79. Period of service

A dental surgeon who commences to serve in a post in pursuance of a written notice issued under section 78, shall continue to serve in that post or in such other subsequent post as may be determined by the Director General for a continuous total period to be prescribed.

Any dental surgeon who fails to comply with subsection (1)

Any dental surgeon served with the show cause notice under subsection (2) shall reply to the show cause notice within thirty days of the date of the receipt of such notice.

Where the President accepts the explanation in the reply to the show cause notice, he shall decide on the action to be taken on the dental surgeon.

Where the President refuses the explanation in the reply to the show cause notice, he shall direct the Dental Registrar to remove the name of the dental surgeon from the Dental Register.

Where any dental surgeon fails to reply to the show cause notice served under subsection (2) within the specified time, the

Any dental surgeon whose name has been removed from the Dental Register under subsection (5) or (6) may appeal in writing to the Minister and shall, if his appeal is allowed, be reinstated in the Dental Register.

The decision of the Minister under subsection (7) may be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit.