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Part IIIU.K. The Dental Profession

RegistrationU.K.

15 Qualification for registration in the dentists register.U.K.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act the following persons shall be entitled to be registered in the dentists register in accordance with this Act, namely—

(a)any person who is a graduate or licentiate in dentistry of a dental authority; [F1and]

F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3(ba). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)any person who holds a recognised overseas diploma.

[F4(2)In this Act “recognised overseas diploma” means—

(a)a relevant European diploma, or

(b)any other diploma granted in a country overseas that is recognised for the time being by the Council for the purposes of this Act.

(2ZA)In this Act “relevant European diploma” means—

(a)an appropriate European diploma, within the meaning given by Schedule 2, that has not been designated by the Council for the purposes of this paragraph, or

(b)a dental qualification that is not an appropriate European diploma but—

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

(ii)demonstrates, in the opinion of the Council, a comparable level of knowledge and skill to that demonstrated by a UK diploma in dentistry (within the meaning given by section 12A(2)).

(2ZB)The Council—

(a)may designate a diploma for the purposes of subsection (2ZA)(a) only with the approval of the Privy Council;

(b)must maintain and publish a list of the diplomas that are so designated.]

F5(2A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)A person shall not be entitled to be registered in the dentists register under [F6paragraph (a) F7... of subsection (1)] above unless he satisfies the registrar as to the following matters, namely—

(a)his identity;

(b)that he is of good character; and

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

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

(4)A person shall not be entitled to be registered in the dentists register under paragraph (c) of that subsection unless he satisfies the registrar as to the following matters, namely—

(a)his identity;

(b)that he is of good character;

(c)that he has satisfied the Council that he has the requisite knowledge and skill;

[F9(d)that he has the necessary knowledge of English; and]

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

[F10(4ZA)Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a person whose application under this section is made in reliance on a relevant European diploma.]

F11(4A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(4B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(4BA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(4BB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(4BC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(4BD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11(4C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)The Council may direct that for the purposes of this section a particular person who has passed the examinations required to obtain a recognised overseas diploma shall be treated as a person holding a recognised overseas diploma.

F13(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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