General Practitioner

• Dentists holding an active Full Dentist BCCOHP Licence are eligible.

Certified Specialist

• Dentists holding an active Full Dentist BCCOHP Licence with Certified Specialty recognition, or Restricted to Specialty BCCOHP Licence are eligible.

First Year in Practice

• New graduate dentists and specialists that register for BCDA membership within one (1) year of graduation, provided specialists were not previously licensed, and hold either a Full or Restricted to Specialty Licence are eligible.

Semi-Retired

• Dentists holding an active Full or Restricted to Specialty BCCOHP Licence and are transitioning into retirement working 300 hours or less as of the previous membership year, and does not exceed three (3) membership years in this sub-category are eligible.

Parental Leave

• Dentists holding an active Full or Restricted to Specialty BCCOHP Licence but will be absent from practice for a period of four (4) to twelve (12) months are eligible.

Academic

• Dentists holding an active Academic BCCOHP Licence are eligible.

Retired from Practice

• In BC: Dentists that no longer practice dentistry, and have resigned from the BCCOHP are eligible.
• Outside of BC: Dentists that no longer practice dentistry, and have resigned from another jurisdiction within Canada are eligible.

University of British Columbia Undergraduate Dental Students

• If you’re a current UBC dentistry undergraduate student, a BCDA membership is available to you free of charge.

4^th Year Students at Accredited Schools Outside BC

• If you’re in your 4^th year at an accredited school (in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or USA), you’re eligible for a deeply discounted BCDA membership.

Internationally-Trained NDEB Candidates (Graduates from Non-Accredited Schools)

• To be eligible, you must have passed the AFK, ACJ and NDECC and are waiting to move on to the next step of the NDEB certification process.

Post-Graduate Students

• If you’re a post-graduate dental student, you are eligible for a deeply discounted BCDA membership.