Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
Registrar to be registered as a dental therapist if—
(a)
as a dental surgeon, shall be made to the Dental
Registrar; and
(b)
as a dental therapist, shall be made to the Dental
Therapists Registrar.
(2)
The application under subsection (1) shall be made in the prescribed form together with the documents, information and particulars as may be determined by the Council or the Board, as the case may be, and such application shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule.
(3)
The Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar shall consider the application under subsection (1), and may require the applicant to produce further information or documents in support of the application.
(4)
Where the Dental Registrar approves the application under subsection (1) in relation to a dental surgeon, the Dental Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant and enter his name in Division I of the Dental Register.
(5)
Where the Dental Therapists Registrar approves the application under subsection (1) in relation to a dental therapist, the Dental
Therapists Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant and enter his name in Division A of the Dental
Therapists Register.
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(6)
Where the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists
Registrar refuses the application under subsection (1), the Dental
Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar, as the case may be, shall notify the applicant of his decision by a notice in writing.
(7)
Any applicant who is aggrieved by the decision of the Dental
Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar under subsection (6)
may, within thirty days of the date of the notice in subsection (6), appeal in writing to the Council or the Board, as the case may be, and appear before the Council or the Board, as the case may be, and be heard personally or through his advocate and solicitor.
Restriction on registration