All fees are applicable for the period 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

Registration fees

New Zealand qualified applicant 

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition applicant

TTMR application, practising and disciplinary levy 

TTMR registration applicants not previously registered in New Zealand who apply for a practising certificate within four months of the end of the annual practising cycle - ending in 2024:

Overseas prescribed qualifications 

Assessment of overseas non-prescribed dental qualifications, training and experience 

New Zealand Dental Registration Examination applicant 

Application for removal of an exclusion

Application for registration in an additional scope of practice

Application to undertake supervised practice 

If you decide to withdraw your registration application, an administration fee will be deducted

 Examination fees

The New Zealand Oral Health Therapy Registration Examination

The New Zealand Dental Hygiene Registration Examination

The New Zealand Dental Therapy Registration Examination 

The New Zealand Dental Technology Registration Examination

The New Zealand Clinical Dental Technology Registration Examination 

The New Zealand Dental Specialist Registration Examinations

If you decide to withdraw your examination application, an administration fee will be deducted

Professional standards programme fees

Professional standards programme fees  

 Health programme fees

Health programme fees

 Education fees

Education fees

Other fees

Other fees

Please note that the total amount payable shown may vary by up to 5 cents due to rounding of GST inclusive totals. If you want to know the equivalent value in other currencies, please refer to the Bank of New Zealand currency conversion webpage.

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Notes

1 Fee will be adjusted for any specific requirements of the individual programme and third-party costings at the time the programme is established.

2. The practitioner will be charged direct professional fees and travel and accommodation expenses for supervisors, those providing oversight, tutors, course administrators etc. These expenses will be charged on an actual and reasonable basis in accordance with the Dental Council’s fees and payments and expenditure decisions and probity policies. Course materials, venue costs and administration expenses such as printing, and postage will also be charged based on actual costs.

Competence programme:

The fees payable by a practitioner who is required to undertake a competence programme set or recognised by the Council under section 40 of the Act will be an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Council for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Council in relation to the competence programme that applies to the practitioner. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:

a) fees for service providers engaged by the Council in relation to the competence programme;

b) travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits;

c) administration expenses for Council administration, teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.

Fees payable will be adjusted for the specific requirements of the individual competence programme and can range depending on the level of education required to bring a practitioner up to the required standard of competence. 

Recertification programme:

The fees payable by a practitioner who is required to undertake an individual recertification programme set or recognised by the Council under section 41 of the Act will be an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Council for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Council in relation to the recertification programme that applies to the practitioner. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:

a) fees for service providers engaged by the Council in relation to the recertification programme;

b) travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits;

c) administration expenses for Council administration, teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.

Fees payable will be adjusted for the specific requirements of the individual recertification programme and can range depending on the level of education required to bring a practitioner up to the required standard.

Supervision/oversight:

The fees payable by a practitioner who is the subject of a condition included in the practitioner’s scope of practice requiring the practitioner to practise subject to the supervision of one or more nominated health practitioners or health practitioners of a stated class will be an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Council for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Council in relation to the supervision of the practitioner. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:

a) fees for persons engaged by the Council to provide supervision;

b) travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits;

c) administration expenses for Council administration, teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.

Fees payable will be adjusted for the specific requirements of the supervision that can range depending on the duration of supervision required for the practitioner to be meet the required standard of competence. 

3. The practitioner will be charged for secretariat administrative overheads at $83.44 (excl GST) an hour.

4. Not applicable for accreditation of Adult restorative programmes.

5. Direct professional fees, travel, accommodation and other costs for site evaluation team members together with Council administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing and postage etc., will be charged to the Educational Institution under review, based on actual costs incurred. Dental Council secretariat administrative overheads incurred throughout the accreditation process will also be charged to the Educational Institution under review. The invoice will be generated at the end of the accreditation review process, regardless of the outcome of the review.

6. Direct professional fees, travel, accommodation and other costs for site evaluation team members together with Council administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing and postage etc., will be charged to the Educational Institution for the monitoring of conditions placed on programmes, based on actual costs incurred. Dental Council secretariat administrative overheads incurred throughout the accreditation monitoring process will also be charged to the Educational Institution. The invoice will be generated at the end of the monitoring period, but at least annually if monitoring spans multiple financial years.