New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 81

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✨ Oral Health Practitioners Qualifications



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Faimer Directory and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or

• Registration in oral and maxillofacial surgery with the General Medical Council, UK and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or

• Board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery in a USA or Canadian state and possession of a medical degree from a medical school listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools or the ECFMG Faimer Directory and dental degree and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or

• Two years or more of full time equivalent postgraduate training in the specialty at a recognised tertiary academic institution or equivalent; evidence of research activity; a pass in the New Zealand Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialist Examination and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination.

Scope of Practice for Oral Medicine Specialists

Oral Medicine Specialists practise in the branch of dentistry that is concerned with the oral health care of patients with chronic and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, and with their diagnosis and non-surgical management.

Specialist Oral Medicine is undertaken by a dental practitioner who possesses additional postgraduate qualifications, training and experience recognised by the Council as appropriate for registration.

Prescribed Qualifications

• MDS/MBChB (Oral Medicine) University of Otago; or

• An ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent degree in Oral Medicine from an ADC accredited dental school in Australia; a medical degree from a medical school listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools or the ECFMG Faimer Directory and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination; or

• Two years or more of full time equivalent postgraduate training in the specialty at a recognised tertiary academic institution or equivalent; evidence of research activity; a pass in the New Zealand Oral Medicine Specialist Examination and a pass in the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Examination.

Scope of Practice for Oral Pathology Specialists

Oral Pathology Specialists practise in the branch of pathology which deals with that nature of diseases affecting the oral, maxillofacial and adjacent regions.

Specialist Oral Pathology is undertaken by a dental practitioner who possesses additional postgraduate qualifications, training and experience recognised by the Council as appropriate for registration.



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

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Dental Council, Scopes of Practice, Qualifications, Oral Health Practitioners, Endodontic Specialists, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialists, Oral Medicine Specialists, Oral Pathology Specialists