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Membership Application

Supporting Documents for BCDA Membership

To become a BCDA member you will need to provide proof of either your registration type with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP), another provincial regulatory body, or your University/NDEB status.

  • General Practitioner, Certified Specialist, Academic (Grandparented), Canadian Armed Forces, Semi-Retired and Parental Leave
    • Digital receipt showing your current BCCOHP registration status and effective date.
  • First Year in Practice
    • Copy of dental degree from an accredited CDAC/CODA program
    • Copy of specialty certification from an accredited CDAC/CODA program, if relevant
    • Confirmation of registration status and effective date with BCCOHP
  • Academic, Education and Volunteer
    • Digital receipt showing your current BCCOHP registration status and effective date.
  • Non-Practising
    • Inside BC - Digital receipt showing your current BCCOHP registration status and effective date.
    • Outside BC - Digital receipt showing your current registration status as Non-Practising from another provincial College within Canada.
  • Retired
    • Inside BC - Digital receipt showing your previous registration status and effective date with BCCOHP.
    • Outside BC - Letter of good standing from another provincial College within Canada which includes previous registration status as Retired or Non Practising.
  • Undergraduate at University of British Columbia
    • UBC DMD program proof of enrolment letter
  • 4th Year Student Outside BC
    • Proof of enrolment in CDAC/CODA dental program, e.g., a confirmation letter from Dean’s office
  • Post Graduate
    • Inside BC - Digital receipt showing your active Limited Post-Graduate BCCOHP registration and effective date
    • Outside BC - Proof of enrolment in CDAC/CODA dental program, e.g., a confirmation letter from Dean’s office
  • Internationally-Trained NDEB Candidate
    • Proof of enrolment for NDEB certification, e.g., ACJ & ACS exam results; or, NDEB official transcript; proof of BC/Canadian residency (government issued ID)
BCDA Membership Fees: BCDA membership year runs from June 1st – May 31st. Membership applications received from June 1st – November 30th are subject to the full membership fee. Those received December 1st – May 31st are subject to a one-time 50% fee proration for the current membership year. See our proration policy for more details.
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I consent to being contacted by the BC Dental Association regarding my membership and agree to receive important communications that relate to the dental profession in British Columbia. In addition, I consent to my contact information being shared with distinguished or commercial partners of the BCDA as indicated below:
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I consent to my contact information being shared with distinguished partners and preferred merchants of the BCDA to enable provisioning of BCDA membership benefits including but not limited to corporate discounts and other group benefits.
BCDA Members receive a discount on Malpractice Insurance through CDSPI. Let us know if you have your current insurance with CDSPI.
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