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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Dentists Act 1984

1984 CHAPTER 24

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    The General Dental Council

    1. 1. Constitution and general duties of the Council

    2. 2. Committees of the Council

  2. Part II

    Dental Education

    1. Degrees and licences in dentistry

      1. 3. Power of medical authorities to hold examinations and grant licences in dentistry

      2. 4. Conduct of examinations for degrees and licences

      3. 5. Holding of examinations and grant of licences by Royal College of Surgeons of England

      4. 6. Requirements in relation to admission of candidates to examinations and grant of degrees and licences

      5. 7. Effect of grant of degree or licence in dentistry

    2. Supervision of dental education

      1. 8. Information to be furnished by dental authorities

      2. 9. Supervision of instruction given by dental schools and post-graduate institutions

      3. 10. Supervision of examinations

      4. 11. Remedy where qualifying courses of study or examinations are inadequate

      5. 12. Candidates not to be required to adopt or reject particular theories of dentistry

    3. Functions of Education Committee

      1. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    The Dental Profession

    1. Registration

      1. 14. The dentists register and the registrar

      2. 15. Qualification for registration in the dentists register

      3. 16. Supplementary provisions as to registration of holders of overseas diplomas

      4. 17. Temporary registration

    2. Procedure for registration

      1. 18. Procedure for registration

      2. 19. Regulations with respect to the register

      3. 20. Selection of proper abbreviations of overseas diplomas

      4. 21. Notification of reasons for refusal of application for registration etc

      5. 21A.

    3. Publication of the register

      1. 22. Publication of the register

    4. Erasures and alterations in the register

      1. 23. Erasure of names of deceased persons and of those who have ceased to practise

      2. 24. Erasure on grounds of fraud or error

      3. 25. Alteration of names and addresses

    5. Use of titles and descriptions

      1. 26. Use of titles and descriptions

    6. Professional conduct and fitness to practise

      1. 27. Erasure or suspension of registration for crime or misconduct

      2. 28. Powers of Health Committee

      3. 29. Appeals

      4. 30. Time when determinations and directions normally take effect and orders for immediate suspension

      5. 31. Special provisions where directions replace, or extend periods under, previous directions

      6. 32. Orders for interim suspension

      7. 33. Supplementary provisions relating to professional conduct and health cases

      8. 34. Restoration of name erased under s. 27

    7. Professional training and development requirements

      1. 34A. Professional training and development requirements

      2. 34B. Restoration of name to the register: professional training and development

    8. Effect of disqualification in another member State

      1. 35. Effect on registration of disqualification in another member State

    9. Visiting EEC practitioners

      1. 36. Visiting EEC practitioners

  4. Part IV

    Restrictions on Practice of Dentistry and on Carrying on Business of Dentistry

    1. The practice of dentistry

      1. 37. Definition of practice of dentistry

      2. 38. Prohibition on practice of dentistry by laymen

      3. 39. Prohibition on use of practitioners’ titles by laymen

    2. Restrictions on carrying on the business of dentistry

      1. 40. Definition of business of dentistry

      2. 41. Restriction on individuals

      3. 42. Restriction on bodies corporate

      4. 43. Bodies corporate entitled to carry on business of dentistry

      5. 44. Withdrawal of privilege from body corporate

  5. Part V

    Dental Auxiliaries

    1. 45. Establishment by Council of classes of dental auxiliaries

    2. 46. Restrictions on employment of dental auxiliaries

    3. 47. Use of titles and descriptions

    4. 48. Functions of Dental Auxiliaries Committee

  6. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. Termination of the 1927 Agreement

      1. 49. Termination of the 1927 Agreement with the Republic of Ireland

    2. Supplementary

      1. 50. Evidence etc. in certain proceedings under this Act

      2. 51. Exercise of powers conferred on Privy Council

      3. 52. Regulations and other documents

      4. 53. Interpretation

      5. 54. Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations

      6. 55. Commencement, transitional provisions and savings

      7. 56. Short title and extent

  7. SCHEDULE 1

    The Council and Committees of the Council: Supplementary Provisions

  8. SCHEDULE 2

    European Dental Qualifications

  9. SCHEDULE 3

    Professional Conduct and Health Cases

  10. SCHEDULE 3A

    CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CASES

  11. SCHEDULE 4

    Visiting EEC Practitioners

  12. SCHEDULE 5

    Consequential Amendments

  13. SCHEDULE 6

    Repeals and Revocations

  14. SCHEDULE 7

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

An Act to consolidate the Dentists Acts 1957 to 1983, with an amendment to give effect to a recommendation of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

[26th June 1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act: power to modify conferred (15.3.2000) by 1999 c. 8, s. 60(1)(2)(a)(4), Sch. 3; S.I. 2000/779, art. 2(1)

C2

A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status.

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force 26.7.1984 and wholly in force 1.1.1985; see s. 55

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