Engagement, Consultations and Research Hub

Connect with us to learn, share and shape oral health care oversight

Welcome! Opportunities for members of the public and oral health professionals to get involved with BCCOHP are posted below. Here, you will be able to learn about our engagement plans and progress on key initiatives, and respond to invitations for feedback.

Our engagement efforts are driven by our strategic priorities, which are outlined in our 2024-27 Strategic Plan.

For the public

New Consultation on the draft professional standards

You are invited to provide feedback on the draft Professional Standards for the Oral Health Team until January 20.

Cultural safety and humility project

We are committed to improving cultural safety and humility and are actively embedding these principles, along with Indigenous-specific anti-racism, into every aspect of our governance and operations.

Standards project

We are creating professional and ethical standards for oral health professionals.

BC public advisory network

Become a member of BC-PAN to shape healthcare regulation, ensuring safe practice, and provide feedback to important healthcare issues.

Voice of patient research program

We regularly ask patients and the public about their experiences with, and perceptions of, oral health care.

Past engagements

There are no past engagements at this time.

For oral health professionals

New Consultation on the draft professional standards

You are invited to provide feedback on the draft Professional Standards for the Oral Health Team until January 20.

Cultural safety and humility project

We are committed to improving cultural safety and humility and are actively embedding these principles, along with Indigenous-specific anti-racism, into every aspect of our governance and operations.

Quality assurance program modernization

We are working to establish a modernized quality assurance program for all oral health professionals.

Standards project

We are creating professional and ethical standards for oral health professionals.

Oral health professionals advisory panel

Join our panel of advisors who participate in focus groups, discussion forms and more.

Oral health professionals research study

This study asks oral health professionals about their experiences and perceptions of BCCOHP, as well as renewal, quality assurance and practice guidelines.

Board meetings

As a regulator working in the public interest, BCCOHP welcomes public participation at our Board meetings and endeavors to create an environment where any interested parties feel comfortable and can ask relevant questions at an appropriate time.

Past engagements

There are no past engagements at this time.