NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 52

6 MAY 2010

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General Section

Dental Council of New Zealand

Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Notice of Replacement Scopes of Practice and Prescribed Qualifications

Pursuant to sections 11 and 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, this notice, which replaces all previous notices for the 11 scopes outlined below, is issued by the Dental Council of New Zealand and shall come into effect on 3 June 2010.

For the avoidance of doubt, the other two scopes of dental speciality, namely Oral Surgery Specialists and Restorative Dentistry Specialists, remain the same.

1. 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; or

• a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a CDA accredited dental school in the USA or Canada; or

• 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	Between 1 January 1997
  South Africa	and 31 December 2000
  Malaysia	Between 1 January 1997
  	and 31 December 2000

or

• a five year undergraduate dental degree; a pass in the New Zealand Dental Registration Examinations; or
• a five year undergraduate dental degree; a pass in the Australian Dental Council licensing examinations; or
• a five year undergraduate dental degree; a pass in the USA licensing examinations.

2. Scope of Practice for Endodontic Specialists

Endodontic Specialists practise in the branch of dentistry that is concerned with the morphology and pathology of the pulpo-dentine complex and periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompasses the basic clinical sciences including the biology of the normal pulp, and the aetiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries to the pulp and associated periradicular tissues.

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

Prescribed Qualifications

• MDS (Endodontics) University of Otago; or
• DClinDent (Endodontics) University of Otago; or
• an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent degree in Endodontics from an ADC accredited dental school in Australia; 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 Endodontic Specialist Examination.

3. Scope of Practice for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialists

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialists practise in that part of surgery which deals with the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the human jaws and associated structures.

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

Prescribed Qualifications

• MDS/MBChB (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) University of Otago; or
• an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from an ADC accredited Australian University; a medical degree from a medical school listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools or the ECFMG Faimer Directory; or
• registration in oral and maxillofacial surgery with the General Medical Council, UK; or