4424 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 175 23 DECEMBER 2004

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General Section

Dental Council of New Zealand

Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Notice Replacing the Prescribed Qualifications for the Scope for Intra-Oral Radiography in Dental Hygiene, Dental Auxiliary and Orthodontic Auxiliary Practice

Issued by the Dental Council of New Zealand pursuant to sections 11 and 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

Prescribed Qualifications

• Diploma in Dental Hygiene conferred by a New Zealand educational institution and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
• Bachelor of Health Science (Endorsement in Dental Hygiene), University of Otago and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
• Certificate in Dental Hygiene issued by Otago Polytechnic and approved experience in the provision of oral health services within the scope of intra-oral radiography and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
• New Zealand Defence Force training programme in Dental Hygiene and approved experience in the provision of oral health services within the scope of intra-oral radiography and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
• undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma from an Australian Dental Council accredited educational institution and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
• a pass in the DCNZ Dental Hygiene Registration Examination (intra-oral radiography) and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
• an exemption certificate for intra-oral radiography issued by the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board (MRTB) current as at 18 September 2004 and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice or Scope of Dental Auxiliary Practice or the Scope of Orthodontic Auxiliary Practice; or
• an approved intra-oral radiography training course and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice or Scope of Dental Auxiliary Practice or the Scope of Orthodontic Auxiliary Practice.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of December 2004.

JANET EDEN, Registrar, Dental Council.

1 This is additional to and the only change to the previous prescribed qualifications.

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Osteopathic Council

Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Osteopathic (Fees) Amendment Notice 2004

Pursuant to Part 6, section 130 (1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Osteopathic (Fees) Amendment Notice 2004 and should be read in conjunction with the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 5 August 2004, No. 95, page 2401.

(2) This notice comes into force on 28 January 2005.

2. Fees—The Osteopathic Council sets the following fees, payable to the council, specified in the attached Schedule.

3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.