F1PART 3AProfessions Complementary to Dentistry
Education and registration
36CQualifications for registration
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Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered under a particular title in the dental care professionals register if he satisfies the registrar—
a
F2in a case where the title concerned applies to the profession pursued by clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental nurses, dental technicians, dental therapists or orthodontic therapists —
i
of matter A, B or C, and
ii
of matter D; and
b
in any other case—
i
of matter A or C, and
ii
of matter D.
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Matter A is that the person holds a qualification or qualifications approved by the Council under section 36D(2) in relation to the profession, or class of members of a profession, to which the title applies.
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Matter B is that the person—
a
is an exempt person; and
b
is permitted to practise in the United Kingdom as a member of the profession pursued by clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental nurses, dental technicians, dental therapists or orthodontic therapists (as the case may be) by virtue of Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period, or passed any aptitude test, that he may be required to undertake pursuant to that Part of those Regulations).
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Matter C is that the person—
a
holds a qualification or qualifications granted by an institution or institutions outside the United Kingdom relevant to the profession complementary to dentistry, or class of members of such a profession, to which the title applies (in this section referred to as “relevant qualifications”);
b
has satisfied the Council that he has the requisite knowledge and skill to practise as a member of the profession or class to which the title applies; and
c
F4except where he is an exempt person, has the knowledge of English which, in the interests of himself and his patients, is necessary for practising in the United Kingdom as a member of the profession or class to which the title applies.
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For the purpose of establishing whether a person has the requisite knowledge and skill for the purposes of subsection (4)(b), the Council—
a
in all cases—
i
shall take into account all that person’s relevant qualifications, and all relevant knowledge or experience, wherever acquired, and
ii
may determine that a person must perform to the satisfaction of the Council in any test or assessment specified in the determination; and
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in the case of an exempt person who holds a relevant qualification which—
i
was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, and
ii
has been accepted by a relevant European State, other than the United Kingdom, as qualifying the person to practise in that State as a member of the profession or class to which the title applies,
shall take that acceptance into account.
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Matter D is—
a
the person’s identity;
b
that he is of good character; and
c
that he is in good health, both physically and mentally.
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Pt. 3A inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4)-(7) of the amending S.I. (see the London Gazette, issue nos. 57734, 57975, 58050 and 58769, dated respectively 19.8.2005, 5.6.2006, 21.7.2006 and 18.7.2008)) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), art. 29 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)