Licensed dental assistants must be licensed with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals in order to practise in BC.
Information about the delegation of aspects of practice to licensed dental assistants and dental assistants, including definitions, can be found in Part 10 of the Consolidated BCCOHP Bylaws.
Learn how to apply for an initial licence as a licensed dental assistant.
Here you can find information on consent form for letters/certificates of standing, changing to another licence, reinstating, assessment forms, coming from another province or country, returning to practice, dental assisting schools in BC and other topics not covered by the previous tabs.