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For holders of prescribed qualifications New Zealand qualified applicantsIf you hold a prescribed clinical dental technician qualification and are already registered with the Council as a dental technician in New Zealand, please complete form REG003 after graduation and return this form to the Dental Council together with the necessary documentation and fees.If you hold a prescribed clinical dental technician qualification that has been completed in New Zealand but are not registered with the Council as a dental technician you need to complete form REG001 and return this form to the Dental Council together with the necessary documentation and fees. Please contact the Dental Council for a copy of this registration form. In addition, you are required to provide three professional references (Form R001). Holders of overseas prescribed qualificationsYou need to firstly apply for eligibility to register. To do so you need to complete Form ELIG005 and send this application with the required fees and documentation to the Dental Council. In addition, you are required to provide three professional references (Form R001). Overseas-trained practitioners are also required to read the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Resource Book.The Dental Council will consider your application on an individual basis. If the Council is satisfied that you are eligible to apply for registration you will be issued with an eligibility letter, stating that you are eligible to apply for registration. To apply for registration you are required to complete Form REG002, which will be sent with the letter. The correct fees must accompany your ELIG005 and REG002 applications. Please refer to the fees schedule for current fees. For holders of non-prescribed clinical dental technician qualifications seeking individual assessment
under Section 15(2) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act If you hold a non-prescribed clinical dental technology qualification and consider that special circumstances exist in respect of your qualifications, training and experience such that the Council might consider them equivalent to a prescribed clinical dental technician qualification you may submit an application for individual assessment (Form ELIG002) under Section 15(2) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act. In addition, to your ELIG002 form you are also required to provide three professional references (Form R001). The Dental Council will consider your application on an individual basis. If the Council is satisfied that the combination of your qualifications, training and experience are, in fact, equivalent to a prescribed qualification you will be issued with an eligibility letter, stating that you are eligible to apply for registration. To apply for registration you are required to complete Form REG002, which will be sent with the letter, and send to this to the Council with the relevant fee. Application Process under TTMRAAustralian registered dental technicians who wish to register under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act (TTMRA) 1997 should refer to the TTMRA page.All overseas-trained practitioners are also required to read the New Zealand Conditions of Practice Resource Book. For details of the scopes of practice for Dental Technicians and Clinical Dental Technicians, click here. |
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