Closed consultations
Consultations 2025
Consultation on new registration pathways and prescribed qualification changes
Closed 29 January 2026. Response document to follow.
Read the consultation document.
You can read the consultation submissions here.
As part of the consultation, Chair John Bridgman and Chief Executive Marie MacKay hosted two webinars to discuss the proposals and answer emerging questions, and we published a guide based on these discussions. Read the Q&A guide here.
Consultation on proposed 2026/27 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees
Consultation document (November 2025)
You can read the consultation submissions and Council responses here
You can read the consultation outcome response here.
Consultations 2024
Consultation on proposed 2025/26 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees
Consultation document (September 2024)
Outcome letter (December 2024)
Consultation on proposed Infection prevention and control standard
Consultation document (August 2024)
Outcome letter (December 2024)
Consultation on proposed end-date to some prescribed qualifications
Consultation document (July 2024)
No submissions received
Consultations 2023
Consultation on proposed Naming policy changes
Consultation document (November 2023)
Consultation on 2024/25 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees
Consultation document (October 2023)
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)
Consultations 2022
Consultation on 2023/24 budget, APC fees and disciplinary levies, and other fees
Consultation document (October 2022)
Outcome (December 2022)
Consultation on proposed addition of Haumarutanga ahurea/Cultural safety domain to dental specialist competencies for New Zealand
- Dental specialist competencies: Endodontics
- Dental specialist competencies: Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Dental specialist competencies: Oral medicine
- Dental specialist competencies: Oral pathology
- Dental Specialist competencies: Oral surgery
- Dental specialist competencies: Orthodontics
- Dental specialist competencies: Paediatric dentistry
- Dental specialist competencies: Periodontics
- Dental specialist competencies: Prosthodontics
- Dental specialist competencies: Restorative dentistry (New Zealand only)
- Dental specialist competencies: Special needs dentistry
- Dental specialist competencies: Public health dentistry (Community Dentistry)
Consultations 2021
Please note that some of the references listed in these documents are hosted on external websites and the Council can not guarantee that the links will remain current. Please contact us on consultations@dcnz.org.nz if you require any of the referenced documentation.
Consultation on proposed supplementary risk management principles for oral health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Consultation document (November 2021)
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)
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)
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
Outcome letter (July 2021)
Consultations 2020
Please note that some of the references listed in these documents are hosted on external websites and the Council can not guarantee that the links will remain current. Please contact us on consultations@dcnz.org.nz if you require any of the referenced documentation.
Consultation on proposed 2021/22 budget and fees, and policies on the allocation of costs for inquiries and competence remediation
Consultation document (December 2020)
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:
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
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