SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 European Dental Qualifications

Part I Appropriate European Diplomas

F16A.

(1)

A F2medical qualification awarded in Italy to a person who began medical training at a university F3after 28th January 1980 is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act where, subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, that person produces to the registrar a certificate issued by the competent authority in Italy certifying that—

(a)

he has passed the F4relevant aptitude test set by that competent authority which demonstrates that he possesses a level of knowledge and skills comparable to those of a person holding the qualification F5listed in relation to Italy in Annex V, point 5.3.2 of the Directive ;

(b)

he has effectively, lawfully and principally practised dentistry in Italy for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of the certificate; and

(c)

he is authorised to practise dentistry under the same conditions as a holder of the qualification F6listed in relation to Italy in Annex V, point 5.3.2 of the Directive .

F7(2)

A person shall be excepted from satisfying the requirement referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) if he satisfies the registrar that he has successfully completed three years of study—

(a)

which, in the case of a person who began medical training at a university after 31st December 1984, were begun before 31st December 1994; and

(b)

which are certified by a competent authority in Italy as being equivalent to the training referred to in article 34 of the Directive.