Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Healthcare Services (Outpatient Dental Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 22

Conduct of ultrasound imaging

Subregulation 1

A licensee must not conduct any ultrasound imaging on a patient unless a dentist who is the licensee’s personnel orders the ultrasound imaging for the patient.

Subregulation 2

A licensee must ensure that any ultrasound imaging conducted on a patient is conducted —

(a)

only as a service that is incidental to the provision of an outpatient dental service; (b)at the licensee’s approved permanent premises or temporary premises or in the licensee’s approved conveyance, as the case may be; and

(c)

by a licensee’s personnel who is —

(i)

a dentist who is trained in the conduct of ultrasound imaging;

(ii)

a radiologist;

(iii)

a radiographer who is a duly qualified allied health professional; or

(iv)

a sonographer.