Job requirements Oral And Dental Surgeon in British Columbia

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Dentists
• Two to four years of pre-dentistry university studies or, in Quebec, completion of a college program in sciences and a university degree from a recognized dental program are required.
• Licensing by a provincial or territorial regulatory body is required.
• Dentists in general practice can move into a specialized practice through advanced training.
• Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
• Four to seven years of specialty residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery are required.
• Orthodontists
• Three years advanced orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics program accredited by the Canadian Dental Association is required.
• Prosthodontists
• Three years advanced prosthodontics program accredited by the Canadian Dental Association is required.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a certification and/or a professional license from a regulatory authority (or become registered as an apprentice) before you can start working. Certification can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation.

• If the certification is compulsory, you must be certified (or be registered as an apprentice) before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
• If the certification is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification and/or licensing process.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Find out where this occupation is regulated in Canada