Dental Registration Act 1999 · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Dental Specialists Accreditation Board
42. Functions of Accreditation Board
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Board
“Board” means the Health Promotion Board established under the Health Promotion Board Act 2001;
to determine the qualifications, experience and other conditions for registration as specialists under this Act;
to define specialties in dentistry for the purposes of maintaining and keeping the Register of Specialists;
to accredit the training programmes to be recognised for persons who intend to qualify for registration as specialists under this Act;
to certify persons who have the qualifications and experience and satisfy the other conditions for registration as specialists under this Act;
to recommend to the Council programmes for the continuing professional education of persons who are registered as specialists under this Act; and
to advise the Council on matters affecting or connected with the registration of specialists under this Act.
Any person who desires to be certified as a specialist may apply to the Accreditation Board.
Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Accreditation Board to grant him or her a certificate as a specialist may, within one month of the notice of the refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.[32B