Section 7
Disqualifications for membership of Council
of Dental Registration Act 1999
A person must not be a member of the Council if —
the person is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;
the person is not a registered dentist or registered oral health therapist;
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.