Quebec Order of Dentists

What Quebec Order of Dentists does

The Ordre des dentistes du Québec is a statutorily created professional regulatory body (ordre professionnel) operating under Quebec's Code des professions. It holds exclusive regulatory authority over the practice of dentistry in the province, with a mandate to protect the public by ensuring quality dental medicine, promoting access to oral health care, and maintaining professional standards among its 5,400+ member dentists. The Order is headquartered in Montreal and is governed by an elected Board of Directors led by President Dr. Liliane Malczewski (elected October 30, 2023) and General Manager Caroline Daoust.

The Order operates a digital ecosystem anchored by its main website (odq.qc.ca) and the Mon dossier member portal (portail.odq.qc.ca), which handles registration, declarations, and member credentials. Supporting platforms include Dentoform (continuing education platform where members fulfill mandatory UFC obligations), Ma bouche en santé (public-facing oral health education resource), and the annual JDIQ congress — described as the largest bilingual dental congress in North America. The Order also publishes the Journal de l'Ordre, the Le Fil bulletins, and the L'Ordre vous informe newsletter, and manages the affiliated FARPODQ professional liability insurance fund that all members must subscribe to.

As a non-profit professional body, the Order is funded primarily through annual member dues (cotisation annuelle), with fee levels set through member consultation at Annual General Meetings. It does not engage in commercial activity; its "go-to-market" is regulatory rather than sales-oriented, comprising licensing and inspection, public complaint handling, continuing education delivery, and interprofessional collaboration with other Quebec healthcare orders (most recently a joint initiative with CMQ, OIIAQ, and OIIQ on medical-aesthetic care guidelines).

Name

Quebec Order of Dentists

Legal name

Ordre des dentistes du Québec

Website

https://odq.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ordre des dentistes du Québec is the statutorily mandated professional regulatory body for dentistry in Quebec, Canada, governing 5,400+ dentists through licensing, professional inspection, continuing education, and public protection under Quebec's Code des professions.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Ordre des dentistes du Québec is the statutory professional regulatory body for dentists in Quebec, operating under the Quebec Professional Code. It licenses and regulates more than 5,400 dentists, conducts professional inspections, administers mandatory continuing education through its Dentoform platform, organizes the annual JDIQ dental congress, handles public complaints, and manages the FARPODQ professional liability insurance fund. The Order also publishes practice guidelines, standards, and a fee schedule, and runs a public-facing oral-health information portal (Ma bouche en santé).

Product overview

The Quebec Order of Dentists operates a digital ecosystem comprising its primary website (odq.qc.ca) as the central hub for member services and public information, supported by the Mon dossier member portal for individual dentist self-service, the Dentoform continuing education platform, and the Ma bouche en santé public education resource. The Order also organizes the annual JDIQ congress (the largest bilingual dental conference in North America), publishes the Journal de l'Ordre and member bulletins (Le Fil, L'Ordre vous informe), and manages the professional liability insurance fund (FARPODQ).

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Brands

• JDIQ (Journées dentaires internationales du Québec): The largest bilingual dental congress in North America, organized by the Order
• Ma bouche en santé
• Dentoform
• FARPODQ (Fonds d'assurance-responsabilité professionnelle)

Products and services

• Mon dossier (Member Portal) Online member portal where Quebec-registered dentists manage their membership, access member cards and receipts, update practice locations, submit mandatory declarations, and request professional conduct certificates.
• Dentoform Continuing Education Platform Online learning platform offering continuing education courses to dentists, including ethics, deontology, record-keeping, and clinical programs that members use to fulfill mandatory UFC (continuing education unit) requirements.
• Ma bouche en santé (Public Oral Health Resource) Public-facing educational website providing oral health information for different age groups, supporting the Order's mission to promote oral health awareness among Quebec residents.
• Journées dentaires internationales du Québec (JDIQ) Congress Annual dental congress and conference organized by the Order, described as the largest bilingual dental congress in North America, offering education, networking, and programming for dental professionals.
• Fonds d'assurance-responsabilité professionnelle de l'ODQ (FARPODQ) Mandatory professional liability insurance fund for all member dentists, providing professional liability coverage as part of annual registration with the Order.
• Ordre des dentistes du Québec Main Website (odq.qc.ca) Central digital platform for member services, public information, regulatory resources, dentist directory search, complaint filing, news, and professional guidance for both members and the general public.
• Professional Inspection Program (Modernized September 2025)

