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Standards for the Oral Health Team

One of the foundational ways that BCCOHP protects the public is by setting standards for the delivery of safe and patient-centred oral health care.

Oral health professionals must meet clinical and ethical expectations for practice. They are accountable and responsible for understanding and interpreting any limits or conditions that might appear in Ministry Regulations and BCCOHP Bylaws regarding restricted titles and scope of practice.

Have questions related to practice or defined restricted activities? Please reach out to BCCOHP’s Professional Practice team.

BCCOHP Standards Project Update

BCCOHP is working to create new standards for all regulated oral health professionals. Learn more about the standards development project >>

All standards and guidance documents and other practice resources previously ported over to BCCOHP from the legacy oral health colleges upon amalgamation on September 1, 2022, are currently under review by the Standards and Guidance Committee. Where there are questions of currency, relevance, and/or statutory alignment with current Ministry of Health regulations and BCCOHP Bylaws, those documents have not been rescinded but are being removed from BCCOHP’s public website to allow further consideration by the Board. A list of documents under review can be found here.

Eventually, all legacy practice resources will be rescinded and replaced by new BCCOHP standards that apply to all regulated oral health professionals.

Standards and Practice Resources

BCCOHP is working to create unified professional standards for all regulated oral health professionals. Professional standards are the minimum requirements for oral health professionals ethical and professional performance, conduct and behaviour.  

Learn more about the development of new standards for the oral health team here >>

Critical Incident Report

Cases resulting in the need for patient resuscitation, emergency transfer, referral and/or admittance to hospital, or death, must immediately be reported to BCCOHP’s Registrar by phone (672-202-0448, toll-free within Canada: 1-888-202-0448).

You must also submit a Critical Incident Report to the Registrar’s office.

This report is essential as it provides immediate and accurate information for all concerned parties.

To request a paper copy, please contact us.

Critical Incident Report Form