- Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1667
The General Dental Council (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) (Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists) Regulations Order of Council 2006
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| Made | 23rd June 2006 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 29th June 2006 | ||
| Coming into force | 31st July 2006 |
The General Dental Council have made the General Dental Council (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) (Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists) Regulations 2006 as set out in the Schedule to this Order.
In accordance with section 36A(4) of the Dentists Act 1984[1] such Regulations shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.
Having considered the Regulations, their Lordships approve them.
This Order may be cited as the General Dental Council (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) (Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists) Regulations Order of Council 2006 and shall come into force on 31st July 2006.
A K Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
The General Dental Council make the following Regulations in exercise of their powers conferred under section 36A(2) and (3) of the Dentists Act 1984[2].
The General Dental Council have consulted in accordance with section 36A(5) of that Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the General Dental Council (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) (Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 31st July 2006.
Specified professions complementary to dentistry and specified titles
2. In the following Table—
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(a) the professions complementary to dentistry listed in the column headed "Profession" are specified for the purposes of section 36A(2) of the Dentists Act 1984 (professions complementary to dentistry); and
(b) the title which applies to a specified profession is that listed in the corresponding entry in the column headed "Title".
| Profession | Title |
| The profession pursued by dental hygienists | dental hygienist |
| The profession pursued by dental therapists | dental therapist |
Given under the official seal of the General Dental Council on
15th June 2006.
L.S.
Hew Byrne Mathewson
President
Duncan Rudkin
Registrar
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under the Dentists Act 1984, approves Regulations made by the General Dental Council specifying professions complementary to dentistry and a title applying to each specified profession.
The Regulations approved by this Order specify the professions pursued by dental hygienists and dental therapists. The effect of specification in the Regulations is that those professions are brought within the system of regulation set out in Part 3A of the Dentists Act 1984.
Notes:
[1] 1984 c.24; section 36A was inserted by S.I. 2005/2011.back
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