Pursuant to sections 130-133 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.
1. Title and commencement-This notice may be cited as the Oral Health Practitioners’ (Fees) Notice 2010 (No. 2) and shall come into force on 2 September 2010.
(2) This notice has the status of a Regulation for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989.
(3) This notice replaces the Oral Health Practitioners’ (Fees) Amendment Notice 2010 (No. 1) notice published in the
New Zealand Gazette, 4 March 2010, No. 25, page 594.
2. Fees-The Dental Council sets the following fees, payable to the council, specified in the attached Schedule.
3. Tax-The fees are stated exclusive of goods and services tax (GST). All fees are subject to the addition of GST.
Schedule
Fees Payable $
Registration Fees
New Zealand Qualified or NZDREX Qualified Applicant
- Application for registration 311.11
Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition (TTMR) Applicant
- Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered 311.11
- Application for registration 311.11
Overseas Applicant with Prescribed Qualification
- Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered 466.67
- Application for registration 311.11
Applicant with Non-prescribed Qualification
- Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered under section 15(2) of the Act 2,032.00
- Application for registration 311.11
- Resubmission of application for assessment of eligibility under section 15(2) of the Act 1,885.33
Applicant with Non-prescribed Specialist Qualification
- Application for assessment of eligibility to be registered under section 15(2) of the Act 2,856.89
- Application for registration 311.11
- Resubmission of application for assessment of eligibility under section 15(2) of the Act 1,885.33
Other Registration Fees
- Application for registration with a prescribed qualification in an additional scope of practice* 311.11
- Application for registration with a non-prescribed qualification in an additional scope of practice* 559.11
- Application for additional registration advice 311.11
- Application for restoration to the Dental Register 311.11
- Supply of certificate of good standing 93.33
- Supply of replacement registration certificate or any other certificate 62.22
Recertification and Registration Retention Fees
- Six-month practising certificate - Dentists and Dental Specialists (for period 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010) 332.44
- Annual practising certificate - Dentists and Dental Specialists (for period 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011) 664.89
- Annual practising certificate - Dental Hygienists (for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) 410.67
- Annual practising certificate - Dental Therapists (for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) 498.67
- Annual practising certificate - Orthodontic Auxiliaries (for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) 298.67
- Annual practising certificate - Dental Technicians (for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) 654.22
- Annual practising certificate - Clinical Dental Technicians (for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) 790.22
- Six-month registration retention fee for non-practising Dentist and Dental Specialist registrants (for period
1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010) 48.00
- Annual registration retention fee for non-practising Dentist and Dental Specialist registrants (for period
1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011) 96.00
- Annual registration retention fee for non-practising registrants (excludes non-practising Dentist and Dental Specialist registrants) (for period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) 96.00
- Application to transfer from retention to practising where applicant subject to recency of practice policy 176.00
Examination Fees
- Application for assessment of eligibility to enter the New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - Overseas Trained Dentist Preliminary (OTDP) written examination 462.22
- Subsequent application for assessment of eligibility to enter the New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - Overseas Trained Dentist Preliminary (OTDP) written examination 462.22
- New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - clinical examination 4,124.44
- New Zealand Dental Registration Examination (NZDREX) - clinical examination re-sits (only applicable to candidates who entered the clinical examination prior to December 2009) 1,724.44
- New Zealand Dental Specialist Registration Examination 13,354.67
- New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX) - Clinical Examination (per candidate fee where there is less than a total of 5 candidates sitting the same examination) 5,389.33
- New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX) - Clinical Examination (per candidate fee where there is a total of 5 or more candidates sitting the same examination) 4,759.11
- New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX) - Written Examination (per candidate fee where there is less than a total of 5 candidates sitting the same examination) 2,368.00
- New Zealand Dental Therapist Registration Examination (NZDTREX) - Written Examination (per candidate fee where there is a total of 5 or more candidates sitting the same examination) 1,783.11
- New Zealand Dental Hygienist Registration Examination (NZDHREX) - Clinical Examination (per candidate fee where there is less than a total of 5 candidates sitting the same examination) 5,389.33
- New Zealand Dental Hygienist Registration Examination (NZDHREX) - Clinical Examination (per candidate fee where there is a total of 5 or more candidates sitting the same examination) 4,759.11
- New Zealand Dental Hygienist Registration Examination (NZDHREX) - Written Examination (per candidate fee where there is less than a total of 5 candidates sitting the same examination) 2,368.00
- New Zealand Dental Hygienist Registration Examination (NZDHREX) - Written Examination (per candidate fee where there is a total of 5 or more candidates sitting the same examination) 1,783.11
- New Zealand Dental Technician Registration Examination (NZDTechREX) - Combined Examination
(per candidate fee where there is less than a total of 5 candidates sitting the same examination) 2,501.33
- New Zealand Dental Technician Registration Examination (NZDTechREX) - Combined Examination
(per candidate fee where there is a total of 5 or more candidates sitting the same examination) 2,003.56
Other Fees
- Application to undertake supervised orthodontic auxiliary practice while undertaking a prescribed training course 62.22
- Application for approval of courses to equip registered oral health practitioners for registration in an additional scope of practice. For course providers who do provide training as part of a primary Dental Council accredited qualification 3,444.44
- Application for approval of courses to equip registered oral health practitioners for registration in an additional scope of practice. For course providers who do not provide training as part of a primary Dental Council accredited qualification 6,031.11
- Application for an electronic copy of the published Dental Council Register 200.00
*Additional Scopes of Practice are:
- Administering Local Anaesthetic in Dental Hygiene
- Undertaking Orthodontic Procedures in Dental Hygiene
- Intra oral Radiography in Dental Hygiene, Orthodontic Auxiliary
- Extra oral Radiography in Dental Hygiene, Orthodontic Auxiliary
- Pulpotomies in Dental Therapy
- Radiography in Dental Therapy
- Diagnostic Radiography in Dental Therapy
- Stainless Steel Crowns in Dental Therapy
- Adult Care in Dental Therapy
- Implant Overdentures in Clinical Dental Technology