Singapore legislation

Section 14C

of Dental Registration Act

Section 14C

Registration of specialists

Amended by22/200722/200722/2007

(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.

Amended by22/2007

(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.

Amended by22/2007

(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.

Amended by22/2007

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