✨ Dental Qualifications
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 108 — 24 NOVEMBER 2016
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Restorative Dentistry Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Restorative Dentistry Specialists
- Specialist registration as a Restorative Dentist with the Dental Council New Zealand as at 18 September 2004.
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for Special Needs Dentistry Specialists, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448.
Special Needs Dentistry Specialists
- MDS (Special Needs) University of Otago;
- DClinDent (Special Needs) University of Otago;
- an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc programme in special needs dentistry(1);
- a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in special needs 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 Special Needs Dentistry Specialist Examination.
Prescribed Qualifications for the Scope of Practice for General Dental Practice
The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for General Dental Practice, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 4 April 2013, No. 39, page 1199.
Prescribed Qualifications for the Scope of Practice for General Dental Practice
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Otago;
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours, University of Otago;
- an Australian Dental Council (ADC) accredited programme(2);
- a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of registration in general dentistry in Australia(2);
- 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 South Africa | 1 January 1997–31 December 2000 |
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