The College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia [CDSBC], now the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals [BCCOHP], can provide out-of-province participants with temporary licenses [application form link] to practice on patients within our program. For more details, please click HERE.
The CDSPI works closely with the College to provide malpractice insurance for each temporary licensure. The online application is HERE. The main website is www.cdspi.com/insurance/malpractice
Follow those application form links above to access the application forms for both.
American dentists:
If your current malpractice insurance covers Canada at $3 million or more per occurrence, you need not purchase more malpractice insurance from CDSPI; instead, have your insurance company provide proof of coverage for those conditions and have them forward it to the BC College. Your current provider may be able to augment your coverage to cover Canada and $3 million per occurrence, and this may be cheaper than CDSPI in Canada.
Note that your temporary license application to the College must be submitted 6 weeks prior to first surgery to process a criminal record check [we recommend filling out late November], and the application itself, once approved, is valid for one year. You only need to pay the fee for a temporary license [different fee from the application fee] for when you do surgery on a particular weekend module. You may need to get the criminal record check done again, and may need a new Letter of Standing; we are waiting on final word from the College on this item.
You do not need a temporary license for all weekends – only those you have a surgery booked.
Chloe Lo at the CDSBC/BCCOHP is a huge support for this important item. Feel free to call 1-800-663-9169 or 604-736-3621 or email her at clo@cdsbc.org for more details.