Singapore legislation

Section 42

of Dental Registration Act

Section 42

Restoration of names to appropriate register

Amended by22/200722/2007

(1)

Where the name of a dentist or an oral health therapist has been removed from an appropriate register pursuant to an order made by a Disciplinary Committee under section 40 or 41, the Council may, upon application by the dentist or oral health therapist and if it thinks fit, direct —

(a)

that his name be restored to the appropriate register; or

(b)

where the person is a dentist, that he be registered as a dentist with conditional registration in Part II of the Register of Dentists, and section 14A(3) to (8) shall apply accordingly.

Amended by22/2007

(2)

No application for the restoration of a name to an appropriate register under this section shall be made to the Council —

(a)

before the expiration of 3 years from the date of the removal of the name; or

(b)

more than once in any period of 12 months by or on behalf of the dentist or oral health therapist,and unless the dentist or oral health therapist has complied with all the terms of the order made against him.

Amended by22/2007