Revised registration standards published

National Boards regulating most Australian registered health practitioners, including the DBA, have commenced publishing revised registration standards, which will come into effect over the next 12 months, replacing the existing standards.

The revised registration standards are for:

• professional indemnity insurance arrangements
• recency of practice
• continuing professional development (CPD). 

The revised standards come into effect on 1 December. They will apply to all practitioners who will need to meet the obligations of the revised standards by the next registration renewal period on 30 November 2016.

The requirement of 60 hours of CPD activities over a three year CPD cycle has not changed. The cycle has moved from 1 July - 30 June to 1 December - 30 November to align with the registration renewal cycle. 

The revised recency of practice registration standard has not fundamentally changed. It has been reformatted and reworded to assist registrants and applicants to understand and comply with this standard.

The Board will be publishing revised professional indemnity insurance arrangements soon, which will be in effect from early July 2016.

To help dental practitioners prepare for commencement, the revised standards are being published in advance. 

Further information:

Revised registration standards - AHPRA

Revised standards for all dental practitioners - FAQs

Additional resources