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14.
—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who holds a Singapore degree shall be entitled to be registered as a fully registered dentist.
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person, not being a Singapore degree holder, who holds such qualifications as may be recognised by the Council, and satisfies the Council that he has special knowledge and skill and sufficient experience in any particular branch of dentistry shall, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a fully registered dentist.
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(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Council may, if it is of the view that it is not in the public interest for a person referred to in either of those subsections to be registered as a fully registered dentist, direct that he be registered as a dentist with conditional registration in the Register of Dentists, and section 14A(3) to (7) shall apply accordingly.
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14A.
—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who —
(a)
holds a degree from a university specified in the Schedule or any other degree which is, in the opinion of the Council, not lower in standing than a degree specified in that Schedule;
(b)
has been selected for employment in Singapore as a dentist in any hospital or other institution or dental practice approved by the Council; and
(c)
satisfies the Council that he has the knowledge and skill and has acquired the experience which is necessary for practice as a dentist,
shall, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a dentist with conditional registration in the Register of Dentists.
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(2) The Council may require a person with a degree, other than a degree specified in the Schedule, to undergo and pass an examination conducted or arranged by the Council or by such other person as the Council may appoint to satisfy itself that the degree is not lower in standing than a degree specified in the Schedule.
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(3) The conditions of a person’s registration under this section shall be specified in the direction by virtue of which he is registered.
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(4) Without prejudice to the power of the Council to impose conditions, the direction may specify —
(a)
that the person shall work for a specified period under the supervision of a fully registered dentist approved by the Council; and
(b)
the particular employment or the descriptions of employment for the purposes of which he is registered under this section.
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(5) The Council may cancel the conditional registration of a dentist if —
(a)
the dentist has contravened any condition specified in the direction by virtue of which he is registered; or
(b)
the Council is of the opinion, having regard to the report of the dentist supervising him, if any, that he is unable to perform the duties of a dentist satisfactorily.
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(6) A person who is or has been registered with conditional registration may, after the expiration of the period of supervision specified under subsection (4)(a), apply to the Council to be registered as a fully registered dentist.
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(7) If the Council thinks fit so to direct, having regard to the knowledge and skill shown and the experience acquired by the applicant, he shall be registered under section 14(1) as a fully registered dentist.
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(8) On a dentist with conditional registration becoming registered otherwise than conditionally or on his registration being cancelled under subsection (5), his name shall be removed from Part II of the Register of Dentists.
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14B.
—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who has a degree other than a Singapore degree and —
(a)
who is in Singapore for the purpose of teaching, research or postgraduate study in dentistry under such training scheme as may be approved by the Council for that purpose;
(b)
who possesses dental knowledge, experience and skill which the Council considers to be of international standing or are such as to have special value to the people of Singapore; or
(c)
who is not otherwise entitled to be registered as a dentist under this Act but who, in the opinion of the Council, possesses other qualifications which are adequate for the purposes of registration under this Act,
may be registered temporarily in such dental capacity and for such period as the Council may specify.
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(2) Any registration under subsection (1) shall be for a period not exceeding 3 years which may be renewed, at the discretion of the Council, for such further period as the Council thinks fit.
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(3) A person may be registered under subsection (1) subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Council may impose.
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14C.
—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who —
(a)
holds such postgraduate degrees or qualifications;
(b)
has gained such special knowledge of and skill and experience in any particular branch of dentistry; or
(c)
has both such postgraduate degrees or qualifications and experience,
as the Council may approve, may apply to the Council to be registered as a specialist in that branch of dentistry.
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(2) The Council shall not register any person under subsection (1) as a specialist unless the person has obtained a certificate from the Dental Specialists Accreditation Board under section 32B.
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(3) The Council may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for any or all of the following purposes:
(a)
providing for the registration of specialists in any branch of dentistry;
(b)
regulating the recording in, removal from and restoration to the Register of Specialists of the names, particulars and qualifications of persons so registered;
(c)
providing for appeals by dentists against any refusal of the Council to register them in the Register of Specialists or to restore their names to that Register or against any decision of the Council to remove their names from that Register;
(d)
prescribing the fees payable in respect of —
(i)
any application for registration as a specialist;
(ii)
any such registration as a specialist;
(iii)
any restoration of names to the Register of Specialists; and
(iv)
any appeal.
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15.
—(1) Every application for registration shall be made in such form, and shall be accompanied by such documents, photographs, particulars and fees, as may be prescribed by the Council.
(2) Before registering an applicant, the Council may require the applicant to submit himself to a medical examination by a medical practitioner approved by the Council to determine if the applicant is fit to practise dentistry.
