New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 120

Page 2909

✨ Dental Therapy Scopes of Practice



15 SEPTEMBER 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 120 2909

• A pass in the DCNZ Dental Therapy Registration Examination.

ADDITIONAL SCOPES OF PRACTICE FOR DENTAL THERAPY PRACTICE

Scope for Pulpotomies in Dental Therapy Practice

Performing pulpotomies on primary teeth

Prescribed Qualifications

• Certificate in Dental Therapy (issued by the Department of Health or a New Zealand educational institution); registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice; approved experience in the provision of dental therapy services within the scope of dental therapy practice; and evidence of successful completion of the University of Otago training module in pulpotomies; or

• Diploma in Dental Therapy (issued by a New Zealand educational institution); registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice and evidence of successful completion of the University of Otago training module in pulpotomies; or

• Diploma in Dental Therapy, University of Otago and registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice; or

• Bachelor of Health Sciences (Endorsement in Dental Therapy), University of Otago and registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice; or

• Bachelor of Health Sciences (Dental Therapy), AUT and registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice.

Scope for Radiography in Dental Therapy Practice

Taking periapical and bitewing radiographs¹

Prescribed Qualifications

• Certificate in Dental Therapy (issued by the Department of Health or a New Zealand educational institution); registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice; approved experience in the provision of dental therapy services within the scope of dental therapy practice; and an exemption certificate issued by the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board current as at 18/09/04; or

• Certificate in Dental Therapy (issued by the Department of Health or a New Zealand educational institution); registration in the Scope of General Dental Therapy practice; approved experience in the provision of dental therapy services within the scope of dental therapy practice and evidence of successful completion of one of the following radiography training courses:

-   Radiography for Dental Therapists, Canterbury District Health Board

-   Dental Radiography Training Programme, Auckland Regional Dental Service

-   Dental Radiography Training Module, Waikato District Health Board

¹ The Radiation Protection Act 1965 requires non-licensed persons who take x-rays to do so under the supervision or instructions of a person who holds a license under that Act.



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2004, No 120


Gazette.govt.nz — PDF NZ Gazette 2004, No 120




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