• Employment standards
• Fees charged by laboratories
• Collecting overdue accounts?

No. These kinds of concerns fall within the sphere of business rather than the regulation of the profession. Of course private associations such as the Dental Technicians Association of British Columbia (DTABC) or any other voluntary member service organization may choose to assist their members with these issues. A member organization is free to act as an advocate for the profession, or address the business interests of their members.

You can get involved with the College in three ways:

• Run for election
• Volunteer for committees
• Volunteer to be an examiner.

Email the Registrar at RRevell@cdtbc.ca for further information.

The College of Dental Technicians of BC is mandated with regulating the profession of dental technology and administering the Health Professions Act in the public interest. As is the case for all self-regulated professions, the cost of the regulation is borne by the registrants of their particular college. This is part of what is expected in order to have both the privilege and the responsibility of being a "self-regulated profession". The fees assessed to registrants must cover the costs of operating the College on an annual basis.

Over the last several years, the College has been able to limit any increase in fees to an incremental amount equal to the annual cost of living increases as provided by Statistics Canada. During that same time period however, the cost of operating the College has increased by a somewhat larger amount. The College Board does everything possible to ensure that it fulfills all of its obligations under the HPA in the most cost efficient manner.

Any further increases to registration fees that the Board determines are necessary will be based on the need to meet those obligations.

Members of virtually all professions, and certainly those who are regulated under the Health Professions Act, are required to have professional liability insurance in order to practice. Recent changes to the HPA brought a sense of urgency to the need to establish a requirement for mandatory liability insurance coverage for dental technicians. The College has been considering introducing this requirement for some time and the establishment of liability insurance has been the subject of numerous discussions and newsletter articles dating back to at least 1996.

The liability insurance serves both as a means to protect the public by providing available compensation for a claimant in case of civil litigation, and provides the dental technician with protection through access to legal defence and pays any settlement awarded.

Registrants can view their profile at any time by logging in to the College's website. Once logged in, you can click the "CPD" on the left side of the page to check the total number of CE credits earned for the current cycle, along with the activities recorded. Dental Technicians can enter CE Credits by clicking "Add Activity" and following the prompts.

Contact Ms. Susan Still at the College office by email at  or by phone (604-742-6561) if you require assistance with this process.

All Dental Technicians should maintain their own records in any event, and keep copies of all documents related to their attendance at continuing education courses.

Dental Technician registrants should keep copies of all certificates, records of attendance, and/or any other documentation confirming participation in CE activities being claimed in a portfolio or file. Dental Technician registrants may be required to provide such evidence of compliance with the Continuing Education requirements of the College's Quality Assurance Program.

The College generally recognizes claims for CE Credits from a variety of sources, such as, attendance at conferences locally and abroad, completion of educational tapes or quizzes, course preparation and/or presentation, or study group. See the Continuing Education Guide for further information.