The Dental Practice Board of Victoria (DPBV) has introduced a system of mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for dental care providers in Victoria.
One of the requirements for DPBV registration is that practitioners must attend a specified number of hours of approved educational activities every two-years. This applies to ASO Members who are registered with the DPBV.
ASO Members can visit the DPBV website at www.dentprac.vic.gov.au
Follow the CPD Activities link to:
Submit an application to have an activity approved for CPD.
Search the listings of approved CPD educational activities.
View organizations that are approved Educational Activity Providers. (The ASO is an approved Educational Activity Provider).
View the Assessment Criteria and Process.
Each stage of the AOB Certification process gains hour-credits in the DPBV CPD programme:
AOB First Stage
AOB Certification
AOB Student First Stage
AOB Certification (Graduate Entry)
10 Hours
10 Hours
5 Hours
5 Hours
Hour-credits are to be assigned to the year in which the appropriate AOB letter of notification is received.