Dental Board of Australia sets fee for 2018/19

10 Sep 2018

The Dental Board of Australia (the Board) has announced the national registration fee for dental practitioners for 2018/19.

The fees are:

• dentists and specialists: $663
• dental prosthetists: $589, and
• dental hygienists and therapists: $327.

The fees for practitioners whose principal place of practice is NSW are also¹:

• dentists and specialists: $663
• dental prosthetists: $589, and
• dental hygienists and therapists: $327.

A full fee schedule, including the fee arrangements for practitioners whose principal place of practice is NSW, has been published on the Board’s website.

The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme) is funded by practitioners’ registration fees. The decision to increase the fee ensures that the Board has the funds required to carry out its duties and to protect the public.

Fees support the Board in the continual development of a safe and mobile Australian workforce for health practitioners and the public in the most efficient ways possible. It also allows the Board to facilitate the provision of high quality education and training for practitioners.

For more information

• Visit the Dental Board website
• Lodge an online enquiry
• For registration enquiries: 1300 419 495 (within Australia) +61 3 8708 9001 (overseas callers).

¹NSW is a co-regulatory jurisdiction.