RCDSO Reports and Publications

Annual Reports

Government legislation requires each regulatory health profession college to produce an annual report of its activities and financial affairs.

RCDSO's annual reports are published online every June and include:

• Committee activities and statistics
• Independent auditor’s report and audited financial statements
• Distribution of dentists throughout the province

Current Report

• 2023 Annual Report

Past Reports

• 2022 Annual Report
• 2021 Annual Report
• 2020 Annual Report
• 2019 Annual Report
• 2018 Annual Report
• 2017 Annual Report
• 2016 Annual Report

College Performance Measurement Framework

Health regulatory colleges exist to protect the public interest. To help understand how well colleges are doing their jobs and to improve accountability, transparency and oversight, all colleges are reporting on their work in the College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF) Reporting Tool. The tool was developed by the Ontario Ministry of Health, with Ontario’s health regulatory colleges, subject matter experts and the public.

The CPMF reports on how colleges:

• perform as an organization 
• register applicants
• measure practice improvement of regulated health professionals, and
• process complaints about their registrants.

The CPMF shares data about Ontario’s regulated health professionals and their participation in practice improvement. The tool tracks the number of complaints and the type of those complaints, and how many health professionals participated in practice improvement activities.

The CPMF provides information on how colleges work with external partners, such as other regulatory colleges, educational programs and the broader healthcare system to improve public protection.

The RCDSO will update its CPMF Reporting Tool annually, noting any progress on areas identified for improvement or adding new or updated information required by the Ministry of Health.

Four years of the CPMF: Highlights from 2020-2023

We have produced a report which provides a snapshot of the work we have undertaken since 2020 to improve our processes, transparency and accountability to the profession and the public. The report draws from information in our CPMF summaries produced from 2020-2023. 

Read the four-year snapshot. 

Past Reports

• 2023 CPMF Summary
• 2023 CPMF Full Report
• 2022 CPMF Summary
• 2022 CPMF Full Report
• 2021 CPMF Summary
• 2021 CPMF Full Report
• 2020 CPMF Summary
• 2020 Full CPMF Report

Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC)

The RCDSO is accountable to the Office of the Fairness Commissioner to provide transparent, objective, impartial and fair registration practices for those applying to practise dentistry in the province.

The Office of the Fairness Commissioner is an arm's-length agency of the Ontario government, established under the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act.

The OFC ensures that regulated professions use transparent and impartial registration practices. OFC requires each regulatory body to examine and report on its own registration process and undergo compliance audits.

The Fairness Commissioner has publicly noted the leadership role of the College as an early supporter of the government's role in building confidence in the fairness and transparency of licensing practices.

Read the 2020 RCDSO Fair Registration Practices Report 
Read the 2021 RCDSO Fair Registration Practices Report 
Read the 2022 RCDSO Fair Registration Practices Report
Read the 2023 RCDSO Fair Registration Practices Report

Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation (CDRAF)

You will also find a link to a report from the Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation (CDRAF) that describes the impact of trade agreements and international mobility on registration in Canada. The CDRAF is an organization with representation from all of the dental regulatory authorities from across the country. You can learn more about the CDRAF by visiting their website.