Students in one of the following categories are eligible for membership:
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University of BC student in 1st to 4th year
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Post-graduate/Resident/Intern participating in full-time accredited CDA/ADA dental post-graduate, intern or residency programs and registered with the CDSBC
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Graduating class outside BC
Benefits of Membership
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Dental Profession Advisory Program (DPAP) - a confidential counselling program available to members, staff and their families
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Mediation support to help settle conflicts between parties
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Dental students can receive a special package of no-cost life, disability and accident and dental instrument insurance while in school, with no medical required. For dental students to qualify for free CDSPI disability and life insurance while they are in dental school, the student must be: (1) enrolled at an accredited dental school in Canada, (2) a permanent resident in Canada; or, a Canadian citizen
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BCDA offers on-demand and in-person courses
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Complimentary registration to the Pacific Dental Conference prior to the early bird deadline (registration fee included in tuition for 3rd and 4th year UBC dental students)
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Classified listings for associate positions and practice sales, etc.
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Member website with locum and associate agreement templates, office management resources, templates and forms, etc.
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Public education and annual advertising campaign to promote the profession in BC
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Media relations support for all members
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Community outreach resources for dentist presentations in the community
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Government advocacy on numerous issues
