B.C. Dentistry

How B.C.’s System for Regulating Health-Care Workers is Failing Patients

by Bethany Lindsay, CBC News

When Harry Cayton started looking into the dysfunction at the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., he discovered something alarming, and the problem persisted even after a major shift in leadership. “A concern for the well-being of dentists rather than a single-minded focus on patient safety and public protection is still a part of college … Read more

B.C. Health Minister Gives Dental College 30 Days to Deliver Transparency Plan

by The Canadian Press

The College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia has 30 days to brush up on its accountability to the public following the release of a performance inquiry report. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday he accepted the inquiry’s 21 recommendations to ensure the college, which registers, certifies and regulates B.C.’s dentists and dental assistants, acts … Read more