1. hold a current pass in the written examination or have been granted an exemption from the written examination by the Council;
    
   
2. 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);
    
   
3. provide an original typed and signed Hepatitis B and C report, including Hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody and Hepatitis C antibody; (Requirements for a valid report: [+])
    
   
   Results must be provided by a New Zealand registered International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) laboratory or from an overseas laboratory which is party to a mutual recognition arrangement with the IANZ www.ianz.govt.nz or laboratory registered to provide services for New Zealand Immigration. Please note that the Hepatitis report must be less than six months old at the time of receipt and you must ensure that the test request form includes in the "clinical details" section a request for your identity to be verified against your passport photograph and your passport number recorded on the form. If you supply a report from an accredited overseas laboratory you must also provide a certified copy of the laboratory's certificate of accreditation, including a copy of the laboratory's scope of accreditation so that we can identify that the laboratory has accreditation to carry out the required Hepatitis test.
    

    
   
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4. Not exceed the maximum allowable number of failures for the written and clinical examinations collectively (maximum 3 failures), within three years from the date of first sitting the written examination.

Further Information

• Eligibility Criteria for the NZDHREX Written Examination
  
• Eligibility Application Form and Fee
  
• Sitting the NZDHREX Written Examination
  
• Submitting NZDHREX Clinical Examination Enrolment Form and Fee
  
• Registering with Dental Council