Consultations 2024

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Consultation on proposed 2025/26 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees

Consultation document (September 2024)

Submissions

Outcome letter (December 2024)

 

Consultation on proposed Infection prevention and control standard

Consultation document (August 2024)

Submissions  

Outcome letter (December 2024)

 

Consultation on proposed end-date to some prescribed qualifications 

Consultation document (July 2024)

No submissions received

Outcome  

Consultations 2023

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Consultation on proposed Naming policy changes

Consultation document (November 2023)

Submissions

 

Consultation on 2024/25 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees

Consultation document (October 2023)

Submissions

Outcome letter (December 2032)

 

Consultation on proposed Principals for quality and safe prescribing practice statement

Consultation document (June 2023)

 

Consultation on proposed recognition of Ireland Dental Council accredited dentistry programmes

Consultation document (May 2023)

Submissions

Consultations 2022

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Consultation on 2023/24 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees

Consultation document (October 2022)

Submissions

Outcome (December 2022)

 

Consultation on proposed addition of Haumarutanga ahurea/Cultural safety domain to dental specialist competencies for New Zealand

Consultation document

1. Dental specialist competencies: Endodontics
2. Dental specialist competencies: Oral and maxillofacial surgery
3. Dental specialist competencies: Oral medicine
4. Dental specialist competencies: Oral pathology
5. Dental Specialist competencies: Oral surgery
6. Dental specialist competencies: Orthodontics
7. Dental specialist competencies: Paediatric dentistry
8. Dental specialist competencies: Periodontics
9. Dental specialist competencies: Prosthodontics
10. Dental specialist competencies: Restorative dentistry (New Zealand only)
11. Dental specialist competencies: Special needs dentistry
12. Dental specialist competencies: Public health dentistry (Community Dentistry)

Consultations 2021

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Consultation on proposed supplementary risk management principles for oral health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Consultation document (November 2021)

Submissions

Outcome letter

Supplementary standard - Risk management principles for oral health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Figure 2 - Patient risk assessment questions (A4 print) 

Figure 3 - Patient management, room, PPE and stand down time requirements (A4 print) 

Figure 3 - Patient management, room, PPE and stand down time requirements (A3 print) 

 

Consultation on proposed 2022/23 budget, fees and levies

Consultation document (October 2021)

Submissions

Outcome letter (December 2021)

 

Consultation on proposed updates to professional competencies and changes to related scopes of practice

Consultation document (July 2021)

Consultation appendices - proposed drafts (July 2021)

Submissions

Outcome letter (November 2021)

Final appendices approved (November 2021) 

 

Follow-up consultation on proposed changes to the working relationship requirements for oral health practitioners with dentists, and the practising conditions for dental hygiene activities

Consultation document (March 2021)

 

Appendices:

A. Dental hygiene scope of practice

B. Dental therapy scope of practice

C. Oral health therapy scope of practice

D. Dental technology scope of practice

E. Clinical dental technology scope of practice

F.  Orthodontic auxiliary scope of practice 

Combined appendices A-F

 

Submissions

Outcome letter (July 2021)

Consultations 2020

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Consultation on proposed 2021/22 budget and fees, and policies on the allocation of costs for inquiries and competence remediation

 

Consultation document (December 2020)

Submissions

Outcome letter (February 2021)

 

Consultation on proposed changes to the working relationship requirements for oral health practitioners with dentists, and the practising conditions for dental hygiene activities

 

Consultation document (October 2020)

 

Appendices: 

A. Guidance for the consultative professional relationship between an oral health therapist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, or orthodontic auxiliary and dentist/dental specialist

B. Guidance for the professional relationship between a dental technician or clinical dental technician and other health practitioners 

C. Dental hygiene scope of practice 

D. Dental therapy scope of practice 

E. Orthodontic auxiliary scope of practice 

F. Dental technology scope of practice 

G. Clinical dental technology scope of practice

 Submissions received

 

Proposed changes to the ADC/DC(NZ) Accreditation standards for dental practitioner programs

Outcome letter (10 August 2020)

Accreditation standards for dental practitioner programmes - coming into effect 1 January 2021

Report of the consultation on proposed changes to the ADC/DC(NZ) Accreditation standards for dental practitioner programs (May 2020)

Submissions - New Zealand respondents

Submissions - Australian respondents

Consultation documents

Consultation paper - Proposed changes to the ADC/DC(NZ) Accreditation standards for dental practitioner programs (February 2020)

Consultation - ADC/DC(NZ) Accreditation Standards for Dental Practitioner Programs