Dentists Act 1984

2 (1) A person to whom this Schedule applies who intends to render dental services as mentioned in paragraph 1(1) above shall provide the registrar with—

(a) a declaration in writing giving particulars of the services to be rendered and the period or periods in which he expects to render them; and

(b) a certificate or certificates issued by the authority or body designated by the member State concerned as competent for the purposes of Article 15(3) of die Recognition Directive (provision of services) showing—

(i) that he is lawfully practising dentistry in a member State other than the United Kingdom, and

(ii) that he holds a diploma in dentistry which member States are required by that Directive to recognise.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above—

(a) in an urgent case the declaration to be provided under paragraph (a) may be provided after the services have been rendered, but, if so, it shall be provided as soon as possible thereafter and in any event not more than fifteen days after the date on which the practitioner has rendered the services, and

(b) every certificate to be provided under paragraph (b) shall bear a date not less recent than twelve months prior to the date on which the certificate was provided.