Singapore legislation

Clause 23

of Dentists (Amendment) Bill

Clause 23

Amendment of section 31

Section 31 of the Dentists Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “A registered dentist” in subsection (1), the words “or registered oral health therapist”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) Any registered dentist or registered oral health therapist who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) may be subject to disciplinary proceedings under Part V and for the purposes of that Part, such contravention shall be deemed to be an act which brings disrepute to the profession of a registered dentist or registered oral health therapist, as the case may be.”.