Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 811
The European Primary and Specialist Dental Qualifications Regulations 1998
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Holders of overseas diplomas
     20.  - (1) In section 15 of the Act (qualification for registration in the dentists register), in subsection (4)(d) for "he" there is substituted - 

    (2) In section 16 of the Act (supplementary provisions as to registration of holders of overseas diplomas) there is inserted after subsection (2) the following subsection - 

    (3) In section 17 of the Act (temporary registration) - 

Minor amendments to the Act
    
21.  - (1) After section 21 of the Act (notification of reasons for refusal of application for registration etc), there is inserted - 

    (2) In paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act (declaration and certificates to be provided by visiting EEA practitioners) - 


Frank Dobson
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State (Department of Health)

17th March 1998



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 10.


SPECIALIST DENTAL QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED IN EEA STATES OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN ORTHODONTICS AND ORAL SURGERY




PART I

ORTHODONTICS

Denmark
"Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som specialtandlæge i ortodonti" (certificate awarding the right to use the title of dental practitioner specializing in orthodontics) issued by the "Sundhedsstyrelsen" (State Board of Health).

Finland
"Todistus erikoishammaslääkärin oikeudesta oikomishoidon alalla/bevis om specialisttandläkarrättigheten inom området tandreglering" (certificate of orthodontics) issued by the competent authorities.

France
"Le titre de spécialiste en orthodontie" (the title of orthodontic specialist), issued by the authority recognised competent for this purpose.

Germany
"Fachzahnärtztliche Anerkennung für Kieferorthopädie" (certificate of orthodontist) issued by the "Landeszahnärztekammern" (Chamber of Dental Practitioners of the "Länder").

Greece
"[Tau][iota][tau][lambda][omicron][zeta] [tau][etaacute][zeta] [Omicron][delta][omicron][omega][tau][iota][alpha][tau][rho][iota][kappa][etaacute][zeta] [epsilon][iota][delta][iota][kappa][omicronacute][tau][eta][tau][alpha][zeta] [iota][eta][zeta] [Omicron][rho][theta][omicron][delta][omicron][upsilon][tau][iota][kappa][etaacute][zeta]" (title attesting to completion of specific orthodontic training) awarded by the competent authority recognised for that purpose.

Ireland
Certificate of specialist dentist in orthodontics, issued by the competent authority recognised for this purpose by the competent minister.

The Netherlands
"Getuigschrift van erkenning en inschrijving als orthodontist in het Specialistenregister" (certificate showing that the person concerned is officially recognised and that his name is entered as a orthodontist in the specialists' orthodontist register), issued by the "Specialisten-Registratiecommissie (SRC)" (Specialists Registration Board).

Norway
"Bevis for gjennomgått spesialistutdanning ikjeveortopedi" (certificate of specialist studies in orthodontics) awarded by university faculty of dentistry.

Sweden
"Bevis om specialistkompetens i tandreglering" (certificate awarding the right to use the title of dental practitioner specializing in orthodontics) issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare.



PART II

ORAL SURGERY

Denmark
"Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som specialtandlæge i hospitalsodontologi" (certificate conferring the right to use the title of dental practitioner specialized in hospital odontology), issued by the "Sundhedsstyrelsen" (State Board of Health).

Finland
"Todistus erikoishammaslääkärin oikeudesta suukirurgian (hammas-ja suukirurgian) alalla/bevis om specialisttandläkarrättigheten inom området oralkirurgi (tand-och munkirurgi)" (certificate of oral or dental and oral surgery) issued by the competent authorities.

Germany
"Fachzahnärztliche Anerkennung für Oralchirurgie/Mundchirurgie" (certificate of oral surgery), issued by the "Landeszahnärztekammern" (Chamber of Dental Practitioners of the "Länder").

Ireland
Certificate of specialist dentist in oral surgery, issued by the competent authority recognised for this purpose by the competent Minister.

The Netherlands
"Getuigschrift van erkenning en inschrijving als kaakchirurg in het Specialistenregister" (certificate showing that the person concerned is officially recognised and that his name is entered as an oral surgeon in the specialists' register), issued by the "Specialisten-Registratiecommmissie (SRC)" (Specialists Registration Board).

Norway
"Bevis for gjennomgått spesialistutdanning i oralkirurgi" (certificate of specialist studies in oral surgery) awarded by a university faculty of dentistry.

Sweden
"Bevis om specialistkompetens i tandsystemets kirurgiska sjukdomar" (certificate awarding the right to use the title of dental practitioner specialising in oral surgery) issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare.



SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 18


MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING LEADING TO THE AWARD OF PRIMARY DENTAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM - TEXT OF ARTICLE 1 OF AND THE ANNEX TO THE DENTAL TRAINING DIRECTIVE




         " 1. The Member States shall require persons wishing to take up and pursue a dental profession under the titles referred to in Article 1 of Directive 78/686/EEC to hold a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Article 3 of the same Directive which guarantees that during his complete training period the person concerned has acquired:

      (a) adequate knowledge of the sciences on which dentistry is based and a good understanding of scientific methods, including the principles of measuring biological functions, the evaluation of scientifically established facts and the analysis of data;

      (b) adequate knowledge of the constitution, physiology and behaviour of healthy and sick persons as well as the influence of the natural and social environment on the state of health of the human being, in so far as these factors affect dentistry;

      (c) adequate knowledge of the structure and function of the teeth, mouth, jaws and associated tissues, both healthy and diseased, and their relationship to the general state of health and to the physical and social well-being of the patient;

      (d) adequate knowledge of clinical disciplines and methods, providing the dentist with a coherent picture of anomalies, lesions and diseases of the teeth, mouth, jaws and associated tissues and of preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic dentistry;

      (e) suitable clinical experience under appropriate supervision.

