Province proposes oral health regulatory changes
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VICTORIA–The BC government is posting proposed oral health regulatory changes with the goal of promoting more interprofessional practice, as well as providing more dental care options for British Columbians.
The regulations that are potentially affected include the Dental Hygienist Regulation, Dental Technicians Regulation, Denturists Regulation and Dentists Regulation.
“Dental hygienists do outstanding work and advocacy to improve oral health care for British Columbians,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “We are posting proposed regulation changes intended to give people more choice regarding their oral health care. The proposed changes are important for dental hygienists and patients, and I invite dental workers and the public to provide their input on this proposal.”
One of the proposed changes would affect dental hygienists in BC who do not a fall in the College of Dental Hygienists of BC’s “365-day rule exempt” class of registrant and may only provide dental hygiene services if a patient has been examined by a dentist within the past 365 days. The proposal would see that the rule would be removed and would allow dental hygienists to treat a patient, regardless of whether they’ve been examined by a dentist within the preceding year.
