Continuing professional development (CPD) is the means by which dental practitioners maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives.
Dental practitioners are required to meet the Board’s Registration standard: continuing professional development (the standard), which is in effect since 1 December 2015 (see below).
The standard applies to all dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, oral health therapists and dental prosthetists, except those who hold one of the following types of registration:
The Guidelines: continuing professional development provide information on how to meet the standard (see below).
Dental practitioners are required to complete a minimum of 60 hours of CPD activities over a three-year CPD cycle.
Each three-year CPD cycle covers three registration periods. The start and end dates of the three-year CPD cycle have changed as follows:
1 July 2013 to 30 June 2016.
1 December 2016 to 30 November 2019.
1 July 2016 to 30 November 2016.
There is a five month transition period between the past and the next CPD cycles.
During this period of transition, we encourage dental practitioners to continue to undertake CPD activities. Any CPD activities that dental practitioners complete during this time will count towards the new cycle starting on 1 December 2016. CPD hours completed in this five-month period cannot count towards the past cycle that ended on 30 June 2016.
For further information, please refer to the documents below or contact our Customer Service Team on 1300 419 495.