Australian Dental Council

The ADC works to protect the health and safety of the public by ensuring dental practitioners meet the high standards required of dental professionals in Australia.

We are an independent accreditation authority assigned the accreditation functions for the dental professions by the Dental Board of Australia under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS). Through our role we are responsible for:

Accrediting education and training programs leading to registration as a dental practitioner. Developing accreditation standards, policies, and procedures for Australian-based dental practitioner programs. Assessing the professional qualifications, knowledge, judgement, and clinical skills of overseas trained dental practitioners, excluding dental specialists, for the purposes of eligibility to apply for registration to practise in Australia. Developing standards, policies, and procedures for the assessment of qualifications and skills of overseas qualified dental practitioners, excluding dental specialists, seeking registration to practise in Australia.