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Four professional orders (CMQ, ODQ, OIIAQ, OIIQ) are working jointly to define common guidelines for safe practice of medical-aesthetic treatments. This initiative aims to clarify uncertainties in the regulation of medical-aesthetic care and ensure consistent standards across professions performing these treatments. The process is expected to conclude in 2026.
• Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires du Québec (OIIAQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Four professional orders (CMQ, ODQ, OIIAQ, OIIQ) are working jointly to define common guidelines for safe practice of medical-aesthetic treatments. This inter-order collaboration addresses the growing popularity of aesthetic procedures and the need for consistent safety standards across healthcare professions.
• Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Four professional orders (CMQ, ODQ, OIIAQ, OIIQ) are working jointly to define common guidelines for safe practice of medical-aesthetic treatments. This inter-order collaboration brings together the largest healthcare professional orders in Quebec to address patient safety in aesthetic medicine.
• Ordre des hygiénistes dentaires du Québec (OHDQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ODQ and OHDQ co-organize annual colloquia and conferences on interprofessional collaboration in dental practice. The 2025 joint colloquium focused on '5 years of modernization in dental offices: interprofessional collaboration at the heart of this legislative change.' The collaboration addresses the modernization of dental hygiene practice that took effect September 24, 2020, and promotes collaborative practice between dentists and dental hygienists.
• Collège québécois des médecins de famille (CQMF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ODQ signed the Montreal Declaration on Relevant Healthcare Services (Déclaration de Montréal sur les soins de santé pertinents), initiated by the CQMF. The declaration aims to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare by promoting clinically appropriate care — prioritizing treatments that substantially improve health outcomes. The ODQ joins many other healthcare stakeholders in this initiative.
• Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor Oral Health Month, the ODQ partnered with the Order of Dental Hygienists of Quebec and the Order of Dietitians-Nutritionists of Quebec to publish an open letter calling for reduced free sugar consumption among children. The collaboration leverages cross-disciplinary expertise to address oral health from a nutrition perspective.
• FARPODQ (Fonds d'assurance-responsabilité professionnelle de l'ODQ)coreOthersThe FARPODQ is the professional liability insurance fund for ODQ members. All member dentists must subscribe to this fund as part of their annual registration. The fund's website (farpodq.org) is linked from the ODQ's main site. Members pay annual contributions to FARPODQ as part of their membership obligations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Dental Association (CDA): National voluntary dental association — broader incumbent that complements (rather than competes with) provincial regulators like ODQ. CDA operates nationally on advocacy, education, and clinical guidelines, while ODQ holds exclusive regulatory authority in Quebec.
• American Dental Association (ADA): US national dental association — broad incumbent analogous to CDA. Functions in advocacy, education (CE), and standards, but does not hold direct regulatory authority over individual US states the way ODQ does in Quebec.

Direct peers

• Ordre des pharmaciens du Qu\u00e9bec (OPQ): Quebec's professional order for pharmacists — structurally identical peer (same Code des professions framework, same dues-funded regulatory model, same inter-order governance participation). Useful peer for benchmarking financial scale and governance practices.
• Coll\u00e8ge des m\u00e9decins du Qu\u00e9bec (CMQ): Quebec's professional order for physicians — the most structurally comparable peer to ODQ, operating under the same Code des professions, same member-funded model, same inter-order collaboration mechanisms, and same public-protection mandate. The two orders currently co-lead the medical-aesthetic guidelines initiative.
• College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia: British Columbia's dental regulator — direct peer to ODQ at the provincial level. Both are statutory self-regulating bodies governing dentists within their respective provinces with licensing, inspection, and discipline mandates.
• Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario: Provincial dental regulator for Ontario — the closest functional peer to the Ordre des dentistes du Qu\u00e9bec. Both are statutory self-regulatory bodies that license, inspect, and discipline dentists within their respective provinces under analogous legislative frameworks.
• Ordre des hygiénistes dentaires du Qu\u00e9bec (OHDQ): Quebec's professional order for dental hygienists — most directly comparable peer in terms of professional scope (overlaps dentistry), membership-funded model, and joint programming (annual colloquia on interprofessional collaboration in dental offices).
• Ordre des infirmi\u00e8res et infirmiers auxiliaires du Qu\u00e9bec (OIIAQ): Quebec's professional order for nursing assistants — peer under the same Code des professions framework and a current partner in the inter-order medical-aesthetic initiative alongside ODQ, CMQ, and OIIQ.
• Ordre des infirmi\u00e8res et infirmiers du Qu\u00e9bec (OIIQ): Quebec's professional order for nurses — the largest healthcare ordre professionnel in Quebec by membership. Structurally identical to ODQ in mandate, governance, and revenue model, and a current partner in the inter-order medical-aesthetic initiative.

Others

• Ordre professionnel de la physioth\u00e9rapie du Qu\u00e9bec (OPPQ): Quebec's physiotherapy professional order — adjacent peer operating under the same Code des professions framework. Less directly comparable than CMQ/OIIQ but useful as a structural peer for Quebec ordre professionnel economics and governance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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