The Dental Council is a regulatory authority created by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. We ensure oral health practitioners meet and maintain our standards in order to protect the health and safety of the New Zealand public.
The oral health practitioners we regulate are dentists, dental specialists, dental therapists, dental hygienists, oral health therapists, clinical dental technicians, dental technicians, and orthodontic auxiliaries.
January 7, 2026 Consultation on proposed Sedation practice standard
The Dental Council has opened a consultation on proposed changes to the Sedation practice standard.
We review the …
December 18, 2025 Chair newsletter December 2025
Read the full newsletter here
December 17, 2025 Consultation on proposed changes to the Accreditation S…
The current Dental Council (New Zealand) and Australian Dental Council (ADC) Accreditation Standards for dental pra…
November 17, 2025 Consultation on 2026/27 budget
The Dental Council is seeking feedback from practitioners and stakeholders on its draft 2026/27 budget, proposed An…
November 14, 2025 Chair newsletter November 2025
Please click the link below to read the latest Dental Council newsletter from the Chair Dr John Bridgman.
Newslett…
November 12, 2025 Consultation on new registration pathways and prescribe…
The Dental Council has launched a consultation on three new proposed registration pathways that will make it easier…
September 19, 2025 Radiation safety compliance
This update outlines compliance concerns raised by the Office of Radiation Safety and provides guidance to help ora…
August 26, 2025 Additional disciplinary levy
Unfortunately, the Dental Council has seen a significant rise in professional conduct cases across multiple profess…
March 17, 2025 Updates to the Council’s Restricted activities policy
The Council has updated its Restricted activities policy to better reflect contemporary practice.
In addition, two…
March 17, 2025 Council Chair and Deputy Chair elections
We are pleased to announce that at its February 2025 meeting, Council elected John Bridgman as Chair and Rosemary F…
