The story
In Canada, the first laws recognizing the practice of dentistry were adopted in 1868, in Ontario, and the following year in Quebec. The Association of Dental Surgeons of the Province of Quebec was founded in 1869. The profession could then regulate professional practice, set minimal competency requirements for practising the profession, determine the content of study programs and practical training, and enter authorized practitioners on its roll of members.
Emma Gaudreau Casgrain became the first woman licensed in Canada to practice dentistry, when the College admitted her in 1898. Her husband, Henri-Edmond Casgrain was a dental surgeon, inventor and vice-president of the College, who trained Gaudreau.
In 1910, the Association of Dental Surgeons of the Province of Quebec became the College of Dental Surgeons of the Province of Quebec (CDSPQ), following the example of the medical profession, which had incorporated as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada in 1843. When the Professional Code took effect in 1973, the CDSPQ became the Ordre des dentistes du Québec.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ordre des dentistes du Québec, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3