✨ Dental Council Notice
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 184
11 DECEMBER 2009
Dental Council of New Zealand
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
Notice of Replacement Scopes of Practice and Prescribed Qualifications
This notice is issued by the Dental Council pursuant to sections 11 and 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.
This notice shall come into effect 7 January 2010.
The following scope replaces the Scope of General Dental Practice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 7 December 2006, No. 167, page 4856.
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
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Otago; or
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an Australian Dental Council (ADC) accredited undergraduate dental degree from an ADC accredited dental school in Australia; or
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a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a CDA accredited dental school in the USA or Canada; or
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a General Dental Council (GDC) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a GDC accredited dental school in the UK, or Commonwealth as listed below:
Dental School Dates of recognition Western Cape Before 1 January 1998 Hong Kong Before 1 January 2001 Singapore Before 1 January 2001 Witwatersrand Before 1 January 2001 Pretoria Before 1 January 2001 Stellenbosch Before 1 January 2001 Medical University of South Africa Between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000 Malaysia Between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000
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- a five year undergraduate dental degree; a pass in the New Zealand Dental Registration Examinations; or
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