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Eligibility Criteria for the Written Examination (NZDTREX)
To be eligible to enrol in the written examination you must:
- provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of an appropriate dental qualification at a recognised tertiary
academic institution;
- be registered as an oral health practitioner and provide a certified copy of the registration certificate, including Certificates of Good Standing
from relevant Boards/Council's where registration is, or has been held in the last seven years. Certificates of Good
Standing must be no more than three months old;
- appear to satisfy the fitness for registration requirements of s16 of the Health
Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 (the Act);
and
- 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);
Applicants have three years from the date of first sitting the written examination to pass both examination components. If an applicant
fails to pass the written and clinical examinations within the three-year period they will not be eligible for registration in New
Zealand through the New Zealand Dental Registration Examinations pathway.
If not Eligible for NZDTREX enrollment
Those applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria for enrollment in the NZDTREX pathway have the option to enrol in the
Bachelor of Oral Health at Otago University or
the Bachelor of Health Science (Oral Health) at
Auckland
University of Technology.
Return to NZDTREX Examination Process
Further Information
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