Singapore legislation
Regulation 38
Regulation 38
Application for restoration
Subregulation 1
An application for the restoration of any name to an appropriate register shall be made in such form and manner as set out at the Council’s website and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Second Schedule.
Subregulation 2
For the purpose of paragraph (1), the Council may require the applicant to furnish proof that he has adequate clinical skills to practise dentistry and for that purpose may require the applicant —
to undergo and pass an assessment conducted or arranged by the Council or by such other person as the Council may appoint; and
to attend such courses of instruction as the Council may determine.
Subregulation 3
In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1) —
an application for restoration to the Register of Specialists shall be accompanied by a certificate obtained, not earlier than one month before the application, from the Accreditation Board under section 42 of the Act;
an application for the restoration of a name removed from an appropriate register pursuant to an order of a Disciplinary Committee under section 50 or 51 of the Act shall be accompanied by —
a statutory declaration in Form D, as set out at the Council’s website; and
at least 2 certificates of the applicant’s identity and good character in Form E, as set out at the Council’s website, each signed by a different registered dentist whose name appears in the first division of the Register of Dentists and who has at least 10 years’ standing and is not a related person;
an application for the restoration of a name removed from an appropriate register under section 55(9) of the Act shall be supported by medical reports given by 2 medical practitioners certifying that the applicant is fit to practise dentistry; and
an application for the restoration of a name removed from an appropriate register under section 19(2) of the Act shall, unless the Council has otherwise directed, be supported by —
a certificate of good standing or certificate of professional status issued by a professional body in the country where the applicant last practised; and
a medical report by a medical practitioner approved by the Council certifying that the applicant is fit to practise dentistry.
Subregulation 4
The Council may, if it thinks fit in any case or class of cases, dispense with any requirement referred to in this regulation.
Subregulation 5
In paragraph (3)(b)(ii), “related person” means any person who is a spouse, parent, sibling or child of the applicant.