Checking a dentist’s registration directly with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario answers a question a clinic’s own website cannot: whether the person treating you is currently entitled to practise, and what their education actually was. At Fairmont Dental Centre in London, both dentists named on the practice’s team page, Dr. Edward Pham and Dr. Alain David, show up on the RCDSO public register with matching credentials.
Fairmont Dental Centre is a general and family dental practice on Hamilton Road in East London, and the RCDSO register confirms both of its dentists hold General certificates and completed their dental degrees at the same Ontario dental school.
Key Takeaways
- Dr. Edward Pham holds RCDSO registration #117027 and a DDS from the University of Western Ontario, 2018.
- Dr. Alain David holds RCDSO registration #507173 and a DDS from the University of Western Ontario, 2025.
- Both dentists hold a General certificate of registration, meaning neither claims specialty status.
- The practical next step: patients can confirm either dentist’s current registration directly on the RCDSO public register before booking.
Two Dentists, One Dental School
Dr. Pham and Dr. David completed their Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees at the University of Western Ontario, roughly seven years apart. Dr. Pham graduated in 2018 and received his General certificate the same year, while Dr. David graduated in 2025 and was registered with the RCDSO shortly after, in June of that year. Both hold the standard General certificate of registration rather than any of the eleven specialty certificates recognized in Ontario, meaning both practise as general dentists rather than claiming a narrower specialty.
That shared educational background, verified through the same public register rather than through anything written on the clinic’s own site, gives patients a way to check both dentists against the same independent source before their first visit.
What the RCDSO Register Actually Confirms
The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario maintains a public register listing every dentist entitled to practise in the province, along with their certificate type, registration date, and dental school. For Dr. Pham, the register lists registration #117027 with a General certificate issued June 15, 2018. For Dr. David, whose full name on the register is Alain Sangil David, it lists registration #507173 with a General certificate issued June 10, 2025.
Checking a dentist against that register takes only a few minutes and confirms something a biography page alone cannot: that the license is current, that the certificate type matches what the dentist claims, and that no specialty designation is being used without the certification to back it up.
A Newer Registration Alongside an Established One
Dr. David’s registration dates to June 2025, making him a recently licensed dentist with roughly a year of practice at the time of writing. Dr. Pham’s registration, by contrast, dates back to 2018, giving him several more years of clinical experience. Having one newer and one more established dentist under the same roof means Fairmont Dental Centre patients have a choice between two general dentists with different lengths of time in practice, both verifiable on the same public register.
General Practice, Not Specialty Claims
Neither Dr. Pham nor Dr. David holds a specialty certificate, and the practice does not present either dentist as anything other than a general dentist. That distinction matters under Ontario’s advertising rules for dentists, which reserve the term specialist for dentists who hold a specific RCDSO specialty certificate. Fairmont Dental Centre’s own team page avoids that claim, and the register confirms there would be no basis for making it.
Sedation Options Confirmed on the Same Register
The RCDSO register also lists each dentist’s sedation authorization. Dr. Pham is authorized for minimal nitrous oxide and oral sedation, while Dr. David is authorized for minimal nitrous oxide. Patients with dental anxiety who are weighing sedation options can confirm which dentist offers which authorization before scheduling a procedure that may call for it.
Choosing a Verified Dentist in London
Patients considering care at Fairmont Dental Centre can meet the practice’s dentists and review each one’s background before their first appointment. Both Dr. Pham and Dr. David can be independently confirmed on the RCDSO public register, giving London patients a way to verify their dentist’s credentials beyond what any clinic website states on its own.
