Dental Act 2018 · Updated to 26 Jun 2018 · Chapter 1
27. Removal of names from Register
Feedback & supportThe Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar shall remove from the Dental Register or the Dental Therapists
Dental Registrar
“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);
Register, as the case may be, the name and other particulars of a dental practitioner or a dental therapist—
dental practitioner
“dental practitioner” means— (a) a dental surgeon; or (b) a dentist;
who has died;
who is no longer practising dentistry;
who has, after due inquiry by a Fitness to Practice Panel, been found to be unfit to perform his professional duties, by reason of his mental or physical infirmity, or been found to be incompetent to carry out his professional duties as a dental practitioner or a dental therapist; or
who has, after due inquiry by the Council or the
Board, as the case may be, been found to have been registered through an error as to his qualifications for registration, and was not at the time of his registration entitled to be registered.
The Dental Registrar shall notify the dental practitioner, or the Dental Therapists Registrar shall notify the dental therapist, of the removal of his name under paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d).
Dental Therapists Registrar
“Dental Therapists Registrar” means the Dental Therapists Registrar referred to in subsection 24(3);
The Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar shall publish in the Gazette the names of every dental practitioner or dental therapist whose registration has been removed under paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d).
Restoration of name in Register