Section 28 — DENTAL ACT 1971

(a)

it carries on no business other than dentistry or some business ancilliary to the business of dentistry; and

(b)

all the directors and the operating staff thereof are registered dental practitioners.

(2)

Save as aforesaid it shall not be lawful for any body corporate to carry on the business of dentistry, and if any body corporate carries on the business of dentistry in contravention of this section every director and manager thereof shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge, be guilty of an offence under this Act.

(3)

Every body corporate carrying on the business of dentistry shall, in every year at such time as is prescribed, transmit to the

Registrar a statement in the prescribed form containing the addresses of premises and the names and addresses of all persons who are directors or managers of the body corporate, or who perform dental operations in connection with the business of the body corporate, and if any such body corporate fails so to do, it shall be deemed to be carrying on the business of dentistry in contravention of this section.

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(4)

Nothing in this section shall prevent the doing of any act or acts falling within the meaning of the practice of dentistry by the operating staff of any hospital of any description (including an institution for out-patients only or a dispensary or a clinic), or of any dental school, which is approved for the purpose of this section by the Council.

(5)

This section shall not apply to the case of—

(a)

a body corporate providing dental treatment for its employees by a registered dental practitioner otherwise than for profit;

(b)

a local authority providing dental services through a registered dental practitioner;

(c)

a trustee in bankruptcy carrying on through a registered dental practitioner the business of dentistry of a bankrupt registered dental practitioner;

(d)

the trustees or personal representatives of the estate of a deceased registered dental practitioner carrying on the business of dentistry of the deceased through a registered dental practitioner; or

(e)

such body corporate as the Minister may, after consulting the Council, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from this section.

Exhibition of certificate of registration and annual practicing certificate