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Denturologists Act, 1973

The Minister of Labour is responsible for administering this Act.

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definitionsdental prosthesesdenturologylicensingmembership registermouth guardspractice restrictionprofessional orderprofessional standardsprofessional titlesspecialty designation
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Canada — Quebec
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19 provisions
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Year 1973
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Enacted 1973 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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Enacted 1973 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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The Minister of Labour is responsible for administering this Act.

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Section 14

A person who contravenes section 13 is liable to the penalties set out in section 188 of the Professional Code, for each offence.

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Chapter 50 of the statutes of 1973 is repealed, except sections 17 to 20, when chapter D-4 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

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Source record from www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · Enacted 1973 · Source version 10 Jun 2026

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Provision 11Repeal 7Offence
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The Minister of Labour is responsible for administering this Act.

The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419.
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§ 1Section 1Repeal

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This section defines several terms used in the Act and regulations, including the Order, its board of directors, denturologist/member of the Order, and the roll.

1. In this Act and the regulations made thereunder, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following terms mean: (a) “Order”: the Ordre des denturologistes du Québec constituted by this Act; (b) “board of directors”: the board of directors of the Order; (c) “denturologist” or “member of the Order”: any person entered on the roll; (d) (paragraph repealed); (e) “roll”: the list of the members in good standing of the Order prepared in accordance with the Professional Code (chapter C-26) and this Act. 1973, c. 50, s. 1; 1974, c. 65, s. 83; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1994, c. 40, s. 313; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.
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§ 2Section 2Provision

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All persons qualified to practise denturology in Québec make up a professional order called the Ordre professionnel des denturologistes du Québec (or the Ordre des denturologistes du Québec).

2. All the persons qualified to practise denturology in Québec constitute a professional order called the “Ordre professionnel des denturologistes du Québec” or the “Ordre des denturologistes du Québec”. 1973, c. 50, s. 2; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1994, c. 40, s. 314.
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§ 3Section 3Provision

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Subject to this Act, the Order and its members are governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26).

3. Subject to this Act, the Order and its members shall be governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 50, s. 3.
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§ 4Section 4Provision

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The Order must be administered by a board of directors constituted in accordance with the Professional Code.

4. The Order shall be administered by a board of directors constituted in accordance with the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 50, s. 4; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.
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§ 5Section 5Repeal

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Section 5 is repealed.

5. (Repealed). 1973, c. 50, s. 5; 1994, c. 40, s. 315.
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§ 6Section 6Provision

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Section 6 defines the practice of denturology and reserves specific activities to denturologists.

6. The practice of denturology consists in assessing a person’s prosthetic needs and designing, fabricating, installing, adjusting and repairing dental prostheses in order to replace a person’s missing teeth. The following activities in the practice of denturology are reserved to denturologists: (1) determining the appropriate type of dental prostheses other than implant-borne dental prostheses and bridges and crowns on natural teeth; (2) performing the non-invasive procedures required to design, install and adjust dental prostheses, other than implant-borne dental prostheses and bridges and crowns on natural teeth; (3) contributing to the determination of an implantology treatment plan; (4) performing the non-invasive procedures required to design, install and adjust implant-borne dental prostheses, other than sealed dental prostheses, according to a prescription and provided a continuing education certificate has been issued to them by the Order pursuant to a regulation adopted under subparagraph o.1 of the first paragraph of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26); (5) removing and replacing a healing cap and placing an abutment on an implant head, according to a prescription and provided a continuing education certificate has been issued to them by the Order pursuant to a regulation adopted under subparagraph o.1 of the first paragraph of section 94 of the Professional Code; (6) prescribing the fabrication and repair of dental prostheses other than sealed dental prostheses; (7) selling dental prostheses other than sealed dental prostheses; and (8) designing, fabricating and selling mouth guards. 1973, c. 50, s. 6; 2020, c. 15, s. 41; 2026, c. 8, s. 55.
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§ 7Section 7Repeal

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Section 7 is repealed.

7. (Repealed). 1973, c. 50, s. 7; 1991, c. 10, s. 1; 2020, c. 15, s. 42.
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§ 8Section 8Repeal

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Section 8 is repealed.

8. (Repealed). 1973, c. 50, s. 8; 1991, c. 10, s. 2; 2020, c. 15, s. 42.
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§ 9Section 9Repeal

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Section 9 is repealed.

9. (Repealed). 1973, c. 50, s. 9; 1994, c. 40, s. 315.
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§ 10Section 10Repeal

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Section 10 is repealed.

10. (Repealed). 1973, c. 50, s. 10; 1994, c. 40, s. 315.
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§ 11Section 11Provision

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A person may not practise denturology under a name other than their own; denturologists may practise under the name of one or more partners.

11. No person may practise denturology under a name other than his own. Nevertheless, denturologists shall be allowed to practise their profession under the name of one or two or more of the partners. 1973, c. 50, s. 11.
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§ 12Section 12Provision

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A denturologist must not identify himself as anything other than a denturologist, and must not use the title of specialist or claim specialty or particular training.

12. A denturologist shall not, in respect of the practice of his profession, designate himself otherwise than as a denturologist. He shall not be authorized to use the title of specialist or to indicate a specialty or particular training. 1973, c. 50, s. 12; 2000, c. 13, s. 58.
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§ 13Section 13Provision

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A person may not do the activities listed in section 6 unless the person is a denturologist.

13. Subject to the rights and privileges expressly granted by law to other professionals, no person may engage in any of the activities described in section 6, unless he is a denturologist. The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to activities engaged in by a person in accordance with the provisions of a regulation adopted pursuant to paragraph h of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 50, s. 13; 1994, c. 40, s. 316; 2020, c. 15, s. 43.
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§ 14Section 14Offence

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A person who contravenes section 13 is liable to the penalties set out in section 188 of the Professional Code, for each offence.

14. Every person who contravenes section 13 is liable, for each offence, to the penalties provided in section 188 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 50, s. 14.
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§ 15Section 15Provision

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This provision says the Act and board regulations do not prohibit selling or supplying dental prostheses or mouth guards to a dentist or a denturologist.

15. Nothing in this Act or in the regulations which the board of directors may adopt shall prohibit the sale or supply of dental prostheses or mouth guards to a dentist or a denturologist. 1973, c. 50, s. 15; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2020, c. 15, s. 44.
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§ 16Section 16Provision

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This section says the Act does not authorize the Order to control prices or payment conditions for dental prostheses or mouth guards.

16. Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Order to regulate or control the price of dental prostheses or mouth guards or the conditions of payment. No legislative provision may, however, be so interpreted as to prevent the board of directors from determining standards relating to the fabrication of dental prostheses or mouth guards by a denturologist in a regulation adopted in accordance with the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 50, s. 16; 1977, c. 66, s. 32; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2020, c. 15, s. 45.
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§ 17Section 17Provision

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Section 17 states that it ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987.

17. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.
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§ —ScheduleRepeal

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Chapter 50 of the statutes of 1973 is repealed, except sections 17 to 20, when chapter D-4 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 50 of the statutes of 1973, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed, except sections 17 to 20, effective from the coming into force of chapter D-4 of the Revised Statutes.
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  • Labour is responsible for administering this Act

    Section Document

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  • Order prepared in accordance with the Professional Code

    Section 1

  • Professional Code

    Sections 6, 13, 14

  • Revised Statutes comes into force. In accordance with section 17 of the Act

    Section Schedule

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