Ontario Dentist Register Scraper (RCDSO)

Scrape the official public register of licensed dentists in Ontario, Canada, sourced directly from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) — the provincial regulator for the dental profession. Search by name, city, specialty, designated electoral district, practice, or public concern/discipline category, or look up exact registration numbers, to get full dentist profiles: registration status, practice locations, academic history, certificates of registration, and public complaint/discipline case files. Also search the companion register of dental facilities holding a Sedation & Anesthesia or CT Scanner permit. No login, no API key, no proxy required.

What this actor does

• Three modes:
  • search — search the dentist register by name, city, specialty, district, practice name/address/phone, or public concern category
  • byRegistrationNumbers — look up exact RCDSO registration numbers directly
  • facilitySearch — search dental facilities holding a Sedation & Anesthesia (SAFP) or CT Scanner (DCTS) permit
• Full public profile per dentist: registration status, specialty, designated electoral district, practice location(s), Sedation & Anesthesia / CT Scanner facility permit flags, academic history (degree year + institution), current and previous certificates of registration, and public complaint/discipline case files (case number, category, decision date)
• Facility permits: for each dental facility, the permit holder dentist, permit status, permit sub-type, and (for Sedation & Anesthesia) the highest level of sedation administered
• Fast mode toggle: disable full-profile enrichment to quickly browse large result sets with just name/status/address
• Client-side quick filters: "Only Members", "Has Conditions/Concerns", "Not Entitled to Practice", and name sort (mirrors RCDSO's own site controls)
• Empty fields are omitted — every record only contains what RCDSO actually publishes for that dentist/facility

Output per dentist (recordType: "dentist")

Field	Description
registrationNumber	RCDSO registration number
fullName	Full legal name on file
district	One of RCDSO's 12 designated electoral districts
specialties[]	Specialty certificate(s) held, e.g. Orthodontist
currentStatus	e.g. Member, Resigned, Retired, Deceased, Not Entitled to Practice
currentStatusNote	RCDSO's explanatory text for the status, when published
hasConcerns	true if the dentist has any public concern/complaint/discipline record
concernCategories[]	Categories of public concern on file, e.g. Discipline Results
disciplinaryCases[]	{ category, caseFile, decisionDate } for each public case file
academicRecords[]	{ credential, year, institution }, e.g. Dental Degree / Specialty Training
currentCertificates[]	{ certificateType, issuanceDate }
previousCertificates[]	{ certificateType, dateFrom, dateTo }
initialRegistrationDate	ISO date of first RCDSO registration
primaryPracticeName	Practice/clinic name, when named
primaryPracticeAddress, primaryPracticeCity, primaryPracticeProvince, primaryPracticePostalCode	Primary practice address
primaryPracticePhone	Primary practice phone number
sedationAnesthesiaFacilityPermit, ctScannerFacilityPermit	Whether the primary practice holds these facility permits
additionalPracticeLocations[]	Other known practice/corporation addresses, when the dentist has more than one
professionalCorporations[]	{ corporationName, address, city, province, postalCode, phone, certificateOfAuthorizationStatus, certificateOfAuthorizationIssuanceDate, shareholders[] } for each incorporated professional corporation the dentist is a shareholder of; shareholders[] is { name, registrationNumber } for every co-shareholder dentist
sourceUrl	Canonical RCDSO profile page
recordType	Always dentist
scrapedAt	UTC timestamp of the scrape

Fields other than registrationNumber, fullName, currentStatus, hasConcerns, sourceUrl, recordType and scrapedAt are only present when enrichWithFullProfile is enabled (default) and RCDSO publishes that field for the dentist.

Output per dental facility (recordType: "facility")

Field	Description
facilityId	RCDSO internal facility ID
facilityName	Facility/clinic name
address, city, province, postalCode	Facility address
phone	Facility phone number
sedationPermitHolderName, sedationPermitHolderRegistrationNumber, sedationPermitHolderUrl	The dentist holding the Sedation & Anesthesia permit
sedationPermitStatus, sedationPermitType	Permit status and sub-type (Type A / Type B / Type A and B)
highestSedationLevel	Highest level of sedation/anesthesia administered on-site
ctScannerPermitHolderName, ctScannerPermitHolderRegistrationNumber, ctScannerPermitHolderUrl	The dentist holding the CT Scanner permit
ctScannerPermitStatus, ctScannerPermitType	Permit status and scanner type (Craniofacial / Dentoalveolar)
sourceUrl	Canonical RCDSO facility page
recordType	Always facility
scrapedAt	UTC timestamp of the scrape

