New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 81

Page 1928

✨ Dental Council Notices



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 81

20 MAY 2005

NOTICE REPLACING SCOPES OF PRACTICE AND PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATIONS

ISSUED BY THE DENTAL COUNCIL PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS COMPETENCE ASSURANCE ACT 2003

Dentists

Scope of Practice for General Dental Practice

The scope of practice for general dental practice is the practice of dentistry as set out in the documented "Detailed Scope of Practice for General Dental Practice" produced and published from time to time by the Dental Council.

It involves the maintenance of health through the assessment, diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of any disease, disorder or condition of the orofacial complex and associated structures within the scope of the practitioner’s approved education, training and competence.

Prescribed Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Otago; or

  • An Australian Dental Council (ADC) accredited undergraduate dental degree from an ADC accredited dental school in Australia and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or

  • A Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a CDA accredited dental school in the USA or Canada and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or

  • A General Dental Council (GDC) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a GDC accredited dental school in the UK, or Commonwealth as listed below and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination:

    Dental School Expiry date of recognition
    Western Cape 31/12/1997
    Hong Kong 31/12/2000
    Singapore 31/12/1999
    Witwatersrand 31/12/2000
    Pretoria 31/12/2000
    Stellenbosch 31/12/2000
    Medical University of South Africa 31/12/2000
    Malaya 31/12/2000

    or

  • A five year undergraduate dental degree; a pass in the New Zealand Dental Registration Examinations and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or



Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2005, No 81


Gazette.govt.nz — PDF NZ Gazette 2005, No 81




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Replacement of Scopes of Practice and Related Qualifications for Oral Health Practitioners (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dental Council, Scopes of Practice, Qualifications, Oral Health Practitioners