Dental Act 2018 · Updated to 26 Jun 2018 · Chapter 2
31. Registration of dental surgeon and dental therapist
Feedback & supportAn application for registration—
as a dental surgeon, shall be made to the Dental
Registrar; and
as a dental therapist, shall be made to the Dental
Therapists Registrar.
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.
prescribed
“prescribed”, where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
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.
Dental Registrar
“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);
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.
dental surgeon
“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);
Where the Dental Therapists Registrar approves the application under subsection (1) in relation to a dental therapist, the Dental
Dental Therapists Registrar
“Dental Therapists Registrar” means the Dental Therapists Registrar referred to in subsection 24(3);
Therapists Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant and enter his name in Division A of the Dental
certificate
“certificate” means a certificate of registration, annual practising certificate or temporary practising certificate;
Therapists Register.
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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.
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.
Council
“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established under section 3;