Regulation - LGIC
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
Regulation Number(s):
Instrument Type:
Regulation - LGIC
Bill or Act:
Dentistry Act, 1991
Summary of Decision:
The regulation was filed with the Registrar of Regulations on February 26, 2010 as O. Reg. 27/10, and was published in the Ontario Gazette on March 13, 2010.
Further Information:
O.Reg. 27/10
Proposal Number:
10-HLTC013
Posting Date:
March 23, 2010
Summary of Proposal:
Posted as an Information Item
In Ontario, the regulation of health professions is based on a self-governance model. There are 21 health regulatory colleges governing 23 health professions under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and their respective health profession Acts. Health regulatory colleges operate at arm’s length from the provincial government and independently administer their own internal processes.
Under the RHPA and the Dentistry Act, 1991, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) is responsible for governing the self-regulating profession of dentistry in Ontario. Under these Acts, the RCDSO has the authority to make regulations on a variety of subject matters, including regulations prescribing a Quality Assurance (QA) program, subject to the prior review of the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
In accordance with this authority, the RCDSO has made a new regulation under the Dentistry Act, 1991 that establishes a Quality Assurance program for members of the RCDSO who hold a general or specialty certificate of registration. The purpose of the QA program is to ensure the continued competence of members of the profession and to promote quality improvement.
The QA program, as prescribed in the regulation, includes the following components:
• Mandatory continuing education requirements;
• A mandatory self-administered, computer-based practice assessment that members must complete within every five year interval, and which is designed to identify any area(s) of a member’s practice, knowledge, skill and judgment that are unsatisfactory;
• Practice and peer assessment components that are designed to monitor, identify, address and remediate any area(s) of a member’s practice, knowledge, skill and judgment that are unsatisfactory; and
• A component requiring members to complete and submit an annual declaration indicating that they have complied with the requirements of the QA program, and the providing of information to the QA Committee.
The above mentioned regulation was filed with the Registrar of Regulations on February 26, 2010 as O. Reg. 27/10, and was published in the Ontario Gazette on March 13, 2010.
In Ontario, the regulation of health professions is based on a self-governance model. There are 21 health regulatory colleges governing 23 health professions under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and their respective health profession Acts. Health regulatory colleges operate at arm’s length from the provincial government and independently administer their own internal processes.
Under the RHPA and the Dentistry Act, 1991, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) is responsible for governing the self-regulating profession of dentistry in Ontario. Under these Acts, the RCDSO has the authority to make regulations on a variety of subject matters, including regulations prescribing a Quality Assurance (QA) program, subject to the prior review of the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
In accordance with this authority, the RCDSO has made a new regulation under the Dentistry Act, 1991 that establishes a Quality Assurance program for members of the RCDSO who hold a general or specialty certificate of registration. The purpose of the QA program is to ensure the continued competence of members of the profession and to promote quality improvement.
The QA program, as prescribed in the regulation, includes the following components:
• Mandatory continuing education requirements;
• A mandatory self-administered, computer-based practice assessment that members must complete within every five year interval, and which is designed to identify any area(s) of a member’s practice, knowledge, skill and judgment that are unsatisfactory;
• Practice and peer assessment components that are designed to monitor, identify, address and remediate any area(s) of a member’s practice, knowledge, skill and judgment that are unsatisfactory; and
• A component requiring members to complete and submit an annual declaration indicating that they have complied with the requirements of the QA program, and the providing of information to the QA Committee.
The above mentioned regulation was filed with the Registrar of Regulations on February 26, 2010 as O. Reg. 27/10, and was published in the Ontario Gazette on March 13, 2010.
Contact Address:
Michael Gardner, DDS
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
Address: 6 Cresent Rd. Toronto, ON M4W 1T1
Phone: 416 934-5611
Website: http://www.rcdso.org/
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
Address: 6 Cresent Rd. Toronto, ON M4W 1T1
Phone: 416 934-5611
Website: http://www.rcdso.org/
Effective Date:
February 26, 2010
Decision:
Approved