Dentist Licence and Renewal

Dentists must be licensed with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals in order to practise dentistry in BC.

Use the tabs below to find out more about applying for a licence in BC, or to renew your licence.

First-time applications

Learn how to apply for an initial licence as a dentist.

Annual renewal

Learn more about annual renewal for dentists.

Dentist licences

Learn more about the different dentist licences.

Licence resources

Here you can find information on consent forms for letters/certificates of standing, changing to another licence, reinstating, coming from another province, returning to practice, and other topics not covered by the previous tabs.