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Amalgamation Summary & Document to the Ministry of Health

On April 4, 2022, BC’s Ministry of Health published notice of proposed amendments to the Health Professions Act regulations for oral health professions, paving the way for the creation of a new regulatory body that will oversee 15,000 oral health professionals in the province. To see the Proposed Bylaws  and Amendments as of June 30,2022, please go to this link  proposed bylaws for the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals

The amalgamation partners are the College of Dental Hygienists of BC, the College of Dental Technicians of BC, the College of Dental Surgeons of BC, and the College of Denturists of BC

The proposed name of the new college is the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals, and the proposed date of amalgamation is September 1, 2022.

Once the notice period has ended, government can approve the amendments which would allow the creation of the new regulatory college for oral health professionals.

This would mean that certified dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dentists, dental technicians and denturists would be regulated by the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals effective September 1, 2022.

The Board of DTABC sent a letter on July 26, 2022, on behalf of all the members of DTABC. Below you will find the link of the document sent to the Ministry of Health. The Executive Director and the Board  of DTABC have spent weeks discussing, compiling, and problem solving the factors that are facing this Profession in the future. They believe that they have identified the most important factors that will protect and expand our utilization within the dental industry. 

This document has been framed to adhere to the primary mandate of the New oral Health College which is the  safety and quality assurance of the general public.

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