Working in Australia as a dentist you are required to have the correct authority and registration to be able to practice. This page contains most of the information you will need, but as a dentist joining 1300SMILES Ltd you will benefit from the support and guidance our experienced team can offer in ensuring you have everything in place to enable you to practice.
Australian Dental Council
If you live overseas and are a dentist with a qualification gained outside of Australia and you intend to migrate and work in this profession you must gain approval to practice from the Australian Dental Council.
The purpose of the ADC is to establish if an overseas dentist has the appropriate standard of knowledge, skills and attitudes expected for the safe and effective practice of dentistry in Australia.
Dentists with a Bachelor degree obtained from the United Kingdom or Ireland, or Canada (after 31 March 2010), may have qualifications which may be acceptable for registration in Australia.
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Dental Board of Australia
AHPRA is the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency that has been regulating and providing a national registration system for health professions since July 2010. There is a specific board for each profession with AHPRA as the single Agency that supports the Boards and the National Scheme.
The Dental Board of Australia is the board responsible for the initial registration of all dentists, dental specialists, dental therapists, dental hygienists and oral health therapists within Australia whether native or from overseas, and renewing their registration annually.
There are a number of pathways to achieving registration depending on your qualifications, the Dental Board of Australia’s website contains all the information you will need in order to obtain your registration to enable you to practice in Australia.
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Medicare
Medicare is Australia’s universal health care system introduced in 1984 to provide eligible Australian residents with affordable, accessible and high-quality health care.
Medicare was established based on the understanding that all Australians should contribute to the cost of health care according to their ability to pay. It is financed through progressive income tax and an income-related Medicare levy.
Medicare provides access to:
- free treatment as a public (Medicare) patient in a public hospital, and
- free or subsidised treatment by medical practitioners including general practitioners, specialists, participating optometrists or dentists (for specified services only)
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Department of Immigration
There are a range of visas available to those wishing to work in Australia, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is the authority responsible for issuing all entry visas to Australia.
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Australian Taxation Office
To receive an income in Australia you need a Tax File Number (TFN). Income includes wages or salary from a job, payments from the government, and money earned from investments.
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Australian Business Register
If you are not directly employed but acting as a sole trader it is essential that you apply for an Australian Business Number (ABN).
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