Dentists Act 1984

[F136C.Qualifications for registrationU.K.

(1)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—

[F2(a)of matter A or C, and

(b)of matter D.]

(2)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.

F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)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”); [F4and]

(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; F5...

F5(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F6(4A)Subsection (4)(b) does not apply to a person whose application for registration is made in reliance on a relevant qualification that—

(a)was granted in a relevant European State, and

(b)demonstrates, in the opinion of the Council, a comparable level of knowledge and skill to that demonstrated by a qualification approved (or qualifications together approved) in respect of the same profession or class under section 36D(2).]

(5)For the purpose of establishing whether a person has the requisite knowledge and skill for the purposes of subsection (4)(b), the Council—

[F7(a)shall take into account all that person's relevant qualifications, and all relevant knowledge or experience, wherever acquired, and

(b)may determine that a person must perform to the satisfaction of the Council in any test or assessment specified in the determination.]

(6)Matter D is—

(a)the person’s identity;

[F8(aa)that he has the necessary knowledge of English;]

(b)that he is of good character; and

(c)that he is in good health, both physically and mentally.

F9(6A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(6B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 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)