Practice Standards and Guidance

Our practice-related resources provide important guidance for oral health professionals in meeting the standards of practice. Oral health professionals are responsible for reading BCCOHP’s publications to ensure they are aware of current news and of BCCOHP policies, standards and guidelines.

Oral health professionals are reminded that they are ultimately accountable and responsible for understanding and interpreting any limits or conditions that might appear in Ministry Regulations and BCCOHP Bylaws regarding restricted titles and scope of practice. Please reach out to BCCOHP’s Professional Practice team if you have any questions regarding the provision of any aspect of practice or defined restricted activities.

One of the foundational ways that BCCOHP protects the public is by setting standards for the delivery of safe and patient-centred oral health care.

BCCOHP Standards and Guidance Project Update

BCCOHP is working to create professional and ethical standards for all regulated oral health professionals.

All standards and guidance documents for clinical and ethical practice and other practice resources previously ported over to BCCOHP from the legacy oral health colleges upon amalgamation on September 1, 2022, are currently under review by the Professional Standards Working Group on behalf of the Standards and Guidance Committee. Where there are questions of statutory alignment with current Ministry of Health regulations and BCCOHP Bylaws, those documents have not been rescinded but are being removed from BCCOHP’s public website to allow further consideration by the Board. A list of documents under review can be found here.

Learn more about the standards and guidance development initiative >>

Use the tabs below to find out profession-specific standards and guidance.

Certified dental assistants

Learn more about practice standards and guidance for CDAs.

Dental hygienists

Learn more about practice standards and guidance for dental hygienists.

Dental technicians

Learn more about practice standards and guidance for dental technicians.

Dental therapists

Learn more about practice standards and guidance for dental therapists.

Dentists

Learn more about practice standards and guidance for dentists.

Denturists

Learn more about practice standards and guidance for denturists.