and good standing status in your country of registration. A COGS should be sent to the Dental Council direct from the authority under which you are currently registered to support your application for registration in New Zealand. Examinations What examinations do I need to sit in order to register in New Zealand as an oral health professional? Each practitioner group has its own written and clinical registration exams. Refer to the Examination section for further information. How long does it take to complete the registration examinations in order to get registered? It takes a candidate an average of 12-18 months to complete the examinations. This is dependent on whether candidates pass the examinations outright. For example, if you enrol to sit the written examination in March and pass, you can then be enrolled to sit the next available clinical examination within six months of sitting the written. This is however, dependent on places available for the clinical examination. How often are the NZ dental registration examinations held? The dentist written examination is held twice a year and the clinical examination three times a year. The therapy, hygiene and technology examination dates are determined by the level of interest in these exams. The examinations timetable will provide you with the respective examination dates. Are any of these examinations available overseas? Only the dentist written examination, held in conjunction with the Australian Dental Council, is available at a number of overseas sites. For more information on the specific venues please click here