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The New Zealand Dental Technician Registration Examination
 
Overseas-qualified practitioners without prescribed dental technician qualifications or clinical dental technician qualifications may be required to sit and pass the New Zealand Dental Technicians Registration Examination (NZDTechREX) to satisfy the Dental Technicians Board of their competence to practice as a dental technician or clinical dental technician in New Zealand before registration is granted.
 
NZDTechREX is a week-long examination testing both scientific knowledge and practical skills.
 
Full details about the NZDTechREX examination can be read in the NZDTechREX Candidate Information Handbook.
 

Application Form

Application forms for the NZDTechREX Examination can be downloaded and printed by the applicant.
 
If this is the first application you have lodged with the Dental Council, you should use form NE001. This form includes covering notes and a general guide to the information that is required. Please note in particular the prerequisites for entry into the examination process.
 
If you have previously applied for registration or for another examination with the Dental Council, you should use form NE002.
 
Please complete the relevant form, and return to the Dental Council together with the necessary documentation and fees to commence your application for enrolment in this examination.
 

Candidate Information

The Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, is offering a one week scientific update course on the week prior to the NZDTechREX examination. For further information regarding this update course, please see the University of Otago website.
 

Fees

Refer to Examinations Fees for details of the fees associated with this examination. The examination fee is set on a cost-recovery basis. The fee will differ dependent on the number of candidates.
 

Examination Timetable

In general, there will be one examination each year. The Examinations Timetable page shows the latest schedule of examinations. The examination is held on an 'as required' basis. To date, no examinations have been held.