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Membership
- Chair - Dr Owen Hales
- Practitioner Member - Ms Belinda Simons
- Practitioner Member - Dr Mark Leedham
- Practitioner Member- Dr Jean Cohen
- Practitioner Member - Dr Neil Lanceley
- Public Member - Ms Diane Walsh
- Public Member - Ms Joanna Albert
Role
The Dental Board of the Northern Territory is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the public is protected through the regulation of dental practitioners registered in the Northern Territory.
The Dental Board carries out this mandate by:
- Ensuring that all dental practitioners have received educational preparation to an agreed national standard;
- Dealing with issues of conduct and taking any disciplinary action as required;
- Administering the framework under which impaired dental practitioners can be rehabilitated without necessarily losing their license to practice;
- Assisting to improve dental practitioners performance should it be found to be below accepted professional standards, and
- Ensuring that all dental practitioners either currently registered or intending to be registered are competent and fit to practise.
The Health Professions Licensing Authority (HPLA) provides a bureau service to the Dental Board and carries out administrative duties as directed by it.
The objectives of the Health Practitioners Act 2004 (the Act) requires the Dental Board to:
- Protect and promote the health and safety of the people of the Territory;
- Promote the highest standard of professional health care practice in the Territory;
- Determine the standards for Registration and enrolment of health practitioners and for professional health care practice in the Territory, and
- Facilitate the continuing competence of health practitioners in the Territory.
The policies listed under the General Policies section plus the policies listed below comprise the Dental Code.
Dental Board Specific Policies
Note: Policies remain current until a review has been completed and the revised version available on the website
Dental Register
The Register identifies registrants as having either full registration/enrolment or conditional registration/enrolment.
Conditional registration/enrolment means that there are some restrictions on the person's practice. Such restrictions are diverse in nature and further information about the conditions applying to a particular registrant can be obtained by contacting us.
Please note that the registers available on this website are only updated monthly. For current information on registration status please contact us.
Download: Dental Register (Adobe PDF document - 37KB)
Dental Forms
Please refer to the Entitlement to Registration Policy Dental, or if you are an overseas trained dental practitioner, the Information Sheet for Overseas Educated Dental Practitioners, before completing an application for registration.
| Form | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
image: "." | Dentists or Dental Auxiliaries who hold current Registration in another State or Territory of Australia or New Zealand can apply for Registration in the Northern Territory under the Mutual Recognition Act or the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act. | Feb 2008 |
Application Form Dental Specialist.pdf (Adobe PDF document - 49KB) | Dentists or Dental Specialists who are not currently registered in a State or Territory of Australia or New Zealand, or who have completed an education program in NZ, UK or Ireland, can apply for Registration in the Northern Territory under the Health Practitioners Act. | Feb 2008 |
| Dentists or Dental Specialists who are not currently registered in a State or Territory of Australia or New Zealand, or who have completed an education program in NZ, UK or Ireland, can apply for Registration in the Northern Territory under the Health Practitioners Act. | Feb 2008 | |
Application Form Dental Auxillary.pdf (Adobe PDF document - 51KB) | Dental Auxiliaries who are not currently registered in a State or Territory of Australia or New Zealand and Dental Auxiliaries that have been trained overseas who have completed an Australian conversion course, can apply for Registration in the Northern Territory under the Health Practitioners Act. | Feb 2008 |
Application Form Dental Therapist add Authorisation.pdf (Adobe PDF document - 47KB) | Application to Add Authorisation To Practise In A Restricted Practise Area - Provision Of Dental Care And Services To Adults For Registered Dental Therapists With Current Registration In The Northern Territory Health Practitioners Act 2004 Dental Therapists who are trained and experienced in providing dental care to adults can apply for Registration that includes authorisation to practise in a restricted practice area - provision of care and services to adults. Please read the Authorisation to practise in a restricted practice area, namely, the provision of care and services to adults by a dental therapist Policy before completing the relevant application form. | Feb 2008 |
Application Form PSDWS Conditional Registration.pdf (Adobe PDF document - 50KB) | If you are a dental practitioner who has been educated in a country overseas (other than New Zealand, UK or Ireland) you may not immediately be eligible to apply for Registration in the Northern Territory. Some overseas trained dental practitioners may be eligible to apply for conditional Registration to participate in the Public Sector Dental Workforce Scheme and Dental Auxiliary that have been educated overseas will need to have their qualifications assessed. Please read the Information Sheet for Overseas Educated Dental Practitioners and the Public Sector Dental Workforce Scheme - Conditional Registration to determine your eligibility and either contact HPLA for clarification. | Feb 2008 |
Application Form Dental Therapist Authorisation Service - Adults.pdf (Adobe PDF document - 50KB) | . | Feb 2008 |
Mutual Recognition Dental Prothetist.pdf (Adobe PDF document - 142KB) | . | Sep 2007 |
NB: The Dental Board of the Northern Territory has declared that 'dentistry' is a restricted practice area. Other registered health practitioners that can provide evidence of the relevant qualifications, training and experience can apply for authorisation to practise in the restricted practice area of dentistry. Please refer to the Authorisation to Practise in a Restricted Practice Area Policy for further information.
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