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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.

July 31, 2023    Ireland accredited dentistry programmes now recognised …

Council has now approved the Dental Council of Ireland accredited dentistry programmes as prescribed qualifications…

July 31, 2023    Annual recertification programme for dentists and denta…

We are coming to the end of the next annual recertification cycle for dentists and dental specialists.

At the end …

June 30, 2023    Consultation on the proposed Principles for quality and…

Consultation on the proposed Principles for quality and safe prescribing practice statementThe Dental Council with …

June 9, 2023    Update on guidance on advanced and new areas of practic…

In response to a request from Te Ohu Pūniho Ora o Aotearoa – New Zealand Oral Health Association, the Council has r…

June 9, 2023    Local anaesthetic and adrenaline medicines reclassifica…

Last year the Council submitted an application to Medsafe’s Medicines Classification Committee to widen the classif…

June 9, 2023    New radiography course for dental therapists and dental…

The University of Otago developed a new radiography course to support dental hygienists and dental therapists to re…

June 9, 2023    Changes to the Radiation Safety Regulations

The Government made its final decisions to amend the Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations on 8 May 2023. The amen…

May 17, 2023    Naming Notice - Dr Jacob Goldenberg

 

Naming Notice – Dr Jacob Goldenberg

17 May 2023

Dr Jacob Goldenberg

Total Health Dentistry 

348 Ponsonby Roa…

May 1, 2023    Consultation on proposed recognition of Ireland Dental …

The Dental Council is proposing to gazette the Dental Council of Ireland accredited dentistry programmes as prescri…

March 6, 2023    Therapeutic Products Bill submission

The Dental Council made the following submission to the Health Select Committee on the Therapeutics Products Bill. …