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title: "How do I find a dentist, optometrist, physiotherapist or…"
description: "Browse the directory, check the person is registered with their regulatory college, and ask about new patients and direct billing."
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markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/dentist-optometrist-therapist.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:52.115Z
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# How do I find a dentist, optometrist, physiotherapist or counsellor?

Browse the directory categories for each trade, check that the person is registered with their regulatory college, and ask whether they take new patients and direct-bill your insurer.

Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own.

Our directory groups them: dental care, eye and hearing, physio and massage, and mental health. Each listing links to the business’s own site.

In BC most health professions are regulated by a college that keeps a public register; checking it confirms the person is licensed and shows any limits. For counselling on a budget, look at the community and non-profit services on our services page, and call 8-1-1 or the crisis line if you need help now.

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## On PG Pulse

- [Dental care](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/dental/)
- [Eye and hearing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/eye-hearing/)
- [Physio and massage](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/physio-massage/)
- [Mental health](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/mental-health/)
- [Public and non-profit services](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/)

## Official sources

- [Province of BC: regulated health professions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/professional-regulation) Link failed when checked October 14, 2026; we are looking into it
- [Crisis Centre for Northern BC](https://crisis-centre.ca/) Link checked October 14, 2026

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### Answer

Source: [Answers compiled from our own pages and the official sources linked in each answer; live values from our public API](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/). Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); each answer links its official sources. Updated 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/answers/dentist-optometrist-therapist

- **id**: dentist-optometrist-therapist
- **theme**: 8
- **topic**: health
- **topicLabel**: Health care
- **question**: How do I find a dentist, optometrist, physiotherapist or counsellor?
- **also**: Dentist recommendations, Therapist recommendations, Optometrist
- **short**: Browse the directory categories for each trade, check that the person is registered with their regulatory college, and ask whether they take new patients and direct-bill your insurer.
- **answer**: Our directory groups them: dental care, eye and hearing, physio and massage, and mental health. Each listing links to the business’s own site. In BC most health professions are regulated by a college that keeps a public register; checking it confirms the person is licensed and shows any limits. For counselling on a budget, look at the community and non-profit services on our services page, and call 8-1-1 or the crisis line if you need help now.
- **facts**: _none_
- **checked**: 2026-10-01
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/dentist-optometrist-therapist/>

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Dental care | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/dental/ |
| Eye and hearing | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/eye-hearing/ |
| Physio and massage | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/physio-massage/ |
| Mental health | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/mental-health/ |
| Public and non-profit services | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/ |


#### official

| label | url | linkOk | linkCheckedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Province of BC: regulated health professions | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/professional-regulation | false | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| Crisis Centre for Northern BC | https://crisis-centre.ca/ | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |

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