Dental Council of New Zealand

New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX)

Applicants without prescribed qualifications may apply to enter the New Zealand Dental Therapy Registration Examinations (NZDTREX) pathway.

The NZDTREX comprises two components:

Written Examination
Clinical Examination

The NZDTREX process for all applicants is as follows:

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Meet the eligibility criteria for the written examination Submit eligibility application
form & fee Sit written examination Meet eligibility criteria for
clinical examination Submit enrolment
application & fee

Sit clinical examination

Have 3 attempts to pass both written
and clinical examinations collectively

End of NZDTREX process