✨ Dental Specialist Qualifications
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 108 — 24 NOVEMBER 2016
- 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 medicine 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; 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 Medicine Specialist Examination.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Oral Pathology Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Oral Pathology Specialists
- MDS (Oral Pathology) University of Otago;
- DClinDent (Oral Pathology) University of Otago;
- an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in oral pathology(^1);
- a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in oral pathology in Australia(^2);
- Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia(^5);
- 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 Pathology Specialist Examination.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Oral Surgery Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 19 May 2005, No. 81, page 1927.
Oral Surgery Specialists
- DClinDent (Oral surgery) University of Otago(^6);
- specialist registration as an oral surgeon with the Dental Council New Zealand as at 18 September 2004.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Orthodontic Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Orthodontic Specialists
- MDS (Orthodontics) University of Otago;
- DClinDent (Orthodontics) University of Otago;
- an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in orthodontics(^1);
- a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in orthodontics in Australia(^2);
- 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 Orthodontic Specialist Examination.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Paediatric Dentistry Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Paediatric Dentistry Specialists
- MDS (Paediatric Dentistry) University of Otago;
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