontario Dental Association.
  3. ^ Ontario Dental Association website - History, Mission & Vision page
  4. ^ ODA’s First Female Dentist (1893), ODA: Ontario Dental Association, retrieved 2017-12-02

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