New Zealand Gazette – 2016 – No. 108

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✨ Dental Specialist Qualifications

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 108 — 24 NOVEMBER 2016

DClinDent (Paediatric Dentistry) University of Otago;
an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in paediatric dentistry1;
a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in paediatric dentistry in Australia2; 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 Paediatric Dentistry Specialist Examination.

The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Periodontic Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.

Periodontic Specialists

MDS (Periodontics) University of Otago;
DClinDent (Periodontics) University of Otago;
an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in periodontics1;
a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in periodontics in Australia2; 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 Periodontic Specialist Examination.

The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Prosthodontic Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.

Prosthodontic Specialists

MDS (Prosthodontics) University of Otago;
DClinDent (Prosthodontics) University of Otago;
an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in prosthodontics1;
a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in prosthodontics in Australia2;
Certificate in Prosthodontics from a three-year programme CDA accredited dental school in the USA or Canada and evidence of research activity; 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 Prosthodontic Specialist Examination.

The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Public Health Dentistry Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.

Public Health Dentistry (or Community Dentistry) Specialists

MComDent University of Otago;
an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc programme in public health dentistry1;
a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in public health in Australia2; 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 Public Health Dentistry Specialist Examination.

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