Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2014-11-20
Invested on: 2016-02-12
For his commitment to providing free dental services to homeless and vulnerable people in Ottawa and in developing countries.
Thomas Harle has placed his professional expertise at the service of the less fortunate. A prosthodontist, he has inspired his fellow dentists and hygienists to join him in providing free dental services to those in need. In Ottawa, he founded a full-service dental clinic at a homeless shelter, as well as a portable dental clinic that makes it easier to reach vulnerable populations. He also leads multidisciplinary health missions in developing countries to provide free medical, dental, vision and hearing services to the disadvantaged.