Emma Gaudreau Casgrain (2 June 1861, in Montmagny, Quebec – 1934) was the first woman to be licensed as a dentist in Canada.

Biography

Gaudreau, born in Montmagny, studied with the Ursulines. In 1879, she married

Henri-Edmond Casgrain Henri-Edmond Casgrain (born August 5, 1846, L'Islet, Canada East; d. 30 October 1914, Quebec City, Quebec) was a Canadian dental surgeon, inventor, city councillor and the first motorist in Quebec. Casgrain studied at Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-l ...

(1846-1914), dental surgeon, inventor, alderman and first Quebec motorist. She trained as a

dentist A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the mouth, oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofaci ...

under her husband, a dental surgeon who was 15 years her senior. After graduating from the "Dental College of the Province of Quebec" (predecessor to the McGill University Faculty of Dentistry) in 1898, she became the first woman in Canada to be officially admitted to the profession of

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

. She practised until 1920. She and her husband had an office on Rue Saint-Jean from 1898. She died in 1934. The city of Quebec placed a plaque on the house where she lived at 180 Aberdeen Street.

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