2025/26 Annual Renewal Fees

Annual renewal is now open. You can renew your registration/certification with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals and submit payment by logging in to your account.

The BCCOHP board approved a 2% increase in fees for the 2025-26 year. For more information, click here. See below for a breakdown of the 2025-26 fees by type of oral health professional. 

The detailed fee schedule for each oral health professional type and health profession corporation fees can be found in Schedule A of the BCCOHP Bylaws (PDF).

Annual certification fees

 FullNon-practising
Annual renewal fee$158$85
Criminal record check fee$5.60$5.60
Total$163.60  $90.60

You must complete the annual renewal process and pay the fee by Monday, March 31, 2025, or your certification will expire and an additional reinstatement fee of $83 will be required to renew. After 60 days, this fee will increase to $159. 

Please note: CDAs with unrenewed certifications are not permitted to perform the services of a CDA. 

All OHPs are required to undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC) every five years. At renewal each year, BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee for certified dental assistants, dental technicians, dental therapists, dentists and denturists and submit applications on their behalf. 

Annual registration fees

 
  • Dental hygienist registrant
  • Dental hygiene practitioner
Non-practising
Annual renewal fee
$525$265

You must complete the annual renewal process and pay the fee by Monday, March 31, 2025, or your registration will expire and an additional reinstatement fee of $180.25 will be required to renew. 

Please note: Dental hygienists with unrenewed registrations are not permitted to perform the services of a dental hygienist. 

Annual registration fees

 Dental technicianNon-practising
Annual renewal fee$791$367
Criminal record check fee $5.60$5.60
Total$796.60$372.60

You must complete the annual renewal process and pay the fee by Monday, March 31, 2025, or your registration will expire and an additional reinstatement fee of $100 will be required to renew. 

Please note: Dental technicians with unrenewed registrations are not permitted to perform the services of a dental technician. 

All OHPs are required to undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC) every five years. At renewal each year, BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee for certified dental assistants, dental technicians, dental therapists, dentists and denturists and submit applications on their behalf. 

Annual registration fees

 Practising
Annual renewal fee$802
Criminal record check fee$5.60
Total$807.60

You must complete the annual renewal process and pay the fee by Monday, March 31, 2025, or your registration will expire and an additional reinstatement fee of $159 will be required to renew. After 60 days, this fee will increase to $396. 

Please note: Dental therapists with unrenewed registrations are not permitted to practise. 

All OHPs are required to undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC) every five years. At renewal each year, BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee for certified dental assistants, dental technicians, dental therapists, dentists and denturists and submit applications on their behalf. 

Annual registration fees

 
  • Full Dentist
  • Full Dentist with Certification as a Certified Specialist
  • Limited (Restricted-to-Specialty; Academic)
  • Non-practising
  • Limited (Armed Services or Government)
  • Limited (Education)
  • Student (Post-Graduate)
Limited (Volunteer) renewal required
Annual renewal fee$1,666$808$322$0
Criminal record check fee$5.60$5.60$5.60$5.60
Total$1671.60$813.60$327.60$5.60

You must complete the annual renewal process and pay the fee by Monday, March 31, 2025, or your registration will expire and an additional reinstatement fee will be required to renew.

Dentists holding:

  • Full and Limited (Restricted-to-Specialty) registration who do not renew by the deadline must pay a $316 reinstatement fee (after 60 days, this fee will increase to $792).
  • Limited (Academic, Education and Volunteer) registration who do not renew by the deadline are required to re-apply for registration.

Please note: Dentists with unrenewed registrations are not permitted to practise dentistry. 

All OHPs are required to undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC) every five years. At renewal each year, BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee for certified dental assistants, dental technicians, dental therapists, dentists and denturists and submit applications on their behalf. 

Annual registration fees

 
  • Full
  • Limited (Grandparented)
StudentNon-practising
Annual renewal fee$1,632$62$234
Criminal record check fee$5.60$5.60$5.60
Total$1,637.60$67.60$239.60

You must complete the annual renewal process and pay the fee by Monday, March 31, 2025, or your registration will expire and an additional reinstatement fee of $200 will be required to renew. 

Please note: Denturists with unrenewed registrations are not permitted to practise denturism. 

All OHPs are required to undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC) every five years. At renewal each year, BCCOHP collects one fifth of the CRC fee for certified dental assistants, dental technicians, dental therapists, dentists and denturists and submit applications on their behalf. 

You must renew your permit annually to ensure that BCCOHP has up-to-date information about oral health professionals who are practising through a health profession corporation. 

 Renewal feeLate fee
Dental Hygienists$30$50
Dentists$100$50
Denturists$25$50