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Certified dental assistants must renew their certification annually. BCCOHP’s registration year runs from April 1 each year until March 31 the following year.
The renewal period will open each February for the following year.
Annual renewal is now closed.
Have questions? Please contact us.
If you have not renewed your certification by April 1 each year, your certification will lapse and you must apply for reinstatement; you cannot practice until you reinstate.
Reinstatements completed within 60 days from the renewal deadline can be completed online by logging into your account, completing the online form, paying your annual fee as well as the reinstatement fee. The annual renewal and other relevant fees can be found on the annual renewal page.
To reinstate after your certification has lapsed for more than 60 days requires completion of a separate reinstatement application process and an increased reinstatement fee. You must meet the Quality Assurance requirements for continuing education and continuous practice.
More information about reinstating your certification and returning to practice can be found on this page.
CDAs must ensure the following is current:
Reminder: CDAs must keep their contact information up-to-date with BCCOHP.
CDA login and payment
On the login page, click “Forgot password? Click here.” Fill out the form to receive an email with a temporary password. If you do not receive the email, please check your junk or spam mailbox.
It may take 15 minutes for a temporary password to be delivered to you via email. Please refrain from submitting additional temporary password requests.
If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please use the contact us page or call 672-202-0458 (toll-free: 1-866-329-7093) to get in touch.
Clear your browser’s cache, and then try logging in again. Additionally, we recommend using the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Still not working? Please call BCCOHP at 672-202-0458 (toll-free: 1-866-329-7093).
Mastercard and Visa credit cards are accepted, but Mastercard/Visa debit cards are not. Interac for TD Bank, First Nations Bank of Canada and most BC Credit Unions are accepted.
If you receive an error message while paying, please contact your bank to ensure there are no issues on their end before making another attempt with payment using the same credit card. If the issue is not banking-related, try another payment method or please contact us.
Payment by cheque, money order or bank draft is acceptable. Please mail your cheque, money order or bank draft with the exact amount by March 31 to:
BCCOHP
110-1765 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6
Note: You must complete and submit an online renewal before providing payment.
BCCOHP does not accept payments by telephone, in cash, or those delivered in person.
Accepted payment methods include cheque (by mail), Mastercard and Visa credit cards, and Interac for TD Bank, First Nations Bank of Canada and most BC Credit Unions. Mastercard/Visa debit cards are not accepted.
Additionally, BCCOHP does not accept payments by telephone, in cash, or those delivered in person.
There is a five-year mandatory re-check for criminal records. Every year, you are charged a fifth of the criminal record check fee. On the fifth year when your re-check is due, your criminal record check will be automatically resent to the government.
This year, you will be renewing your certification for 13 months instead of one year. This is due to the renewal deadline having changed from February 28 to March 31. This year, annual renewal will cover a period of 13 months rather than 12. The fee for the 13th month will be reflected in the online renewal form for March 2023.
Criminal record check
Criminal record checks cost $28. BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee ($5.60) each year at annual renewal.
This is the amount charged by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, not BCCOHP, to complete a criminal record check.
For new applicants, a fee of $28 will need to be paid for your criminal record check. Existing registrants will pay $5.60 per year during annual renewal. BCCOHP collects the money and submits payment to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General on an applicants’ behalf.
Although BCCOHP will be sending your criminal record check to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General on your behalf, you will still be responsible for providing requested correspondence to the ministry, such as fingerprint requests and adjudication.
CDAs renewing as a different certification category
If you are not planning to practise as a CDA effective April 1, you have three options:
Reinstating after less than 60 days lapsed
To reinstate your certification after less than 60 days lapsed, you must complete a renewal form online and pay the renewal fee, reinstatement fee and criminal record check fee before June 1, 2023.
Reinstating after more than 60 days lapsed
To reinstate your certification after more than 60 days lapsed, you must complete and submit a paper reinstatement application, available on the transferring and reinstating certifications page. You must also undergo a new criminal record check and submit payment for the renewal fee, reinstatement fee and criminal record check fee.
Note: After an extended absence, educational credentials may not be recognized.
If you have questions or require further information, please email registration@oralhealthbc.ca.
Note: You cannot practise until you have reinstated. If your certification has lapsed and you wish to regain full CDA certification , you must:
Reinstating after less than 60 days lapsed
To reinstate your certification after less than 60 days lapsed, you must complete a renewal form online and pay the renewal fee, reinstatement fee and criminal record check fee before June 1, 2023.
Reinstating after more than 60 days lapsed
To reinstate your certification after more than 60 days lapsed, you must complete and submit a paper reinstatement application, available on the transferring and reinstating certifications page. You must also undergo a new criminal record check and submit payment for the renewal fee, reinstatement fee and criminal record check fee.
If you have questions or require further information, please email registration@oralhealthbc.ca.
Non-practising certification is a category for individuals who can hold full certification but do not plan to practice at that time. Non-practising CDAs are not permitted to provide CDA services.
Note: If you are a non-practising CDA, you may hold non-practising certification indefinitely. However, if you wish to regain full status, you must meet the quality Assurance requirements in place at that time. After an extended absence, educational credentials may not be recognized.
You must contact BCCOHP before you complete the renewal process online. Non-practising CDAs must meet BCCOHP’s quality assurance (QA) requirements to transfer and renew to a full status. For more information on QA requirements, please click here.
If you were practising in another jurisdiction as a healthcare provider, BCCOHP will require a Certificate of Standing from that jurisdiction prior to completing renewal.
Please contact our office using our contact form to first confirm eligibility.
If you are retiring your CDA certification, please select “resigned from register” from the options on your renewal form.
If you are planning to resign and will not practise in March 2023, you may apply to resign from the register on or before March 1, 2023. Please send an email to registration@oralhealthbc.ca
stating that you wish to resign before March 1, 2023. Your status will be updated to “resigned from register” and you will not pay the additional one-month fee.
CDA quality assurance
To renew, reinstate or transfer to full CDA certification status, you must meet BCCOHP’s Quality Assurance requirements including:
The minimum continuous practice requirement is 600 hours of providing the restricted services of a CDA in the preceding three calendar years. If you do not meet this requirement, please get in touch using our contact form.
The minimum continuing education requirement for CDAs is 36 credits per quality assurance program cycle. Log in to view your CE transcript. If you do not meet this requirement, you must renew as “non-practising” while you complete your CE credit requirements.
Note: If your CE requirement is incomplete and your cycle has expired, contact us via our contact form for next steps.
If the CE credits you submitted are not selected for audit, your submission status will remain as “submitted” at the end of the submission day, and the credits will be added to your total CE credits for that cycle.
Information about the CE submission and audit process is available online. For the information about CE statuses, please review our CE transcript terminology.
CDAs renewing as the same certification category
Certification expiry dates have changed to reflect BCCOHP’s fiscal year beginning on April 1. This means that regardless of when you received your certification, you must renew by March 31, 2023 to continue holding certification.
For information on returning to practise, please review our online information. If you have further questions, please contact our office.
As of September 1, 2022 – the College of Dental Hygienists of BC, College of Dental Surgeons of BC, College of Dental Technicians of BC, College of Denturists of BC becomes…