South Africa Dentist Recruitment Roadshow

August 30 to September 7, 2024

Looking to make the move to a career and lifestyle in New Zealand? If you're a registered dentist in South Africa and ready to relocate to New Zealand, then we'd love to meet you.

Our Lumino Recruitment team will be in South Africa from 30th August to attend the 3-day Dental & Oral Health Congress and Exhibition at Sun Arena, Times Square, Pretoria. During this time our team is available to meet with you in person.

After the conference we're looking to travel to Cape Town and Durban to meet with dentists in the region who won't be attending the conference in Pretoria. If you'd like to book in a meeting with us, please complete the form below by August 21 to register your interest and we'll get in touch with you to confirm a date and time that suits you.

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What to Expect from your Meeting with our Lumino Team

An overview to Lumino - including our history, how we operate and our place within New Zealand
The Journey to NZ - including the process of obtaining a visa with Immigration NZ and getting registered with the Dental Council of New Zealand
How we can support you with relocating
Culture at Lumino and in New Zealand
What we can offer you including remuneration

Meet our South Africa Roadshow team

Mark McCulloch

Head of Talent Acquisition - NZ

Steve Avery

General Manager Business Support

Janelle Combe

Clinician Engagement Business Partner

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Lumino Overview

Lumino The Dentist is the largest dental organisation in New Zealand with over 120 practices nationwide in locations from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island.

Lumino The Dentists had its first breath of life in 2002 when it was purchased by Abano Healthcare Group (Australia's largest Dental Support Organisation. Abano had a clear vision about the great New Zealand workplace and business that the patients, with an emphasis on providing high-quality and accessible dentistry to all Kiwis. In 2005, Abano launched the Lumino The Dentists brand that has 88% brand recognition in New Zealand today.

At Lumino, we're all about providing amazing general and specialist dental care for our patients, attracting and selecting great quality clinicians and support teams, and providing with opportunities that they wouldn't easily get elsewhere in dentistry to train, to network, and to share knowledge.

The Journey to New Zealand

There are two key components to your relocation to New Zealand:

Registration to practice in your Dental Scope with the New Zealand Dental Council (DCNZ).
Your eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Registration to practice in New Zealand.
If you have trained outside of New Zealand, to be able to practise as a dental professional here you are required to register with the New Zealand Dental Council. To find out more about the pathways to NZ Dental Council registration – please click here.

Lumino doesn't have any direct input into your registration process and doesn't act as an advisory body in your registration process, but we're able to give you general practical advice about practicing in New Zealand. We encourage all Immigrating Clinicians to undertake this conversation with the Dental Council as soon as possible, as it will dictate your process and relocation timeframes. You can find out more on the Immigration NZ website here.

Obtaining a visa – your eligibility to work in New Zealand.
If you're considering a relocation, you will need to have current and accurate advice, and this information either needs to come from Immigration New Zealand or your licenced immigration specialist. In New Zealand, it’s illegal for anyone unlicenced to provide advice.

For up to date Immigration NZ information – please visit here.

Relocation Support

We offer $15,000 relocation support, and we hold full accreditation with Immigration NZ.

As Accredited Employers we can support your visa for both the short term and long term and have an experienced team who will help to make the move a smooth process!

There are two key components to your relocation to New Zealand:

Registration to practice in your Dental Scope with the new Zealand Council (DCNZ).
Your eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Dentistry is currently listed under the Skill Level Classification with Immigration NZ.

New Zealand Culture & Lumino Culture

At Lumino, we love what we do. And when you work with us, we do everything we can make sure love what you do too. Giving you the support you need to grow and succeed, the flexibility to live and work your way, and the capability to be at your best. There's an opportunity for everyone. So find out more about how we can help you do what you love – and love what you do – here. Our four Lumino values are at the heart of what we do: We take the time to care, we play as a team, we respect each other, and we only bring our best. These values are a big part of our culture at Lumino.

In New Zealand, we're fortunate to be able to enjoy a diverse, relaxed, and quality lifestyle with a wide variety of things to do and places to visit. New Zealand is one big natural playground with an abundance of beaches, national parks and mountains to enjoy in summer and winter.

As New Zealand is a relatively small country our great outdoors is easily accessible, for example the furthest you could ever be from the sea in New Zealand is 120 kilometres.

New Zealand has a vibrant arts scene, encompassing art, music, theatre, film and comedy. We have an array of excellent galleries and museums in most of our main centres, world-class festivals, food and wine and a music and comedy scene that is being increasingly recognised on the international stage.

Renumeration and employment offering

Commission – 35% Commission
Retainer - $120,000 (40 hours/week)
Training % Development Allowonces
5% rural community service commission

As a registered SA dentist, the above information is just the start. But if you would like to discuss further about your own unique situation and how we might be able to help you or if you have further questions, we would love to meet with you in person.

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