Dental Board of Australia seeks approval on standards and registration

The Dental Board of Australia has submitted proposals on mandatory registration standards, endorsements and specialist registration for approval by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council.

The proposals relate to:

• Criminal history registration standard
• English language requirements registration standard
• Professional indemnity insurance arrangements registration standard
• Continuing professional development registration standard
• Recency of practice registration standard
• Board specific registration – scopes of practice
• Specialist registration
• Endorsement of area of practice of conscious sedation.

Common minimum registration standards across all boards are proposed for criminal history matters and English language requirements registration standards.