Welcome

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.

February 7, 2024    Annual practising certificates (APCs)

We are approaching a new annual practising cycle for oral health therapists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, …

February 7, 2024    Feedback survey coming soon

The Dental Council introduced a new recertification programme, which came into effect on 1 October 2021 for dentist…

December 12, 2023    Outcome of the 2024/25 budget and fees consultation

After considering the workplan and proposed budget for the next two years and feedback received on the 2024/25 budg…

December 12, 2023    Accreditation reviews

The Council completed two accreditation reviews over the last few months. The Council thanks the site evaluation te…

November 28, 2023    Recertification programme and policy update

As previously communicated, the professions' response to the new recertification programme requirements has been ov…

November 16, 2023    Consultation on proposed Naming policy changes

The Council, as required under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, has completed its three yearly re…

October 6, 2023    Consultation on proposed 2024/25 budget and fees

The Dental Council is seeking feedback from practitioners and stakeholders on its draft 2024/25 budget, proposed AP…

September 25, 2023    Changes to prescribing regulations

Cabinet has approved amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977 to ensure more appropriate restrictions on …

September 25, 2023    University of Otago postgraduate adult restorative dent…

Following a review in July 2022, the Dental Council (the Council) has accredited the new University of Otago progra…

September 25, 2023    Workforce analysis report 2020 to 2022

The workforce report for 2020 to 2022 is now available. It provides an overview of the oral health workforce based …