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6. In regulation 34 (additional grounds for refusal)—
(a)in paragraph (2) before “completed” insert “satisfactorily”;
(b)for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) A dental practitioner is exempt from the requirement to undertake foundation training—
(a)if the dental practitioner is judged, through an assessment by the Board, to have knowledge and experience equivalent to that of a dental practitioner who has satisfactorily completed foundation training; or
(b)for a period during which the dental practitioner participates in an induction programme in accordance with paragraphs (5) to (7).”;
(c)After paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(b), where the dental practitioner is judged, through an assessment by the Board, to have the knowledge and experience necessary to perform primary dental services to a standard that does not prejudice the efficiency of those services, the Board may specify the requirements for an induction programme which the dental practitioner must participate in.
(6) The specified requirements of an induction programme must have the aim that, after completing the programme, the dental practitioner is able to satisfy the Board that they have knowledge and experience equivalent to that of a dental practitioner who has satisfactorily completed foundation training.
(7) Where the Board specifies the requirements for an induction programme, it must specify a period of no more than two years during which the dental practitioner must participate in the induction programme.
(8) Regulations 32 (contents of the dental performers list), 33 (application for inclusion in the dental performers list) and 35(1)(b) (grounds for removal from the dental performers list) apply to a dental practitioner participating in an induction programme as if they were a dental practitioner undertaking foundation training.”.
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