Issued by the Dental Council of New Zealand pursuant to sections 11 and 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.
Prescribed Qualifications
? Diploma in Dental Hygiene conferred by a New Zealand educational institution and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
? Bachelor of Health Science (Endorsement in Dental Hygiene), University of Otago and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
? Certificate in Dental Hygiene issued by Otago Polytechnic and approved experience in the provision of oral health services within the scope of intra-oral radiography and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
? New Zealand Defence Force training programme in Dental Hygiene and approved experience in the provision of oral health services within the scope of intra-oral radiography and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
? undergraduate dental hygiene degree or diploma from an Australian Dental Council accredited educational institution and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
? a pass in the DCNZ Dental Hygiene Registration Examination (intra-oral radiography) and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice;
? an exemption certificate for intra-oral radiography issued by the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board (MRTB) current as at 18 September 2004 and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice or Scope of Dental Auxiliary Practice or the Scope of Orthodontic Auxiliary Practice; or
? an approved intra-oral radiography training course and registration in the Scope of Dental Hygiene Practice
or Scope of Dental Auxiliary Practice or the Scope of Orthodontic Auxiliary Practice.1
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of December 2004.
JANET EDEN, Registrar, Dental Council.
1This is additional to and the only change to the previous prescribed qualifications.