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Eligibility Criteria for the Written Examination (NZDREX)
To be eligible to enrol in the written examination you must:
- provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of an appropriate dental qualification at a recognised tertiary
academic institution;
- be registered as an oral health practitioner and provide a certified copy of the registration certificate, including Certificates of Good Standing
from relevant Boards/Council's where registration is, or has been held in the last seven years. Certificates of Good
Standing must be no more than three months old;
- appear to satisfy the fitness for registration requirements of s16 of the Health
Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 (the Act);
- demonstrate the ability to communicate and comprehend English to a level sufficient to protect the health and safety of the
public as per the current Council's Policy on English
Competence and English Tests (please note that a pass of the relevant English Test will only be valid for two years);
and
- have not exceeded the maximum number of attempts, which is a maximum of three opportunities to pass both the written and clinical
examinations collectively.
Validity period of examination components
Applicants have three years from the date of first sitting the written examination to pass both examination components.
If an applicant fails to pass the written and clinical examinations within the three-year period they will not be eligible for registration
in New Zealand through the New Zealand Dental Registration Examinations pathway.
English Tests (as required by the current Policy on English Competence and English
Tests) are valid for two years.
If you are not eligible for the NZDREX enrolment
Those applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria for enrolment in the NZDREX pathway have the option to enrol in the
Bachelor of Dental Surgery at Otago University.
Return to NZDREX Examination Process
Further Information
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