Dental Act 2018 · Updated to 26 Jun 2018 · Chapter 2
34. Registration as dental specialist
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practitioner
“practitioner” means any dental practitioner or dental therapist registered under this Act;
Specialist Division of the Dental Register shall not practise as a dental specialist in that specialty.
Dental Register
“Dental Register” means the Malaysian Register of Dental Practitioners kept and maintained under subsection 25(1);
A dental surgeon may apply to be registered as a dental specialist if—
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);
he is registered in Division I of the Dental Register;
he holds any post-graduate specialist qualification as specified by the Council;
he fulfills the requirements of and has been recommended as a specialist by the Dental Specialists’ Evaluation
Committee; and
he has proven to the satisfaction of the Dental Registrar that he is a fit and proper person and is of good character.
An application for registration as a dental specialist shall be made to the Dental Registrar in the prescribed form together with such documents, information and particulars as may be determined by the Council and such application shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule.
Dental Registrar
“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);
Upon receiving the application under subsection (3), the Dental
Registrar shall submit the application to the Dental Specialists’
Evaluation Committee for assessment and recommendation.
The Dental Specialists’ Evaluation Committee shall consider the application under subsection (3) and may require the applicant to produce further information or documents in support of the application.
The Dental Specialists’ Evaluation Committee shall make recommendations to the Dental Registrar whether the application may be approved or refused.
Where the Dental Registrar approves the application under subsection (3), the Dental Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration as a dental specialist to the applicant and enter his name in the Specialists’ Division of the Dental Register.
certificate
“certificate” means a certificate of registration, annual practising certificate or temporary practising certificate;
Where the Dental Registrar refuses the application under subsection (3), the Dental Registrar shall notify the applicant of his decision by a notice in writing.
Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Dental
Registrar under subsection (8) may, within thirty days of the date of the notice in subsection (8), appeal in writing to the Council and appear before the Council and be heard personally or through his advocate and solicitor.
Council
“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established under section 3;
Any dental practitioner who is eligible to be registered in the Specialist Division of the Dental Register and is registered with the National Specialist Register shall be exempted from the fee as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule.
dental practitioner
“dental practitioner” means— (a) a dental surgeon; or (b) a dentist;