The Dental Council have advised that UK dual qualified dental hygienists and dental therapists can register as dental hygienists in Ireland.
Currently, in accordance with the Dentists Act 1985, a dental hygienist can work to the treatment plan outlined by a dentist, who first examines the patient. Dental hygienists provide preventive focused oral health care to children and adults, of all ages.
A Dental hygienist who obtained their Diploma from one of the two dental universities in Ireland, are entitled to automatic recognition of their qualification and are entitled to apply for registration.
A Dental hygienist who obtained their qualification from an institution in the UK and have obtained registration in the UK, they are entitled to automatic recognition of their qualification and are entitled to apply for registration.
A qualification obtained outside of Ireland and the UK and:
• One registered with a competent authority to practice your profession, where the profession is regulated in that State;
• or
• One has pursued the profession in question on a full-time basis for one year or for an equivalent overall duration on a part-time basis during the previous 10 years, from the submission of ones application, in a State which does not regulate that profession.
One can apply for assessment, for the purpose of obtaining registration.