    This training shall provide him with the skills necessary for carrying out all activities involving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anomalies and diseases of the teeth, mouth, jaws and associated tissues.

         2. A complete period of dental training of this kind shall comprise at least a five-year full time course of theoretical and practical instruction given in a university, in a higher-education institution recognised as having equivalent status or under the supervision of a university and shall include the subjects listed in the Annex.

         3. In order to be accepted for such training, the candidate must have a diploma or a certificate which entitles him to be admitted for the course of study concerned to the universities of a Member State or to the higher education institutions recognised as having equivalent status.

         4. [..........]



    Annex

    STUDY PROGRAMME FOR DENTAL PRACTITIONERS

    The programme of studies leading to a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications in dentistry shall include at least the following subjects. One or more of these subjects may be taught in the context of the other disciplines or in conjunction therewith.

      (a) Basic subjects
      chemistry,

           physics,

           biology.

      (b) Medico-biological subjects and general medical subjects
      anatomy,

           embryology,

           histology, including cytology,

           physiology,

           biochemistry (or physiological chemistry),

           pathological anatomy,

           general pathology,

           pharmacology,

           microbiology,

           hygiene,

           preventive medicine and epidemiology,

           radiology,

           physiotherapy,

           general surgery,

           general medicine, including paediatrics,

           oto-rhino-laryngology,

           dermato-venereology,

           general psychology - psychopathology - neuropathology,

           anaesthetics.

      (c) Subjects directly related to dentistry
      prosthodontics,

           dental materials and equipment,

           conservative dentistry,

           preventive dentistry,

           anaesthetics and sedation in dentistry,

           special surgery,

           special pathology,

           clinical practice,

           paedodontics,

           orthodontics,

           periodontics,

           dental radiology,

           dental occlusion and function of the jaw,

           professional organisation, ethics and legislation,

           social aspects of dental practice."



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations make provision about training for specialist dental qualifications and the recognition in the United Kingdom of specialist dental qualifications awarded elsewhere. They also make provision in respect of primary dental qualifications and registration by virtue of those qualifications. The Regulations implement European obligations relating to the training of dentists and specialist dentists, contained in Council Directive 78/687/EEC (OJ No. L 233, 24.8.1978, p.10) ("the Dental Training Directive") and mutual recognition of dentists' qualifications, contained in Council Directive 78/686/EEC (OJ No. L 233, 24.8.1978, p.1) ("the Recognition Directive"). They include provision relating to a person who is not a national of a member State of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), but who is entitled to be treated no less favourably than an EEA national by virtue of a right conferred by article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1612/68 (OJ No. L 257, 19.10.1968, p.1) or any other enforceable Community right (such as those derived from articles 48 and 52 of the Treaty of Rome).

Part I of the Regulations provides for the coming into force of the Regulations and for the interpretation of certain terms. It empowers the Secretary of State to give directions to the General Dental Council ("the GDC"), which is the supervisory body for the dental profession by virtue of the Dentists Act 1984, as regards matters of administration relating to certain obligations arising under European Community law.

Part II deals with specialist dental qualifications. Regulation 4 designates the GDC as the competent authority for the United Kingdom in relation to specified functions under the Recognition Directive and the Dental Training Directive. The GDC is empowered, under regulation 5, to charge fees to cover the cost of providing services in relation to its functions under Part II of the Regulations. Regulation 6 provides for the issue by the GDC of Certificates of Completion of Specialist Training to those who complete approved specialist training, and regulation 7 imposes minimum requirements which training must satisfy before it can be approved for this purpose.

Regulation 8 provides that if the GDC makes regulations concerning the use of a distinctive title by orthodontists or oral surgeons and the establishment of a list of specialists in either of these branches of dentistry, those regulations must provide that a person is only entitled to use a prescribed title, or to have his name entered in a specialist list, if he meets certain requirements. It requires the GDC to tell anyone who asks it whether a person's name is entered in a specialist list.

Regulations 9 and 10 define the persons who will be entitled to automatic inclusion in a specialist list and the specialist dental qualifications which are entitled to automatic recognition for that purpose. Regulation 12 makes transitional provision for entry in a specialist list for a person who is already a consultant or is otherwise an existing specialist within the meaning of the regulation. Regulation 11 imposes certain requirements for appointment as a consultant in the National Health Service. Regulation 13 makes provision which is to apply if the GDC makes regulations recognising dental specialties other than orthodontics and oral surgery.

Regulation 14 requires the GDC to establish an appeal mechanism against its decisions and to determine and publish the procedure governing its selection of the members of appeal panels and the conduct of appeals. Regulation 15 revokes, with savings, the Dental Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Order1980.

Part III of the Regulations concerns primary dental qualifications. Regulation 16 prescribes the GDC as the competent authority for the United Kingdom in respect of certain functions under the Recognition Directive; regulation 17 empowers it to charge fees in respect of certain of those functions. Regulation 18 and Schedule 2 set out the minimum requirements for primary dental training in the United Kingdom.

Regulations 19, 20 and 21 amend the provisions of the Dentists Act 1984. They make provision relating to evidence of good character and good health; holders of overseas diplomas; and notification of the reasons for refusal of an application for registration.

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