DENTISTS ACT
CHAPTER 94

Section 67

1. A person is deemed to be practising the profession of dentistry within the meaning of this Act who, for a fee, salary, reward or commission paid or to be paid by an employer to the person, or for fee, money or compensation paid or to be paid either to the person or an employer, or any other person, does any of the following:

(a) examines, diagnoses or advises on any condition of the tooth or teeth, jaw or jaws of any person;

(b) directly or indirectly takes, makes, performs or administers any or any part of an impression, operation or treatment of any kind of, for, or on the tooth or teeth, jaw or jaws, or of, for, or on any disease or lesion of the tooth or teeth, jaw or jaws, or their malposition, of any person;

(c) fits any artificial denture, tooth or teeth in, to, or on the jaw or jaws of any person;

(d) supplies or offers to supply to any person artificial teeth, dentures or repairs.

2. This section does not interfere with any of the following:

(a) the privileges conferred on physicians and surgeons by any Act relating to the practice of medicine and surgery in British Columbia;

(b) the ordinary vending or calling of a druggist;

(c) the privileges conferred by the council on registered students, dental interns, dental hygienists, certified dental assistants or qualified members of classes of persons to whom dentists may delegate duties and procedures under the rules.

3. Unless registered under this Act a person must not, in British Columbia, directly or indirectly offer to practise, or hold himself or herself out as being qualified or entitled to practise the profession of dentistry either in British Columbia or elsewhere.
4. A person must not, in British Columbia, directly or indirectly hold out or represent any other person not registered under this Act as practising or as qualified or entitled or willing to practise the profession of dentistry in British Columbia or elsewhere, or circulate or make public anything designed or tending to induce the public to engage or employ as a dentist any person, not registered under this Act.

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