# The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 38: Visiting dental care professionals: saving of old law for up to one year


(1) Where—
(a) a person had, immediately before exit day, the benefit of regulation 12 of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 in respect of the provision by that person of relevant dental care services (and section 36Z3(3) of the 1984 Act accordingly applied to the person), and
(b) the person continues to have that benefit on or after exit day,
any provision made by or under the 1984 Act continues to apply in relation to the provision of those services by that person without the amendments that Part 1 of this Schedule makes to the provisions relating to visiting dental care professionals from relevant European states.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) ceases to apply in relation to a visiting dental care professional—
(a) in respect of a title under which the professional is registered as required by section 36Z3(3), when the person’s name is erased under section 36Z3(6) of the 1984 Act;
(b) in respect of any other title, when the person’s entitlement ceases by reason of the operation of section 36Z3(5) of the 1984 Act.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) “relevant dental care services” means services that were “relevant services” within the meaning of section 36Z3(11) of the 1984 Act, as it had effect immediately before exit day;
(b) the reference to “the provisions relating to visiting dental care professionals from relevant European states” is to the provisions listed in the following table.
Act or instrument
Provision relating to visiting professionals
The 1984 Act
section 36B(1A)
section 36CA(14)
section 36E
section 36F(1) and 1(A)
section 36L(11)
section 36Z3
section 36Z4
in section 53(1), the definitions of “competent authority”, “exempt person”, “the General Systems Regulations”, and “national”
Schedule 4A, paragraph 2(1)(i)
General Dental Council (Indemnity Arrangements) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2015
rule 1(2)
General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2017
rule 1(3)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111177686/schedule/3/paragraph/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-qualifications-health-and-social-care-professions-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2018/schedule-3/paragraph-38
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