Section 12A Degrees and licences in dentistryF1

A dental authority may grant a UK diploma in dentistry to a person only if the authority is satisfied that the person has successfully completed basic dental training.

In this section—

• “basic dental training” means dental training that meets, or under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) F2would be treated as meeting, the requirements of article 34 of the Directive (basic dental training);

• “UK diploma in dentistry” means—

  1. (a)

     a degree in dentistry that gives its holder the qualification of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (whether abbreviated as BDS or B.Ch.D.), or

  2. (b)

     a licence in dentistry that gives its holder the qualification of Licentiate in Dental Surgery.