(3) The medical examination shall be at the applicant’s own expense.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), where a person has complied with subsection (1) and any requirement of the Council referred to in subsection (2), the Council shall register him as a dentist.
(5) The Council may refuse to register any applicant who, in the opinion of the Council —
(a)
(b)
is not of good reputation and character;
(c)
has had his registration as a dentist in any other country withdrawn, suspended or cancelled; or
(d)
is unfit to practise dentistry by reason of his physical or mental condition.
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(6) Where the Council refuses to register an applicant, the Council shall by notice in writing inform the applicant of such refusal.
(7) Any person who is aggrieved by any refusal of the Council under subsection (5) may, within one month of the notice given under subsection (6), appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(8) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Council may prescribe different fees for different classes of applicants.
16. Where a person has been registered as a dentist, the Council shall issue to him a certificate of registration, and the Council may require that there be affixed to the certificate a photograph of that person or such other evidence of identity as the Council may direct.
17.
—(1) Any registered dentist who desires to obtain a practising certificate shall apply to the Council in such form and manner as the Council may prescribe.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) A practising certificate shall be granted for a period not exceeding 2 years from the date of issue of the practising certificate.
(4) Any application for renewal of a practising certificate shall be made not later than one month before the expiration of the practising certificate and shall be made in such form as the Council may require.
(5) Any registered dentist who applies for a practising certificate later than one month before the expiration of the practising certificate shall be liable to pay to the Council such late application fee as may be prescribed by the Council.
(6) The Council may —
(a)
refuse to grant a practising certificate to a registered dentist; or
(b)
refuse to renew the practising certificate of a registered dentist,
if the registered dentist has contravened any condition that is imposed by the Council with the approval of the Minister for the purposes of this section.
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(7) (Deleted by Act 22 of 2007)
(8) Where a registered dentist has had his name removed from the appropriate register or his registration suspended under any provision of this Act, any practising certificate issued to him shall be deemed to be cancelled and the registered dentist shall immediately surrender the certificate to the Council.
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(9) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (8) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(10) For the purposes of subsection (5), the Council may prescribe different late application fees for applications made before, and applications made after, the expiration of the practising certificates.
Publication of list of registered dentists with practising certificates
18. [Repealed by Act 22 of 2007]
19. A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar —
(a)
to the effect that at any time or during any period specified in the certificate any person was or was not a registered dentist, or had or did not have in force a practising certificate; or
(b)
as to any entry in the appropriate register, or the removal from the appropriate register of any entry,
shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, and without further proof of the signature appended to the certificate, be sufficient evidence of the matters specified therein.
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20.
—(1) The Registrar shall —
(a)
insert in the appropriate register any alteration which may come to his knowledge in the name or address of any registered dentist;
(b)
correct any error in any entry in the appropriate register;
(c)
remove from the appropriate register the name of any person —
(i)
whose name is ordered to be removed under any provision of this Act; or
(ii)
who is deceased;
(d)
insert in the appropriate register any alteration in the qualifications or additional qualifications of a registered dentist; and
(e)
remove from the appropriate register the name of any person who has requested and shown sufficient reason for his name to be removed from that register, unless a complaint has been made, or an inquiry has, or investigations or proceedings have, commenced under Part V against that person.
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(2) The Registrar may remove from the appropriate register the name of any person who has not renewed his practising certificate for a continuous period of not less than 5 years.
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21.
—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the Council may, upon such evidence as it may require, order the removal from the appropriate register of the name of a registered dentist under any of the following circumstances:
(a)
if he has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council as regards his conditional registration under section 14A;
(b)
if he has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council as regards his temporary registration under section 14B;
(c)
if he, being a registered dentist whose name is in the Register of Specialists —
(i)
has had his name removed from the first division of the Register of Dentists; or
(ii)
has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council under section 14C;
(d)
if he, being a person to whom section 32 applies, has contravened any regulation made under that section;
(e)
if he has obtained his registration fraudulently or by any incorrect statement;
(f)
if his degree for registration under this Act has been withdrawn or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded;
(g)
if he has had his registration as a dentist in any other country withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the authority which registered him;
(h)
if he has failed to serve the Government or such other body or organisation as directed by the Government for such period as may be specified in any undertaking given by him to the Government.
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(2) The Council shall, before exercising its powers under subsection (1), notify the registered dentist concerned of its intention to take such action and shall give the registered dentist an opportunity to submit reasons, within such period as the Council may determine, why his name should not be removed.
(3) Any person aggrieved by an order under subsection (1) may, within 30 days of being notified of the order, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.