k Dental Council of New Zealand
Schedule of Fees
 
DCNZ FEES 2010/2011 year

 
At the February 2010 meeting, Council approved new and updated fees to take effect from 1 April 2010.
 
The Annual Practising Certificate (APC) fees as published in the December 2009 edition of DCNZ News are unchanged and will be gazetted to be effective in the 2010/11 year.
 
The 2010-2011 fees are shown below:
 
Registration related (*)
Application for registration
For NZ qualified applicant $ 233.00
For application by virtue of Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition (TTMR) $ 406.00
For overseas applicant with prescribed qualifications $ 579.00
For applicant with non-prescribed qualifications applying under section 15(2) of the Act (Individual assessment) $ 1,837.00
For applicant with non-prescribed specialist qualifications applying under section 15(2) of the Act (Specialist individual assessment) $ 2,967.00
Resubmission for Board Consideration under S15(2) of the Act $ 1,770.00
For applications for registration in an additional scope of practice $ 198.00
Request for Registration Advice $ 160.00
 
 
Annual Practising Certificate
(including Disciplinary Levies)
(There is a reduced fee for practitioners taking out an APC for less than 12 months.
Further information may be obtained from the Secretariat)
Dentists and Dental Specialists $ 700.00
Dental Hygienists and Dental Auxiliaries $ 595.00
Orthodontic Auxiliaries $ 375.00
Dental Therapists $ 632.00
Dental Technicians $ 600.00
Clinical Dental Technicians $ 750.00
 
 
Dental Registration Examinations
NZ Dental Examinations - Dentists - NZDREX
Assessment of eligibility to enter the Dental Registration Examination process $ 450.00
Subsequent assessment of eligibility to enter the Dental Registration Examination process $ 192.00
OTDP Examination Application

Please refer to the current fees on the ADC website www.adc.org.au/fees.pdf
 
NZDREX Clinical examination - Dentists
$ 4,126.00
- Resits $ 1,214.00
Specialist Examinations - Dentists
$ 11,756.00
 
NZ Dental Examination - Dental Hygienists - NZDHREX
Clinical/Written combined examinations

Please contact secretariat for current examination fees
 
 
NZ Dental Examinations - Therapists - NZDTREX
NZDTREX Written examination

Please contact secretariat for current examination fees
 
NZDTREX Clinical examination

Please contact secretariat for current examination fees
 
 
NZ Dental Examination - Dental Technicians - NZDTechREX
Clinical/Written combined examinations

Please contact secretariat for current examination fees
 
 
 
Other fees
Restoration to Register $ 135.00
Supply of registration or good standing certificates
or any other certificate signed by the Registrar
$ 55.00
Annual Register maintenance fee for non-practising practitioners $ 55.00
 

Fees for 2010-2011 Year

Recertification and Registration Retention Fees
Six-month practising certificate - Dentists and Dental Specialists
(for period 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010)
$ 374.00
Annual practising certificate - Dental Hygienists
(for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
$ 462.00
Annual practising certificate - Dental Therapists
(for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
$ 561.00
Annual practising certificate - Orthodontic Auxiliaries
(for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
$ 336.00
Annual practising certificate - Dental Technicians
(for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
$ 736.00
Annual practising certificate - Clinical Dental Technicians
(for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
$ 889.00
Six month registration retention fee for non-practising Dentist and Dental Specialist registrants (for period 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010) $ 54.00
Annual registration retention fee for non-practising registrants (excludes non-practising Dentist and Dental Specialist registrants) $ 108.00
Application to transfer from retention to practising where applicant subject to recency of practice policy $ 198.00
 
 
All registration fees effective 1 April 2010 are set as follows:
 
Registration Fees
New Zealand Qualified or NZDREX Qualified Applicant  
Application for registration $ 350.00
Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition (TTMR) Applicant  
Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered $ 350.00
Application for registration $ 350.00
Overseas Applicant with Prescribed Qualification  
Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered $ 525.00
Application for registration $ 350.00
Applicant with Non-prescribed Qualification  
Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered under section 15(2) of the Act $ 2,286.00
Application for registration $ 350.00
Resubmission of application for assessment of eligibility under section 15(2) of the Act $ 2,121.00
Applicant with Non-prescribed Specialist Qualificatio  
Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered under section 15(2) of the Act $ 3,214.00
Application for registration $ 350.00
Resubmission of application for assessment of eligibility under section 15(2) of the Act $ 2,121.00
Other Registration Fees
Application for registration with a prescribed qualification in an additional scope of practice* $ 350.00
Application for registration with a non-prescribed qualification in an additional scope of practice* $ 629.00
Application for additional registration advice $ 350.00
Application for restoration to the Dental Register $ 350.00
Supply of certificate of good standing $ 105.00
Supply of replacement registration certificate or any other certificate $ 70.00
 
 
Examination Fees
Application for assessment of eligibility to enter the New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - Overseas Trained Dentist Preliminary (OTDP) written examination $ 520.00
Subsequent application for assessment of eligibility to enter the New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - Overseas Trained Dentist Preliminary (OTDP) written examination $ 520.00
New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - clinical examination $ 4,640.00
New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - clinical examination re-sits (only applicable to candidates who entered the clinical examination prior to December 2009) $ 1,940.00
New Zealand Dental Specialist Registration Examination $ 15,024.00
New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX) - written examination (fee set on a minimum of 5 candidates) $ 3,401.00
New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX) - clinical examination (fee set on a minimum of 5 candidates) $ 6,942.00
 
(*) Registration Fees are calculated on a cost-recovery basis
All prices shown are in $NZ (unless otherwise noted), and include GST of 12.5%

 
For users wanting to know the equivalent value in other currencies, please refer to
the Bank of New Zealand currency conversion webpage.
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