Paragraph 25 Amendments to the Dentists Act 1984

After section 26B (guidance)^f1, insert—

“Information for specified state professionals

26C

(1)

The Council must make information about the following matters available to specified state professionals who hold specified state qualifications in dentistry—

(a)

the relevant laws to be applied regarding disciplinary action, financial responsibility or liability and other relevant matters;

(b)

the principles of discipline and enforcement of professional standards, including disciplinary jurisdiction and consequential effects on practising professional activities;

(c)

the processes and procedures for the ongoing verification of competence;

(d)

the criteria for, and procedures relating to, erasure of registration;

(e)

the documentation required of specified state professionals of that description and the form in which it should be presented; and

(f)

the documents and certificates issued in relation to professional qualifications or other conditions that apply to the practice of a registered dentist that are acceptable to the Council.

(2)

The Council must deal promptly with enquiries from specified state professionals of that description about conditions that apply to the practice of registered dentists.”.