5390 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 210 22 DECEMBER 2005

Dental hygienists practise in a team situation with clinical
guidance provided by a practising dentist or dental specialist1.

Prescribed Qualifications

• Certificate in Dental Hygiene issued by Otago Polytechnic
  and approved experience in the provision of oral health
  services within the scope of dental hygiene practice; or
• New Zealand Defence Force training programme in
  Dental Hygiene and approved experience in the
  provision of oral health services within the scope of
  dental hygiene practice; or
• Diploma in Dental Hygiene issued by a New Zealand
  educational institution; or
• Bachelor of Health Science (Endorsement in Dental
  Hygiene), University of Otago; or
• undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma from an
  Australian Dental Council accredited educational
  institution; and registration with an Australian State
  licensing Board; or
• undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma, or
  undergraduate dental degree; and a pass in the DCNZ
  Dental Hygiene Registration Examination; or
• an undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma
  or undergraduate dental degree and a pass in the
  USA National Board Dental Hygiene Examination or
  Canadian National Dental Hygiene Certification
  Examination and a pass in a USA or Canadian regional
  or state board dental hygiene clinical examination; and
  registration with a USA or Canadian dental authority2; or
• a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA) accredited
  undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma; a pass
  in the USA National Board Dental Hygiene Examination
  or Canadian National Dental Hygiene Certification
  Examination; and registration with a USA or Canadian
  dental authority2; or
• a General Dental Council (GDC) accredited
  undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma
  from the United Kingdom; and registration with the
  GDC2; or
• a Certificate or Diploma in Dental Hygiene conferred by
  the GDC; and registration with the GDC2.

For applications received before 19 September 2004:

• New Zealand Dental Association Operating Auxiliaries
  Course and hold a prescribed qualification for the

Scope of General Dental Therapy and a minimum of 600
clinical hours’ experience subsequent to 1 July 2001 in
the provision of oral health services within the scope of
dental hygiene practice; or

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Otago and
  a minimum of 600 clinical hours’ experience subsequent
  to 1 July 2001 in the provision of oral health services
  within the scope of dental hygiene practice.

The following scope is a new Scope of Practice to be added
to the Dental Technicians Scopes of Practice published in a
Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 20 May 2005,
No. 81, page 1927.

Scope for Implant Assisted Overdentures

Clinical procedures associated with the design, manufacture,
trial fitting and repair of removable complete and partial
implant overdentures prescribed and fitted by a practising
dentist or dental specialist.

Prescribed Qualification

Registration as a Clinical Dental Technician plus evidence
of appropriate training, completion of eight documented
cases and a competency attestation from an appropriately
qualified dentist or dental specialist3.

Key to Annotations

1Clinical guidance means the professional support and assistance provided
to a dental hygienist by a practising dentist or dental specialist as part of the
provision of overall integrated care to the patient group. Dental hygienists
and dentists/specialists normally work from the same premises providing
a team approach. Clinical guidance may be provided at a distance but
appropriate access must be available to ensure that the dentist or specialist
is able to provide guidance and advice, when required, and maintain general
oversight of the clinical care outcomes of the patient group.

Dental hygienists are responsible and accountable for their own clinical
practice within their scope of practice but the dentist or dental specialist is
responsible and accountable for the clinical guidance provided.

Further detail on the working relationship between dental hygienists and
dentists will be set out in the relevant Dental Council Code of Practice.

2Following research and consultation, the Dental Council agreed at a meeting
held on 29-30 November 2005 to prescribe this qualification.

3The prescribed qualification above will be available until 1 June 2006.
Thereafter the prescribed qualification for registration in the additional
scope of removable complete and partial implant overdentures on oral
implants will be an accredited qualification in Implant Overdentures
practice, issued by an approved New Zealand educational institution.

Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand

Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand Fees Notice 2005

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

This notice sets out the fees to be charged by the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand (OTBNZ) under the Act, from
the commencement of Part 6, section 130 (1) on 18 September 2004.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Board (Fees) Notice 2005.
   (2) This notice comes into force on 1 April 2006.

2. Fees—The Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand sets the following fees, payable to the board, specified in the
   attached Schedule.

3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax (G.S.T.).