Resources

• Annual Report 2008
• Annual Report 2007
• Annual Report 2006
• NSW Dental Practice Act 2001
• NSW Dental Practice Act 2001
• Practice Oversight Guidelines
• Osteonecrosis

Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII)

The provisions of the Health Care Liability Amendment (Health Practitioners) Regulation 2001, require that every dentist and dental auxiliary practising in New South Wales must hold approved insurance, or fit within an exempt category. The Regulations provide that any person practising dentistry without approved insurance, or who is not within an exempt category, will be deemed to be guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct.

Part 3 of the Regulation provides that the Dental Board must not register a person who does not hold approved insurance, or who does not fall within an exempt category.

The Dental Board requires all registrants to provide satisfactory evidence of their approved insurance or exemption at the time of applying for, or renewing their registration. A practitioner who does no intend to practise dentistry during the forthcoming year of registration is not required to hold insurance.

To assist practitioners with these requirements, the following items are published on the link below (pdf page 35, document page 743):

Health Care Liability Amendment (HealthPractitioners) Regulations 2007