Summary
- Department: Professional Practice
- Reporting to: Manager, Professional Advisors
- Position Type: Permanent, Part-time
- Work Location: Vancouver or Victoria – Hybrid
- Compensation: $40.61- $50.77 per hour
- Position Posted: May 22, 2026
- Application Deadline: Open until filled
- Apply to: https://talent.sage.hr/jobs/725ecca8-af2d-4241-8b8a-6572390eaef1
About the Role
BCCOHP is seeking a permanent, part-time Professional Advisor (the Advisor) with a current license in good standing with BCCOHP as a Dentist to join our Professional Advisors team.
Reporting to the Manager, Professional Advisors, the Advisor provides interpretation and clarification for licensees and members of the public, on regulatory matters related to professional practice within the oral health professions.
The Advisor also works across BCCOHP’s functions supporting regulatory work, projects, and communications where professional expertise is required. This includes the review and development of BCCOHP policies, including Standards and practice resource documents, and they may represent BCCOHP on behalf of the Registrar and CEO and BCCOHP in specific external initiatives as directed.
Essential Duties
Professional Advisor
- Provide appropriate and accurate responses to enquiries related to legislation and regulations that apply to oral health professionals, scope of practice, BCCOHP’s Bylaws, Standards, and policies.
- Support the Manager, Professional Advisors, as required, in the alignment, revision, and maintenance of BCCOHP’s Standards.
- Contribute to revision of BCCOHP’s practice resources on the BCCOHP website and communication activities.
- Support various departments in researching and writing draft policy documents as needed.
- Engage stakeholders and support/attend broader initiatives, including Ministerial programs and provincial and national regulatory organizations, as directed on behalf of the Registrar.
- Work across the organization to provide professional expertise, as required.
- Facilitate and/or participate in working groups in functional processes to support the revision and maintenance of standards and practice resource documents.
- Make policy recommendations related to Standards and practice resources.
- Provide advice to the Board for the purposes of making bylaws with respect to eligibility standards, ethics standards and practice standards.
Other Responsibilities
- Remain current on changing aspects of oral health practice through research, courses and/or experiential practice.
- Participate in the development of relevant projects, policies, and programs, including the Quality Assurance Program.
- Assist the Licensing Department with assessments of educational program equivalency determinations, as required.
- Attend Board meetings, as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
- A degree or equivalent qualification from an accredited general dentistry program or equivalent general dentistry program, plus a minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a practising dentist, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Current licensee in good standing with BCCOHP as a Dentist.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases, web-based tools, electronic filing, content/document management, cloud-based applications and intranets along with advanced computer skills, including internet, phone, and video conferencing tools.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and interpersonal, with a demonstrated ability to draft clear, professional correspondence and effectively engage with internal/external individuals.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and tact.
- Ability to work within teams collaboratively.
- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail and dependability are second nature.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Resilient and calm under pressure, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of the fundamentals of regulation and the role of a regulator is an asset.
- Remote work experience and experience in a regulatory, not-for-profit environment or post-secondary environment is an asset.
- Anti-racism and/or diversity, equity and inclusion training or equivalent self-directed training is an asset.
- Indigenous Cultural Safety training or equivalent self-directed training is an asset.
Work Arrangement
Work Hours
BCCOHP's regular hours of business are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. This is a part-time permanent position, requiring up to two (2) days (14 hours) per week.
Flexibility
BCCOHP offers flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement depending on the role and operational needs. The in-office requirement for this position is dependent on operational needs and workload.
Compensation
The compensation for this position is $40.61 to $50.77 per hour. The compensation offered will be determined based on factors such as experience relative to the requirements of the role.
How to Apply
If you are interested in joining our team, please apply here: https://talent.sage.hr/jobs/725ecca8-af2d-4241-8b8a-6572390eaef1. Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, no recruiters, please.
For more information about this and other roles, please visit https://oralhealthbc.ca/about/careers/.
Who We Are
The BC College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP) is the regulatory body for all oral health professionals in BC. BCCOHP’s role is to protect the public and promote better health outcomes for patients. BCCOHP regulates 16,000 oral health professionals including certified dental assistants, dental therapists, dental hygienists, dental technicians, denturists and dentists. We protect the public in three main ways:
- Ensuring that oral health professionals are able to practise competently
- Setting standards for the delivery of safe and patient-centred oral health care
- Investigating complaints about oral health professionals
We believe that everyone will be able to see themselves in our vision statement: patients/public, oral health care professionals, and those within BCCOHP.
Our mission is to safeguard the public from harm and discrimination by diligently overseeing safe, competent, ethical, and team-based oral health care, ensuring trustworthiness in our regulatory practices.
Our Values
We put people first.
We recognize that the most important resource in delivering our mission is the diversity and knowledge of people.
We do what we say.
We are committed to delivering meaningful outcomes for patients and the public, and to being transparent about our work and its impact.
We get it done.
We build credibility and trustworthiness through the quality of our regulatory work, while approaching new challenges with openness and curiosity.
We take the long view.
Through continuous improvement, we use our influence to make a positive impact today and in the future.
Strategic Focus
Regulatory leadership
We will identify the strategic opportunities within regulatory modernization, including a seamless transition to new governing legislation.
Cultural safety and humility
Uphold indigenous rights and promote reconciliation through the regulation and delivery of oral healthcare.
Health equity and anti-discrimination
Prevent harm and discrimination to create equity in oral health care experience, delivery and outcomes.
Modernized regulatory functions
Unify core regulatory functions and establish patient-centred standards that prioritize patient safety and promote the public interest.
Our Work Environment
BCCOHP provides a working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and rewarding. We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth and encourage reasonable work-life balance with flexible work arrangements including hybrid work options, and flexible start and end times.
BCCOHP has two offices located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish and Lekwungen Peoples, represented today by the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Songhees and Esquimalt Nations (Vancouver and Victoria). In keeping with our commitment to support the provision of safe, effective, culturally sensitive oral health care for people in British Columbia, we aim to have a culturally safe work environment that recognizes and deconstructs colonial structures and is free from racism and discrimination.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $40.61-$50.77 per hour
Benefits:
Flexible language requirement:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6
