TODS FEATURED SPEAKER
ASK BCCOHP: A CONVERSATION WITH THE REGISTRAR/CEO
Dr. Chris Hacker
Session Date: Thursday October 22, 2026
Session Time: 6:30 – 8:30PM **PLEASE NOTE START TIME
Presenter Name: Dr. Chris Hacker
Outline:
Join BCCOHP’s Registrar/CEO Chris Hacker for an open question-and-answer session. Designed as a candid conversation rather than a formal presentation, this session offers an opportunity to engage directly, ask questions, share perspectives, and gain insights into ideas underpinning the modernization of BCCOHP’s regulatory processes and decision-making.
Bring your questions about ongoing evolution of oral health regulation in BC, including the transition to the government’s Health Professions and Occupations Act, BCCOHP’s Standards for the Oral Health Team and other practice resources, the Quality Assurance Program, and BCCOHP’s broader approach to regulation.
About The Speaker
Dr. Chris Hacker is the Registrar and CEO of the BC College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP) — the regulatory body responsible for overseeing BC’s licensed dental assistants, dental therapists, dental hygienists, dental technicians, denturists and dentists.
With over three decades as a practising dentist, Chris transitioned to regulation in 2011, where he took on a series of progressively senior roles until his appointment to the permanent leadership position for the newly amalgamated College in December 2022. He is proud to serve an amazing staff team in their regulatory oversight role of more than 17,000 oral health professionals.
Chris looks forward to helping guide the next chapter of modernized regulation in BC, while supporting regulated oral health professionals in the provision of safe care for the public and patients across the province.
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Ensuring safe oral health care by regulating oral health professionals across BC
