Any person who practices dentistry shall have a valid practising certificate.
practising certificate
“practising certificate” means an annual practising certificate or a temporary practising certificate;
The practising certificate shall specify the principal practising address and all other places of practice of the practitioner.
principal practising address
“principal practising address” means the address of the principal place of practice, which shall be the first practising address appearing on the annual practising certificate or the temporary practising certificate;
An application for a practising certificate—
as a dental practitioner, shall be made to the Dental
Registrar; and
as a dental therapist, shall be made to the Dental
Therapists Registrar.
The application under subsection (3) shall be made in the prescribed form and such application shall be accompanied by—
prescribed
“prescribed”, where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
the evidence of sufficient continuing professional development points obtained as specified by the Council or the Board, as the case may be;
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the evidence of Professional Indemnity Cover as required by the Council or the Board;
the evidence of approval or registration under the Private
Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 [Act 586]
for every private healthcare facility to be entered in the practising certificate;
the fee as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule; and
any other documents or evidence, as may be required by the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar, as the case may be.
Where the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists
Dental Registrar
“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);
Registrar approves an application under subsection (3), the Dental
Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar shall issue a practising certificate to the applicant authorizing the applicant to practise as a dental practitioner or a dental therapist for the period and at such healthcare facility as stated on the practising certificate.
Dental Therapists Registrar
“Dental Therapists Registrar” means the Dental Therapists Registrar referred to in subsection 24(3);
Where the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar refuses the application under subsection (3), the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar 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.
Council
“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established under section 3;
A person who has been registered within two years of applying for a practising certificate shall be exempted from showing evidence of sufficient continuing professional development points obtained as required in paragraph (4)(a).
Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(a), any dental practitioner or dental therapist who fails to obtain sufficient continuing professional development points as specified by the Council or the Board may appeal in writing to the President or the Chairman, as the case may be.
dental practitioner
“dental practitioner” means— (a) a dental surgeon; or (b) a dentist;