# Dentist CPD requirements: Australia

> Dentists in Australia: 60 hours of CPD over three years, at least 48 of them clinical or scientific. Cycle, details and official source.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/cpd-requirements-by-country/australia  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T16:09:47Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/fortbildungspflicht/australia.md

- **Authority:** Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra)
- **Applies to:** Dentists, specialists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, oral health therapists and dental prosthetists (not non-practising or student registrants)
- **As of:** 17 October 2026

## 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."  
> Source: [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra), read on 17 October 2026

> "a minimum of 48 of the 60 hours (80 per cent) must be spent on clinically or scientifically-based activities"  
> Source: [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), 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."  
> Source: [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra), read on 17 October 2026

> "1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028."  
> Source: [Continuing professional development (CPD) resources](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/CPD.aspx), 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."  
> Source: [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra), read on 17 October 2026

> "The number of CPD hours to be completed in your first CPD cycle will be calculated on a pro rata basis"  
> Source: [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), 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"  
> Source: [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra), read on 17 October 2026

## Official sources

- [Registration standard: Continuing professional development (1 December 2015)](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD15%2f18503&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b2zQ7zAuGsrw2tUy1lY2Wg%3d%3d), Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra)
- [Continuing professional development (CPD) resources](https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/CPD.aspx), Dental Board of Australia (Ahpra)

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