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Modernizing core regulatory functions and establishing patient-centred standards for all oral health professionals is a strategic focus for BCCOHP. Work is in progress to develop one modernized set of standards for oral health professionals.
All existing practice resources were ported over to BCCOHP from the legacy oral health colleges upon amalgamation on September 1, 2022.
As we work to create new BCCOHP standards, these resources are currently being reviewed by the Standards and Guidance Committee to assess suitability for inclusion in the new standards suite. Where there are questions of statutory alignment with current Ministry of Health regulations and BCCOHP Bylaws, documents are recommended for further consideration by the BCCOHP Board, and temporarily removed from the BCCOHP website. Should the Board subsequently resolve to rescind the documents, they will be permanently removed. Most recently, at its September 5 meeting, the Board determined to rescind seven documents presented for consideration.
Eventually, all legacy practice resources will be rescinded and replaced by new BCCOHP standards that apply to all regulated oral health professionals.
During this transition, BCCOHP will provide ongoing communication to ensure that oral health professionals have access to the most up-to-date information about practice resources.
The standards development initiative is a complex project with many steps along the way.
A list of the legacy practice resource documents removed from the website and/or rescinded by the Board to date is maintained on this page, organized by related audience.
| Title | Key Dates | Rationale and Recommendations |
| Infection Prevention and Control & Oral Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Removed from Website: May 7, 2024Rescinded by Board: N/A (see rationale) | Rationale: Given the Provincial Health Officer’s July 2024 order to end the public health emergency for COVID-19, the document is in and of itself no longer applicable or authoritative. health professionals. Recommendation: Oral health professionals can refer to existing applicable Infection Prevention and Control documents. |
| Title | Key Dates | Rationale and Recommendations |
| Bylaw 12 Interpretive Guidelines: Advertising and Promotional Activities | Removed from website: January 22, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: This document refers to legacy CDSBC bylaws that no longer exist. They have been updated and renumbered in the current BCCOHP bylaws on marketing and advertising (Bylaw 15) health professionals. Recommendation: Oral health professionals can refer to BCCOHP Bylaw 15 for guidance on this topic. |
| Digital impressions are not a restricted activity | Removed from website: January 22, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: This document originated from an interpretation of the 2009 legacy CDSBC Bylaws (2009) which no longer exist. Recommendation: Oral health professionals are advised to refer to part 11 of the BCCOHP Bylaws on delegation and authorization. |
| Use of dermal fillers remains outside the scope of practice of dentists | Removed from website: April 5, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: The document is outdated and does not align with s. 4(1)(b) of the Dentists Regulation based on significant medical developments with respect to the administration of dermal fillers. Recommendation: Refer directly to s. 4(1)(b) of the Dentists Regulation, which allows dentist registrants to perform a procedure on tissue of the orofacial complex and associated anatomical structures below the dermis, that is within their knowledge, skills and abilities, including the administration of dermal fillers. |
| Sample charts and forms for dental recordkeeping | Removed from website: July 15, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: These sample charts and forms are outdated in that they are legacy CDSBC samples. Recommendation: Current sample forms of this nature can be obtained from each of the oral health professionals’ corresponding associations. |
| Title | Key Dates | Rationale and Recommendation |
| Marketing interpretive guidance | Removed from website: January 22, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: This document refers to legacy CDHBC bylaws that no longer exist. They have been updated and renumbered in the current BCCOHP bylaws on marketing and advertising (Bylaw 15) health professionals. Recommendation: Oral health professionals can refer to BCCOHP Bylaw 15 for guidance on this topic. |
| Title | Key Dates | Rationale and Recommendation |
| The Basics for Patients and the Public | Removed from website: January 22, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: This document is outdated as it contains general information about the legacy CDTBC and its mandate. Recommendation: Oral health professionals can refer to the more current/similar document, Creating Beautiful, Natural Smiles – for Patients and the Public. |
| Title | Key Dates | Rationale and Recommendation |
| Interpretive Guidance for Definition of Fit Relating to Implant Overdentures | Removed from website: April 5, 2024Rescinded by Board: September 5, 2024 | Rationale: Information in the document does not align with the Ministry of Health’s Denturists Regulation (amended September 2022). The BCCOHP Bylaws do not allow dentists to delegate or authorize restricted activities to denturists. Recommendation: Refer directly to the Ministry of Health’s Denturists Regulation (amended September 2022)and BCCOHP’s Bylaw Part 11 (delegation and authorization) when determining the delivery of patient care. |
The standards development initiative is a complex project. The Q&A below is for oral health professionals wanting to learn more about the process and approach.
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 were ported over to BCCOHP from the legacy oral health colleges upon amalgamation and are under review by the Standards and Guidance Committee.
Updates on this project are provided here: oralhealthbc.ca/standards-and-guidance-development
All standards and guidance documents and other practice resources previously ported over to BCCOHP from the legacy oral health colleges upon amalgamation are under review by the Standards and Guidance Committee. The legacy standards are still in force until the new standards are established.
Where there are questions of currency, relevance, and/or statutory alignment with current Ministry of Health regulations and BCCOHP Bylaws, the legacy practice resource documents are being removed from BCCOHP’s public website and being put forward for further consideration by the Board. The Board will be presented with an assessment of the potential risks associated with any documents being recommended for rescission. All legacy practice resources will be rescinded once new BCCOHP standards and resources are developed.
A list of documents removed and/or rescinded is available on the BCCOHP website here. It is updated if/when documents are removed for consideration by the Board, and again when the Board resolves to rescind them. The first round of recommendations for rescission was decided on by the Board at their September 5, 2024, meeting. The board resolved to rescind seven documents. After documents are recommended for rescission by the Board, impacted audiences will be made aware of the change and any specific consideration related to individual documents.
A briefing note provided to the BCCOHP Board in preparation for the September 2024 meeting includes rationale for recommending rescission of seven documents, and is available here >>
Oral health professionals are invited to reach out to BCCOHP’s Professional Practice team with any questions regarding the provision of any aspect of practice or defined restricted activities.