The Dental Council is a regulatory authority created by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. We ensure oral health practitioners meet and maintain our standards in order to protect the health and safety of the New Zealand public.
The oral health practitioners we regulate are dentists, dental specialists, dental therapists, dental hygienists, oral health therapists, clinical dental technicians, dental technicians, and orthodontic auxiliaries.
August 20, 2026 Dental Council and ADC publish joint revised accreditat…
The Dental Council (New Zealand) (DC(NZ)) and Australian Dental Council (ADC) have published the revised accredit…
August 19, 2026 Findings from the Coroner on use of local anaesthesia
Please see below the findings of a recent Coroner’s report, aimed at practitioners who administer anaesthesia. The …
July 27, 2026 Consultation on proposed updates to the standards frame…
The Dental Council has opened a consultation on the proposed updates to the Standards Framework for Oral Health Pra…
June 30, 2026 Chair newsletter June 2026
Chair newsletter June 2026
June 24, 2026 Consultation on accredited specialist qualifications an…
The Council is consulting on the following proposed changes to prescribed qualifications:
1. Recognising the fo…
April 30, 2026 Chair newsletter April 2026
Chair newsletter April 2026
April 15, 2026 Consultation response to registration pathways and pres…
The Council has considered all submitted feedback and made the following decisions after consultation on the regist…
March 30, 2026 Consultation outcome on proposed Sedation practice stan…
The Council has published the response document and final Sedation practice standard following the recent consultat…
March 23, 2026 Chair newsletter March 2026
Chair newsletter March 2026
December 18, 2025 Chair newsletter December 2025
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