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	select	search	search, byRegistrationNumbers, or facilitySearch
dentistName	string	–	(mode=search) Name, e.g. "Smith"
city	string	–	(mode=search, facilitySearch) Practice/facility city
specialty	select	–	(mode=search) One of 11 RCDSO specialty certificates
district	select	–	(mode=search) One of 12 designated electoral districts
concernType	select	–	(mode=search) One of 11 public concern/discipline categories
practiceName	string	–	(mode=search) Practice/clinic name
registrationNumber	string	–	(mode=search) Narrow to one exact registration number
address	string	–	(mode=search, facilitySearch) Street address
phone	string	–	(mode=search, facilitySearch) Phone number
resultFilter	select	–	(mode=search) onlyMembers, hasConditions, or notEntitled
sortBy	select	nameAsc	(mode=search) nameAsc or nameDesc
registrationNumbers	array	–	(mode=byRegistrationNumbers) One or more exact registration numbers
facilityType	select	–	(mode=facilitySearch) SAFP (Sedation & Anesthesia) or DCTS (CT Scanner)
facilityName	string	–	(mode=facilitySearch) Facility/clinic name
permitType	select	–	(mode=facilitySearch) Permit sub-type (auto-ignored if it doesn't match facilityType)
sedationModality	select	–	(mode=facilitySearch) Sedation modality (only applies when facilityType=SAFP)
enrichWithFullProfile	boolean	true	Fetch each result's full detail page. Disable for a faster, list-only scan of large result sets
maxItems	integer	20	Hard cap on emitted records (1–500)

Example: orthodontists in Ottawa who are currently active members

{
  "mode": "search",
  "city": "Ottawa",
  "specialty": "OR",
  "resultFilter": "onlyMembers",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: dentists with public discipline findings

{
  "mode": "search",
  "concernType": "FINDMISCOND",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: look up specific dentists by registration number

{
  "mode": "byRegistrationNumbers",
  "registrationNumbers": ["13577", "7848"]
}

Example: Sedation & Anesthesia facilities in Toronto

{
  "mode": "facilitySearch",
  "facilityType": "SAFP",
  "city": "Toronto",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Use cases

• Patient due-diligence — verify a dentist's registration status, specialty, and public discipline history before booking
• Referral network building — find specialists (orthodontists, oral surgeons, etc.) by city or district
• Facility safety checks — confirm a practice's Sedation & Anesthesia or CT Scanner permit is current before a sedation procedure
• Compliance & research — analyze public discipline/complaint trends across the profession
• Practice/market research — map dentist and facility density by city or electoral district

FAQ

Where does this data come from? Directly from the RCDSO public register — the official regulator of dentistry in Ontario, Canada. This is the government-mandated source of truth for dentist licensing, not a third-party aggregator.

Does this cover all of Canada? RCDSO regulates Ontario only. Other provinces have their own dental regulatory colleges.

What does "Not Entitled to Practice" mean? The dentist previously held an RCDSO registration but currently cannot practise dentistry in Ontario (e.g. resigned, retired, suspended, or revoked). RCDSO does not publish a practice address for these registrants.

What's the difference between hasConcerns and concernType? hasConcerns (output) tells you whether a specific dentist has any public concern/complaint/discipline record. concernType (input) lets you search for dentists within one of RCDSO's 11 published concern categories.

Why are some fields missing from a record? RCDSO only publishes what applies to that dentist or facility — e.g. a dentist with no specialty certificate has no specialties field, and one with no additional practice locations has no additionalPracticeLocations field. Fields are never filled with placeholder values.

Why would permitType or sedationModality be ignored? permitType's sub-types are specific to the chosen facilityType (Sedation & Anesthesia sub-types only apply when facilityType=SAFP; CT Scanner sub-types only apply when facilityType=DCTS), and sedationModality only applies to Sedation & Anesthesia searches. A mismatched combination is automatically ignored (with a note in the run log) rather than silently returning wrong results.

How current is the data? RCDSO's register is a live, continuously updated database — every run fetches the current register directly, with no caching.