Find a dental clinic in Trois Rivieres
Trois-Rivières, a mid-sized Québec city of roughly 135,000 residents at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, supports 17 verified dental clinics in the PillsCard directory. The patient base is overwhelmingly francophone and locally rooted, with steady demand from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) students, retirees in the Cap-de-la-Madeleine and Pointe-du-Lac sectors, and workers from the regional pulp-and-paper and aluminium industries who often carry employer dental plans. Practices cluster along Boulevard des Récollets and Boulevard des Forges in the central core, with a secondary concentration near the Carrefour des Récollets commercial strip. Unlike Montréal or Québec City, Trois-Rivières draws little medical tourism; the directory primarily serves residents of the Mauricie region seeking general, orthodontic, and denturology care close to home.
The market is fragmented and independent-practitioner driven, with no dominant corporate chain. General family practices such as Clinique dentaire de la Mauricie, La clinique dentaire, and Mon Dentiste Trois-Rivières anchor the downtown and Récollets corridors, typically operating two- to five-chair offices owned by the practising dentists themselves. Orthodontic care is concentrated in two specialist practices — Clinique d'orthodontie Dr Jean-Pierre Perron and Clinique d'orthodontie de la Mauricie — which take referrals from across the Mauricie. Centre Dentaire Marie-Claude Michaud and Clinique Dentaire Dr Richard Gervais round out the established generalist tier, while Clinique de Denturologie Dugré covers prosthetic and denture work. Centre Médical & Dentaire is among the few clinics co-located with broader medical services. None of the clinics is formally affiliated with the regional teaching hospital, CIUSSS MCQ — Hôpital Sainte-Marie.
Pricing & coverage
The Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec publishes an annual suggested fee guide; in 2024–2025, a routine examination with two bitewing X-rays typically runs CAD 90–130, an adult scaling and polishing CAD 150–220, a single-surface composite filling CAD 180–260, and a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown CAD 1,100–1,500. Provincial Medicare (RAMQ) covers only a narrow scope: emergency examinations and most surgical/diagnostic dental procedures for children under 10, and limited acts for social-assistance recipients. Adults pay out-of-pocket or through private/employer insurance. Health Canada regulates dental devices and medicines but not fees — see Health Canada.
Emergencies & out-of-hours care
Most Trois-Rivières clinics operate Monday–Friday with limited Saturday hours; there is no formal city-wide weekend duty rota for dentists, though several practices reserve same-day emergency slots for existing patients. For severe trauma, uncontrolled bleeding, facial swelling threatening the airway, or suspected jaw fracture, go directly to the emergency department at CIUSSS MCQ — Hôpital Sainte-Marie or call 911. Info-Santé 811 can triage non-life-threatening dental pain after hours and direct callers to the nearest available service. Pharmacists in Québec can also issue short-course analgesics for acute dental pain pending a dentist appointment.
Frequently asked questions
Do Trois-Rivières dentists generally speak English?
The working language of nearly all clinics listed is French, reflecting the city's roughly 97% francophone population. Most dentists and several hygienists studied bilingual clinical curricula and can manage a consultation in English, but reception staff, consent forms, and treatment plans are routinely provided in French. Anglophone patients — including UQTR exchange students and visitors — are advised to phone ahead to confirm English-language availability, or to bring a French-speaking companion for complex treatment-plan discussions where precise terminology matters.
Are children's dental visits free in Trois-Rivières?
RAMQ covers an annual examination, emergency exams, X-rays, extractions, fillings (amalgam or composite on posterior teeth), and endodontics for Québec-insured children under 10 years old at any participating clinic — and most Trois-Rivières generalists participate. Orthodontics, sealants, fluoride applications, and cleanings are not covered and are billed privately. From age 10, full out-of-pocket or private-insurance rates apply, with the exception of certain surgical procedures.
Is there a dental school or teaching clinic in Trois-Rivières?
No. Québec's two faculties of dentistry are at Université de Montréal and Université Laval (Québec City); UQTR does not offer a dentistry programme. Patients seeking subsidised care at a teaching clinic must travel to Montréal or Québec City — both about 90 minutes to two hours away by car. Locally, the closest equivalent for reduced-fee care is through community programmes for low-income residents administered via the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec.
Which districts have the densest concentration of clinics?
Central Trois-Rivières — particularly along Boulevard des Forges, Boulevard des Récollets, and the area surrounding Place de la Cité — holds the majority of listed practices. Cap-de-la-Madeleine, east across the Saint-Maurice, has a smaller cluster oriented toward family practice. The outer sectors of Pointe-du-Lac and Saint-Louis-de-France are sparsely served and residents there typically travel into the core for appointments.
Safety note
This directory is informational only and is not medical advice. Patients should consult a licensed dental clinic for individual clinical decisions.