Requirement
60 hours of CPD over three years, at least 48 of them clinical or scientific
you must complete a minimum of 60 hours of CPD activities over a three-year CPD cycle.
Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015) · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 2026a minimum of 48 of the 60 hours (80 per cent) must be spent on clinically or scientifically-based activities
Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015) · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 2026
Period / cycle
Each cycle covers three registration periods from 1 December to 30 November. Current cycle per the Board: 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028.
Each three-year CPD cycle covers three registration periods from 1 December to 30 November.
Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015) · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 20261 December 2025 to 30 November 2028.
Continuing professional development (CPD) resources · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 2026
Details
At most 12 of the 60 hours for non-scientific activities. New registrants complete a pro-rata amount in their first cycle (formula in the Board's guidelines).
a maximum of 12 of the 60 hours (20 per cent) can be spent on non-scientific activities.
Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015) · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 2026The number of CPD hours to be completed in your first CPD cycle will be calculated on a pro rata basis
Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015) · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 2026
If the requirement is not met
The Board can impose conditions or refuse registration or renewal.
the Board can impose a condition or conditions on your registration or can refuse an application for registration or renewal of registration
Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015) · Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra) · read on 17 October 2026