Coming soon: oral health professionals perceptions survey
Next month oral health professionals regulated by BCCOHP will receive an email from Pivotal Research, inviting them to complete a survey about their perceptions and experiences as oral health professionals in BC. The feedback shared will help frame and inform a number of BCCOHP’s planned initiatives and regulatory functions, including: The survey will also ask […]
It’s annual renewal time
Oral health professionals will be able to renew your registration/certification with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals and submit your payment by logging in to your account online. The 2023/24 annual renewal deadline is Friday, March 31, 2023.
Renew your registration/certification starting next week
Beginning next week, you will be able to renew your registration/certification with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals and submit your payment by logging in to your account online. The 2023/24 annual renewal deadline is Friday, March 31, 2023.
Update for oral health professionals
Topics covered in this update: 2023/24 annual renewal is coming, Quality assurance deadline, First oral health professionals engagement study, Opportunity for BCCOHP registrants to administer influenza vaccines, Holiday closure.
Board appoints Dr. Chris Hacker as BCCOHP’s permanent Registrar/CEO
The Board of the BC College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP) is pleased to announce that Dr. Chris Hacker has been appointed Registrar/CEO on a permanent basis.
Chris’s appointment is the result of an independent national search process that took place throughout the fall. He had been serving as Registrar/CEO until the Board’s search process was complete.
What dental hygienists should know in advance of renewal in 2023
We provided general information about what would be changing – and what is staying the same – to all oral health professionals.
We are writing to you now in advance of the renewal period to provide some additional information that is specific to dental hygienists.
In preparation for your renewal in early 2023, we have compiled a list of key changes specific to dental hygienists here.
New legislation to replace Health Professions Act receives Royal Assent
New legislation introduced by the Minister of Health last month to replace the Health Professions Act received Royal Assent on November 24, 2022.
The Health Professions and Occupations Act contains important changes to the way health profession regulatory colleges fulfill our mandate to serve and protect patients and the public.
Announcing the first board, name and effective date for BC’s new oral health regulatory college
The amalgamation partner colleges are proud and excited to share that the first board appointments, as well as the proposed name and amalgamation date of the new oral health college have been made official.
Dentists: access to PharmaNet now open
As of June 1, dentists in BC can become authorized to access PharmaNet. This joint initiative between BCCOHP and BC’s Ministry of Health marks a significant and positive change that will enhance the safety of dental patients and the public. Practitioner access to PharmaNet is only for the purpose of direct patient care: providing health […]
What oral health professionals need to know in advance of amalgamation on September 1
The following message is for all oral health professionals in British Columbia: Effective September 1, 2022, licensed dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dentists, dental technicians and denturists will become regulated by the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP). There is nothing that you need to do: the registration or certification that you […]