Mutual Recognition – New Zealand
The Reciprocity Agreement between the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ) and the Dental Council of Ireland (DCI) was signed on 19 October 2022. Under this the DCNZ and the Dental Council agree that each party recognises the accreditation standards and policies of the other party as being substantially equivalent to its own. There are four dental programmes covered under this agreement, two in New Zealand and two in Ireland (UCC and TCD) and students graduating from these programmes after 19 October 2022. The new RCSI programme current is outside of this agreement. This agreement is subject to ongoing review.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DCI and the DCNZ mutually recognises graduates of general dentistry programs accredited by the DCI and by the DCNZ effective from 19 October 2022. Individuals attending dental programs in one country and planning to practice in another country should carefully investigate any requirements of the regulatory jurisdiction where they wish to practice for jurisdictional context considerations for registration.
New Zealand Dental Schools
The qualifications from the University of Otago, New Zealand recognised under this agreement are:
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Otago.
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours, University of Otago.
Irish Dental Schools
The qualifications from the University of Dublin (Trinity College) – Dublin Dental University Hospital, Lincoln Place Dublin 2 and National University of Ireland (University College Cork) – Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Wilton, Cork are recognised under this agreement.
The new Royal College of Surgeons Ireland dental programme is not part of our reciprocity agreement with the Dental Council of New Zealand. The Dental Council cannot comment on when this might happen.
Please consult the registration section of our website if you are interest in registering as a dentist under this agreement.
If you are interested in registering in New Zealand, further information can be obtained from the Dental Council of New Zealand at:
Physical & courier address Level 7 22 The Terrace Wellington 6011
Postal address PO Box 10-448 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Website https://dcnz.org.nz/
Telephone +64 4 499 4820
Email addresses For inquiries from practitioners about their applications or registration, and other public or media inquiries: inquiries@dcnz.org.nz