Dental Registration Act 1999 · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Singapore Dental Council
7. Disqualifications for membership of Council
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Council
“Council” means the Singapore Dental Council established under section 3(1);
the person is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;
the person is not a registered dentist or registered oral health therapist;
registered dentist
“registered dentist” means a person who is registered as a dentist under this Act and includes a person deemed to be a registered dentist under section 80(1), and “registered as a dentist” and “registration as a dentist” have corresponding meanings;
the person is an undischarged bankrupt;
the person has been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty, or implying a defect in character which makes the person unfit for his or her profession;
the person has been found guilty in Singapore or elsewhere of any improper act or conduct which brings disrepute to his or her profession;
the person has been found guilty in Singapore or elsewhere of professional misconduct; or
the person’s fitness to practise dentistry is judged by the Health Committee to be impaired by reason of his or her physical or mental condition.
Health Committee
“Health Committee” means the Health Committee appointed under section 54;