The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017

Fitness of manager

11.—(1) A person must not manage a private dental practice unless the person is fit to do so.

(2) A person is not fit to manage a private dental practice unless—

(a) the person is of suitable integrity and good character to manage the private dental practice; and

(b) having regard to the size of the private dental practice, the statement of purpose and the number and needs of the patients—

(i) the person has the qualifications, skills and experience necessary to manage the private dental practice; and

(ii) the person is able by reason of their health, after reasonable adjustments (if any) are made, to do so; and

(iii) full and satisfactory information or documentation, as the case may be, is available in relation to the person in respect of each of the matters specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3.

(3) In assessing a person’s character for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), the matters considered must include those listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3.

(4) Where a person manages more than one private dental practice, that person must spend sufficient time at each practice to ensure that the practice is managed effectively.