For the purposes of this Act, there shall be—
a Dental Registrar; and
a Dental Therapists Registrar.
The Principal Director shall be Dental Registrar, who shall have the following functions:
Principal Director
“Principal Director” means the head of the Oral Health services in the Ministry of Health;
the issuance of certificates to dental practitioners; and
the maintenance of the Dental Register, the Dental
Temporary Practising Certificate Register and the
Conditional Register.
The Head of Profession of Dental Therapists shall be the Dental Therapists Registrar, who shall have the following functions:
Head of Profession
“Head of Profession” means the Head of Profession for Dental Therapists in the Ministry of Health;
the issuance of certificates to dental therapists; and
the maintenance of the Dental Therapists Register and the Dental Therapists Temporary Practising Certificate
Register.
The Dental Register, the Dental Therapists Register, the
Dental Register
“Dental Register” means the Malaysian Register of Dental Practitioners kept and maintained under subsection 25(1);
Conditional Register, the Dental Temporary Practising Certificate
Conditional Register
“Conditional Register” means the Malaysian Register of Conditional Registration kept and maintained under subsection 25(2);
Register and the Dental Therapists Temporary Practising Certificate
practising certificate
“practising certificate” means an annual practising certificate or a temporary practising certificate;
Register shall be maintained in both physical and electronic forms as prescribed.
prescribed
“prescribed”, where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;