Clause 3

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “Board”, the following definition:“ “appropriate register” means any of the registers referred to in section 13(1), as appropriate;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 16” in the definition of “certificate of registration”, the words “or 21D”;

by deleting the definitions of “Complaints Committee” and “Council” and substituting the following definitions:“ “Chief Dental Officer” means the Chief Dental Officer of the Ministry of Health;“Council” means the Singapore Dental Council established under section 3(1);”;

by deleting the words “section 40” in the definition of “Disciplinary Committee” and substituting the words “section 37”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Disciplinary Committee”, the following definition:“ “healthcare professional” includes a medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse, a midwife, a pharmacist, a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and any other person who is licensed to provide any other healthcare services in Singapore;”;

by deleting the definition of “practice of dentistry” and substituting the following definition:“ “practice of dentistry” includes —

the performance of any procedure and the treatment of any disease, deficiency, deformity, malposition or lesion on or of the human teeth or jaws or associated structures, whether intraorally or extraorally;

the performance of radiographic work in connection with the human teeth or jaws or associated structures;

the administration of an anaesthetic agent in connection with any procedure on the human teeth or jaws or associated structures;

the performance of any procedure on, or the giving of any treatment, advice or attendance to, any person as preparatory to, or for the purpose of or for or in connection with, the fitting, inserting, fixing, constructing, repairing or renewing of dentures or dental appliances; and

the performance of any such procedure and the giving of any such treatment, advice or attendance as is usually performed or given by dentists;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 17” in the definition of “practising certificate”, the words “or 21E”;

by deleting the definition of “register”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “registered dentist”, the following definition:“ “registered oral health therapist” means a person registered as an oral health therapist under section 21A;”;

by deleting the words “appointed under section 12” in the definition of “Registrar” and substituting the words “of the Council”; and

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “repealed Act” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “Singapore degree” means a degree or diploma in dentistry from the University of Singapore or the National University of Singapore.”.