Update on Continuing Professional Development

08 Jun 2010

Statement from the Dental Board of Australia

The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (National Law) comes into effect on 1 July 2010. Under the National Law, the Board has the power to set registration standards and there is now a mandatory requirement for registrants to participate in continuing professional development (CPD).

From 1 July 2010 all dental practitioners in Australia will have to meet the CPD requirements set by the Dental Board of Australia’s Registration Standard which has been approved by Ministerial Council.

For full details see the following attachment:

• Dental Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Update (257 KB,PDF)