Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)RegulationsRegistration and Training of Student Dental Technicians and Student Dental Technologists, 202015. Qualification to practice the profession as dental technician or dental technologist |
| (1) | An approved institution must award the appropriate qualification as approved by council to a student dental technician or dental technologist if the student has passed the examinations prescribed for that qualification and otherwise complied with the requirements determined by the senate of that institution for that qualification. |
| (2) | The appropriate qualification as approved by council and awarded by an approved institution maybe recognised by the council as the qualification which entitles the holder thereof to registration as a dental technician or dental technologist in terms of section 18 of the Act and to practise the profession as a dental technician or dental technologist, until such time as council approves a national professional examination for registration, in which case the approved institutional qualification will be accepted by the council as entrance qualification to the indicated examination. |
| (3) | The council will publish by Rule the requirements for a national professional examination for registration and the commencement year in which all graduates in dental technology must take and pass the national examination in order to be registered as a dental technician or dental technologist. |
| (4) | A dental technician must be entitled to practice his or her profession in the capacity of an employee. |
| (5) | A dental technologist must be entitled to practice his or her profession in the capacity of an employee or an employer. |
| (6) | For the purposes of this regulation, the council will continue to register as a dental technician holders of the following qualifications: the National Diploma: Dental Technology; the Diploma: Dental Technology; the National Higher Diploma: Dental Technology; the Advanced Diploma: Dental Technology or any qualifications previously issued or recognised by council for this purpose. |
| (7) | For the purposes of this regulation, the Council will continue to register as a dental technologist holder of the following qualifications: the B. Tech.Dent.Tech. degree; the Post Graduate Diploma: Dental Technology, or any qualifications previously issued or recognised by council for this purpose, all rights granted under previously issued qualifications will be recognised and retained. |