All Dental practitioners exercise autonomous decision making within their particular areas of training, education and competence to provide the best possible care for their patients. APHRA (The National Board) approves programs of study, (i.e. University Bachelor degree courses) as the minimum requirements for registration as the main divisions of Dental Practitioners (Dental Specialist, Dentist, OHT, Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist). Within each division, registered practitioners must only perform those dental procedures that they have been trained, educated and deemed competent in by the approved programs of study.

A Dental Practitioners scope can evolve from the time they receive their qualification. Recently, the National Board has removed the reference and approval for programs to extend scope from the registration standard. This has been decided to be delivered by Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The board has currently no approval process for any CPD event run by any organization, including DHN or even the Universities. Unfortunately, this means there is no tick box solution for OHTs to increase their scope to adult restorative and hence there is no registration Division for an OHT with Adult scope. The age restriction for some OHTs and the extension of scope to potentially treat adult restorative may be considered an extension of scope but could also be considered building on fundamental scope.

If one decides to complete CPD that broadens knowledge, expertise and competence: one needs to: ·        

-Self-assess whether sufficient clinical experience has been provided         

-Assess the quality of training of incorporate the acquired knowledge and training into clinical practice ·        

-Make sure the practice is within the relevant division of registration and definition of dentistry ·        

-Be mindful whether your professional indemnity insurance covers any new procedures and techniques ·        

-Make sure you always practice in accordance with the boards Code of Conduct

AHPRA has some useful information regarding the self-reflection tool on their website which is advised for practitioners looking at validating their scope of practice.

At DHN, we pride ourselves in providing real world dental education on current best practice, including practical training for participants on real life situations on live patients. We believe it provides outstanding education, training and could aid competence for our participants that is especially relevant. We provide a Certificate of Attendance for CPD points.

Our aim is to ensure all participants undertake hands-on training treating live patients. However we take our responsibility to the patients participating in this course very seriously. If you are deemed unfit or unprepared to work on live patients, we reserve the right to prevent you from treating live patients. In such cases, the participant will be provided with further training and mentorship, which may include working on a typodont model during the time they were originally scheduled to perform live treatments.

Please be aware, whilst we are not preventing the consumption of alcohol during the live event, we do reserve to right to exclude a participant from the live training if we reasonably believe the student is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

As this is an intensive educational event, social time is limited. However your partner is welcome to join the group for the dinners and celebratory festivities (additional fee will be applied). We are happy to discuss arrangements that would enable you to take part in the event. Please contact us if you have a unique situation that requires someone to attend with you.

While all active participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance, you may miss valuable CPD hours. So please ensure you are punctual for the live event and plan your flights and accommodation accordingly.

For the pre-event online training

We highly recommend that you block out the time to attend the on-line training sessions. This will enable you stay on track with the coursework. We will be able to log your attendance at these sessions, and your non-attendance will result in a reduction of your CPD hours; your CPD Certificate will reflect this.

For the live event

You must arrive 30 minutes early on the first day of training to allow time for registration. As there is no parking available at The Australian Dental Centre of Excellence (ADCE), all participants are leaving together via bus transfer to our first training session at ADCE, and we will not delay the bus for late students. 

The clinical training will finish at 6pm on the final day. However, there will be an awards ceremony and celebration on Saturday night which you will not want to miss out on!

We recommend considering your transportation and accommodation options, and ensuring you have plenty of time to arrive on time for the event. If you need to arrange additional accommodation on either Wednesday or Saturday evenings, please contact our team directly. 

We have a 48-hour cooling off period, where you can request a refund if you change your mind within 48-hours of making payment to participate in this training. However, due to the limited number of spots available for participants in this training, we do not offer any further "change of mind" refunds.

We arrange custom items for participants in the training courses and incur upfront costs that we must pay regardless of whether you participate or not. If you cancel your booking, you may also forfeit your paid fees, depending on how close we are to the start date of the online training.

More than 60 days' notice of cancellation (Prior to the commencement of Online Training Sessions): Your 15% deposit (when paying via HUMM), or 15% of the final price will be non-refundable, any other money paid by you will be refunded.

Less than 60 days' notice but more than 30 days' notice: Your deposit will be non-refundable, plus you also forfeit 50% of the balance money paid by you.

Less than 30 days' notice, no show on the day, or partial attendance: No refund of any amount paid. We acknowledge that there may be extenuating circumstances preventing your attendance at the commencement or any part of the course. You must apply to us in writing for consideration of your circumstances.

We've partnered with Humm to offer a 24-month interest-free payment plans. However, to secure your spot in The Live Patient Adult Restorative Mini-Residency for OHTs & DTs, a 15% deposit is required to be paid upfront via direct deposit. The remaining 85% of your fees are eligible for funding through Humm, pending finance approval.

If you choose the 24-month plan, your fortnightly repayment will be approximately $169/fortnight.

In addition to the weekly repayments, Humm charges an $8/month Account Fee.

You will also need to pay an Establishment Fee for the payment plan to be setup. If you're new to Humm, you'll pay a $60 Establishment Fee. However if you are already a Humm customer, you will pay a $22 Repeat Purchase Fee to set up the new payment.

You must arrange your own transportation to and from the event. Free parking is available at the event hotel. However, there is no parking available at The Australian Dental Centre of Excellence, so all participants must meet at the event hotel for bus transfer to ADCE.