Under the Legislation Act 2019, notice is given of the making of the following secondary legislation:

This secondary legislation can be accessed at https://dcnz.org.nz/resources-and-publications/resources/gazette-notices/.

This notice is issued by the Dental Council pursuant to section 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

The following replaces the prescribed qualifications for oral medicine specialists published in the New Zealand Gazette, 19 January 2023, 2023-sl77. The scope of practice and competencies for oral medicine specialists published in in the New Zealand Gazette, 19 January 2023, 2023-sl77 remain unchanged.

Prescribed qualifications for the scope of practice for oral medicine specialists

New Zealand

• MDS/MBChB (Oral Medicine) University of Otago
• DClinDent (Oral Medicine) University of Otago and a medical degree from a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools^1,2

Australia

• an ADC accredited MDS or MDSc or DClinDent programme in oral medicine and a medical degree from a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools³
• a Dental Board of Australia approved programme of study providing a qualification for the purposes of specialist registration in oral medicine in Australia and a medical degree from a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools⁴.

Other

• two years or more of full-time equivalent postgraduate training in the specialty, evidence of research activity and a pass in the New Zealand Oral Medicine Specialist Examination.

Endnotes

1. Conferred from 2013. Accreditation ended 31 December 2023

2. WHO World Directory of Medical Schools replaced by Avicenna since August 2008, and the Faimer IMED Directory signed an agreement in March 2012 with WFME’s Avicenna Directory to collaborate in single directory – World Directory of Medical Schools

3. Before 30 June 2010, and before 17 October 2010 for Western Australia

4. From 1 July 2010 onwards, and 18 October 2010 onwards for Western Australia