Final-year students urged to apply for registration now

Final-year dental students can go online now to apply for registration before they graduate.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website enables final-year students to apply for registration four-to-six weeks before completing their course.

Dental Board of Australia Chair Dr John Lockwood AM said a graduate must also meet the Board’s registration requirements to become a registered health practitioner: criminal history,  English language skills, and professional indemnity insurance.

There are five steps to graduate registration:
1. Students apply for registration four to six weeks before completing their program at Graduate applications on the AHPRA website.
2. Applicants fill out an online application (if eligible) or download an application form. All applications require some documents to be sent to AHPRA by mail to complete the application.
3. Education providers advise AHPRA when applicants are eligible to graduate.
4. AHPRA finalises assessment, confirms registration, publishes new graduates’ names on the national register of practitioners and sends out registration certificates.
5. New graduates registered with the National Board are eligible to start work as soon as their name is published on the national register.

For more information - Go to Graduate applications on the AHPRA website for FAQs and links to more information.

For registration enquiries or difficulties in accessing the online application form ring: 1300 419 495 (within Australia), 61 3 8708 9001 (overseas callers).