✨ Dental Specialist Qualifications
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 108 — 24 NOVEMBER 2016
Notice of Scopes of Practice and Related Qualifications Prescribed by the Dental Council New Zealand
Pursuant to section 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the Dental Council hereby gives notice of replacement prescribed qualifications for the following scopes of practice:
Prescribed Qualifications for Registration as a Dental Specialist
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Endodontic Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Endodontic Specialists
- MDS (Endodontics) University of Otago;
- DClinDent (Endodontics) University of Otago;
- an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in endodontics(^1);
- a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in endodontics in Australia(^2); 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 and a pass in the New Zealand Endodontic Specialist Examination.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 4 April 2013, No. 39, page 1199.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialists
- MDS/MBChB (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) University of Otago;
- DClinDent (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) University of Otago(^3);
- an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in oral and maxillofacial surgery(^1), and a medical degree from a medical school listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools or the ECFMG Faimer Directory;
- a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in oral and maxillofacial surgery in Australia(^2), and a medical degree from a medical school listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools or the ECFMG Faimer Directory;
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)(^4);
- registration in oral and maxillofacial surgery with the General Medical Council, UK;
- 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; 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 and a pass in the New Zealand Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialist Examination.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Oral Medicine Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Oral Medicine Specialists
- MDS/MBChB (Oral Medicine) University of Otago;
- an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in oral medicine(^1) and a medical degree from a
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