New graduates
As President of the Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec (ACDQ), I speak on behalf of our 4,300 members to congratulate you on your graduation from dental school. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this wonderful profession.
During your studies, you had the opportunity to meet our dental consultant, Dr. Marie-Ève Boucher, who told you about the services offered by your professional association. As you take your first steps as a dentist, I thought it was important to remind you of the role of your association, which is now taking over from your university and becoming a bulwark you'll certainly need for reference, support and advice.
The ACDQ is there to support you in your day-to-day work, with a host of resources, documentation and services at your disposal, including the Réseau ACDQ and ACDQ Express for teletransmission to insurers, and Dentaide, our direct benefit payment system, an essential service for protecting your interests in insurance teletransmission.
We have a team of 30 people, including a dental consultant and a legal and HR services team, who work to help you find solutions to any question or challenge that concerns the practice of your profession. Dentists know they can count on solid expertise... which is why they adopt the ACDQ reflex and turn to us for advice and support.
I encourage you to take a closer look at the wide range of services offered by ACDQ, its subsidiary Sogedent Assurances and its financial partner fdp Private Wealth Management, details of which can be found in the documents below:
- A checklist to help you get off to a good start in your dental practice career.
- A Welcome to the profession flyer explaining the full range of ACDQ services available to you if you become a member.
- fdp Private Wealth Management and its personalized financial planning offer. Click here to contact them directly.
- Sogedent Assurances and its offer to new graduates on disability insurance and its associative insurance plan Focus.
We look forward to having you as a member and serving you!
Marie-Claude Desjardins, DMD, MBA
Your President
Becoming a member means enjoying a host of professional and personal benefits!
The year you graduate, to become a member in good standing of the Association, all you have to do is pay an entrance fee of $60, payable once in your lifetime; your annual fee is free for that first year. You can then benefit from all our services, access all the content of our website and obtain the 2025 edition of the Fee Guide and Description of Dental Treatment Services. As a new graduate, you benefit from a reduced Dentaide membership rate of 50% off the regular price.
