The General Dental Council (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) (Qualifications and Supervision of Dental Work) Rules Order of Council 2006

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(a) the content or standard (or both) of a course of education or training leading to the grant of that qualification is no longer such as to impart the knowledge and skills necessary for a person undertaking that course to obtain the standard of proficiency determined by the Council in relation to that profession under section 36D(1)(a) of the Act; or

(b) an examination (or other form of assessment) leading to the grant of that qualification is no longer such as to ensure possession of that standard of proficiency.

Procedure in relation to a decision to withdraw approval
     3. —(1) Before making any decision to withdraw approval of a qualification granted, or to be granted, by an establishment as mentioned in rule 2, the Council shall take into account any observations received from that establishment in accordance with rule 3(1)(b) of the General Dental Council (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) (Visitors) Rules 2006[3].

    (2) Where the Council decide to withdraw approval they shall notify the establishment concerned, and the withdrawal shall take effect from the date on which the notification was sent or from such later date as the Council may specify in the notification.

Effect of withdrawal of approval
     4. —(1) Where approval of a qualification has been withdrawn as mentioned in rule 2, the Council shall use their best endeavours to secure that any person who is studying for that qualification at the time when approval is withdrawn is given the opportunity to study for a qualification approved under section 36D(2) of the Act.

    (2) Where, before the date on which the withdrawal of approval of a qualification had effect in accordance with rule 3(2), a person was awarded that qualification, that withdrawal shall not affect the entitlement of that person to be registered in the dental care professionals register by virtue of that qualification.

Supervision of dental work
     5. The registered dental care professionals authorised to carry out supervision of dental work for the purposes of section 37(2) of the Act (definition of practice of dentistry) are those who are registered in the dental care professionals register under the titles which apply to the professions pursued by—

(a) clinical dental technicians;

(b) dental hygienists;

(c) dental nurses;

(d) dental technicians;

(e) dental therapists; and

(f) orthodontic therapists.

Given under the official seal of the General Dental Council on


15th June 2006.

L.S.

Hew Byrne Mathewson
President

Duncan Rudkin
Registrar

[2] 1984 c.24. Section 36D was inserted by S.I. 2005/2011 and section 37 was amended by S.I. 2002/3135 and 2005/2011.back

[3] These Rules were made on 15th June 2006 and are available from the General Dental Council at 37 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8DQ.back