Lawyers for Denturists

As trusted denturist lawyers, we have experience representing denturists in all regulatory, litigation, clinical and risk issues, including those with the College of Denturists of Ontario (the “CDO”), insurance companies, the Human Rights Tribunal and the Information and Privacy Commissioner. We help denturists navigate the legal landscape governing denturism in Ontario, including the Denturism Act, 1991.

If you have a complaint, investigation or disciplinary matter before the CDO, it is important to get legal advice from a denturist complaint lawyer or denturist discipline lawyer to evaluate your risk and help you manage your response. This is especially important because most forms of remediation ordered by the CDO, including a course, practice monitoring or a caution, will remain on a denturist’s public register indefinitely. We are denturist defence lawyers who assist on all types of CDO matters, including clinical issues, billing issues, communication issues and recordkeeping issues.

We work with insurance companies covering Ontario denturists and also represent denturists directly who do not have coverage for regulatory matters. We typically offer our clients the choice of an hourly rate or flat fee for these regulatory matters, especially for denturist complaints. We represent denturists across the province of Ontario, including in Toronto and the GTA, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Brampton, Barrie, Kingston and Thunder Bay.

Legal Services for Denturists

  • Responding on behalf of denturists to CDO patient complaints before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (“ICRC”) of the CDO;

  • Facilitating proactive courses or Specific Continuing Education or Remediation Programs (“SCERP”) for denturists ordered by the CDO;

  • Responding for denturists to CDO section 75 investigations before the ICRC;

  • Responding to disciplinary matters and allegations of professional misconduct for denturists before the Discipline Committee of the CDO;

  • Responding to registration issues for denturists before the Registration Committee of the CDO or guiding denturists on their application for licensure in other provinces/countries;

  • Defending allegations for denturist students on testing irregularity and cheating on the MCQ or OSCE exams;

  • Responding to appeals and judicial reviews for denturists before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (“HPARB”), the Divisional Court of Ontario or the Court of Appeal for Ontario;

  • Responding to complaints made against denturists to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario regarding discrimination and human rights violations;

  • Responding to complaints against denturists before the Information and Privacy Commissioner;

  • Responding on behalf of denturists to CDO Fitness to Practice matters;

  • Assisting denturists in managing a challenging patient, including terminating the denturist-patient relationship;

  • Responding to insurance company questions or audits;

  • Navigating clinical issues for denturists including privacy breaches, denturist malpractice allegations, recordkeeping issues and patient demands;

  • Navigating billing issues for denturists;

  • Navigating compliance with CDO Standards of Practice;

  • Assisting denturists in responding to the annual CDO report regarding past criminal and regulatory issues; and

  • Representing denturists in workplace investigations.

Need help with any of the above? We are dental attorneys who can assist you, so don’t hesitate to contact John McIntyre for a free consultation at john@mcintyre-szabo.com or through the website here.