The Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2023

Qualification for registration in the dentists register

2.  In section 15(1) (qualification for registration in the dentists register)—

(a) in subsection (1), for paragraph (c), substitute—

“(c) any person who—

(i) holds an overseas diploma in dentistry, and

(ii) has satisfied the Council that the person has the requisite knowledge and skill (see sections 16A (requisite knowledge and skill: holders of overseas diplomas) and 16B (requisite knowledge and skill: recognition of overseas diplomas)).”;

(b) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Subsection (1)(c)(ii) does not apply to a person whose application under this section is made in reliance on a relevant European diploma.”;

(c) for subsection (2), substitute—

“(2) In this Act “overseas diploma” means—

(a) a relevant European diploma, or

(b) any other diploma granted in a country overseas.”;

(d) in subsection (3), omit the words from “under paragraph” to “above”;

(e) omit subsections (4), (4ZA) and (6).

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Section 15 was amended by S.I. 2019/593.