Singapore legislation
Regulation 29
of Healthcare Services (Outpatient Dental Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 29
Requirements for provision at temporary premises
Subregulation 1
This regulation applies to a licensee who is approved to provide an outpatient dental service at temporary premises.
Subregulation 2
For every patient who receives an outpatient dental service at any temporary premises, a licensee must —
ensure that in determining whether a particular aspect of the outpatient dental service may be provided at the temporary premises in a proper, effective and safe manner, a dentist (who is the licensee’s personnel) attending to the patient must take into account —
the patient’s medical condition or history;
the dentist’s qualifications, experience, competency and skills; and (iii)the facilities, equipment, dental supplies and other resources that are available at the temporary premises; (b)establish, implement and regularly review guidelines to assist a dentist in making the determination mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a); (c)inform the patient or (if the patient is a minor or lacks mental capacity) a next‑of‑kin or carer of the patient on any follow‑up care and treatment including how the patient may obtain follow‑up care and treatment; and
if a dentist who is the licensee’s personnel is of the opinion that the patient requires a particular dental treatment or care which cannot be provided to or conducted on the patient in the temporary premises in a proper, effective and safe manner, make alternative arrangements for the patient to receive the dental treatment or care and inform the patient or (if the patient is a minor or lacks mental capacity) a next‑of‑kin or carer of the patient of the alternative arrangements.
Subregulation 3
A licensee must ensure that every personnel who attends to a patient at any temporary premises carry proof of the personnel’s identity and his or her role or designation for which the personnel is engaged or employed by the licensee, and show the proof to the patient.