Gerard A. Mercier—High River Denture Clinic in Alberta

2015 – Recipient of the Alberta Denturist Order of Merit

2008 - 2014 – Elected as a member of the College of Alberta Denturists (CAD) Council

2011 - Banff – Lectured for the CAD conference

2007 - Jasper – Lectured for the CAD conference

2006 - 2008 – Lectured across Canada on implant denture prosthetic treatment for Nobel BioCare

2006 – Became the first Denturist asked to speak at Nobel BioCare World Conference in Montreal, Quebec

2004 - 2005 – Conference Planning Committee for the College of Alberta Denturists

1994 – Vice President of the Alberta Denturist Society; recognized for contribution in the provision of Partial Denture Legislation in Alberta

1991 – Bestowed a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Denturism (F.C.A.D.)

1987 – Elected to the Alberta Denturist Society executive – served 7 years

1987 – Elected to the Alberta Denturist Society Board of Directors – 7 years, Convention Chair – 3 years, Mediation Services Committee – 2 years

1986 – Denturist License

Chairman of the Denturist Society Annual Convention – 5 years

Mediation Committee member – 4 years

Province of Alberta Board of Examiners for the Dental Mechanics Act – 8 years

Elected Vice President of Council of College of Alberta Denturists – 3 years

Guest lecturer at NAIT on implant denture prosthetic treatment – 12 years

Co-developed updated charting and record-keeping documents for the Alberta Denturist Society

Through Kindness in Action, he travelled to Central America (Honduras and Guatemala) on seven occasions as a volunteer making dentures for rural and indigent people

Mentored 8 student denturists during the various training programs for licensure

Hosted the first BPS® certification course