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Act of Parliament

Dental Act 2018

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Long title

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Malaysian Dental Council and the Malaysian Dental Therapists Board, to provide for the registration of dental surgeon and dental therapist, to regulate the practice of dentistry and for related matters.

In force · Updated to 26 Jun 2018

In plain English

Not legal advice

This Act sets up a dental council and a board for dental therapists. It provides for the registration of dental surgeons and dental therapists. It also regulates the practice of dentistry. The Act takes effect on a date the minister sets by notice in the Gazette. The minister may set different dates for different parts of the Act.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

Part I

Preliminary

Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Dental Act 2018.

(2)

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act.

s 2Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“practising address” means the address or addresses appearing on the practising certificate;

“principal practising address” means the address of the principal place of practice, which shall be the first practising address appearing on the annual practising certificate or the temporary practising certificate;

“resident” means practising in a certain locality as stated in the practitioner’s principal practising address;

“Conditional Register” means the Malaysian Register of

Conditional Registration kept and maintained under subsection 25(2);

“Dental Therapists Register” means the Malaysian Register of

Dental Therapists kept and maintained under subsection 25(3);

“Dental Register” means the Malaysian Register of Dental

Practitioners kept and maintained under subsection 25(1);

“dentist” means a person registered in Division II of the Dental

Register under the Dental Act 1971 [Act 51];

“prescribed”, where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;

“dental surgeon” means—

(a)

a dental surgeon registered in Division I of the Dental

Register under the Dental Act 1971; or

(b)

a person registered as a dental surgeon under section 31

and for the purposes of Part IV, Part V and Part VI includes any person who is deemed to be registered as a dental surgeon under subsection 40(6);

“local training institution” means an institution of higher education which grants a dental degree and carries out all or part of its training within Malaysia;

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“accredited local training institution” means a local training institution which conducts a dental programme which has been granted accreditation status by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency under the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 [Act 679];

“recognized qualification” means a qualification listed in the

Second Schedule;

“healthcare facility” means any premises in which members of the public receive healthcare services;

“Director General” means the Director General of Health,

Malaysia;

“Head of Profession” means the Head of Profession for Dental

Therapists in the Ministry of Health;

“Board” means the Malaysian Dental Therapists Board established under section 15;

“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established under section 3;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;

“Fitness to Practice Panel” means the Panel established under section 33;

“authorized officer” means any suitably qualified officer of the

Ministry of Health authorized under section 70;

“Dental Therapists Registrar” means the Dental Therapists

Registrar referred to in subsection 24(3);

“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);

“practitioner” means any dental practitioner or dental therapist registered under this Act;

“dental practitioner” means—

(a)

a dental surgeon; or

(b)

a dentist;

“Principal Director” means the head of the Oral Health services in the Ministry of Health;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Dental Therapists Board referred to in section 18;

“certificate” means a certificate of registration, annual practising certificate or temporary practising certificate;

“practising certificate” means an annual practising certificate or a temporary practising certificate;

“Professional Indemnity Cover” means any form of financial security for a practitioner in a professional liability action;

“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;

“appointed date” means the date on which this Act comes into operation;

“President” means the President of the Malaysian Dental

Council.

Part II

The Malaysian Dental Council

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Part III

The Malaysian Dental Therapists Board

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Part IV

Registration of Practitioner

Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

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Chapter 3

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Chapter 4

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Part V

Disciplinary Proceedings

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Part VI

Offences

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Part VII

Enforcement

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Part VIII

Miscellaneous

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Part IX

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Schedules