| (1) | A dentist who holds registration in the category independent practice (general practitioner) and who wishes to be registered in the category independent practice (specialist) in terms of the Act, shall— |
| (a) | submit proof to the board that he or she has obtained a specialist qualification in the relevant speciality in dentistry which is accredited by and the standard of which shall be acceptable to the board; |
| (b) | submit proof to the board that a period of at least five years has elapsed since he or she obtained a basic qualification in dentistry which is prescribed in terms of section 24 of the Act and which entitles him or her to registration as a dentist in terms of that section of the Act: Provided that, apart from the education and training referred to in subregulation (2), he or she has obtained at least a further twenty four months’ experience in any one or more of the disciplines of dentistry which may include research, prior to commencing education and training in the relevant discipline: Provided further that the period of community service for dentists prescribed in regulations made under section 24A of the Act, after implementation, shall form part of the further twenty four months’ of experience which is prescribed herein; |
| (c) | submit his or her application for registration as a specialist to the board on an application form supplied by the board which shall be duly completed; |
| (d) | pay the prescribed registration fee. |
| (2) | In addition to the requirements in subregulations (1), the following requirements shall apply to the specialities listed: |
| (a) | In the case of the specialities Community Dentistry, Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Periodontics, Orthodontics and Prosthodontics, a person shall have obtained at least four years' education and training as the holder of a post of registrar approved by the board at a hospital, department or facility accredited by the board for specialist education and training. |
| (b) | In the case of the speciality Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, a person shall have obtained at least five years' education and training, of, which at least two years shall have been in Pathology (Anatomical) at an academic teaching department of a teaching hospital accredited as such by the board. |
[Regulation 7(2)(a)(b) substituted by section 6(a) of Notice No. 376, GG43145, dated 27 March 2020]
| (3) | With reference to the education and training referred to in subregulation (2)— |
| (a) | education and training obtained— |
| (i) | in South Africa, shall be recognised by the board only if— |
| (aa) | the applicant was registered as a dentist in terms of the Act for the full duration of the training of the speciality; and |
[Regulation 7(3)(a)(i)(aa) substituted by section 6(c) of Notice No. 376, GG43145, dated 27 March 2020]
| (bb) | the applicant’s name appeared on the register of registrars (dental) which is kept in terms of regulation 13 hereof; |
| (ii) | partly in any country other than South Africa, shall be recognised by the board only if the person was registered as a dentist with the relevant registering authority for the full duration thereof: |
Provided that exemption from the requirement in subparagraph (ii) may be granted at the discretion of the board;
| (b) | education and training obtained partly in any country other than South Africa, shall be recognised by the board only if the applicant submits documentary proof, issued by the foreign university or other educational institution, to certify that— |
| (i) | the hospital or hospitals at which the applicant was educated and trained, is/are or was/were a teaching hospital or hospitals of the faculty of dentistry or dental school of that particular university or other educational institution; |
| (ii) | that hospital or hospitals is/are or was/were approved and recognised to provide specialist education and training in the applicant’s speciality; |
| (iii) | the specified period which the applicant had spent at the hospital or hospitals in question, is regarded and recognised by that university or other educational institution as a period of education and training in the applicant’s speciality; |
| (c) | education and training for such period as may be determined by the board during the accreditation process, shall be recognised if obtained as the holder of a post of registrar at a hospital, department or facility which was accredited by the board as a satellite hospital, department or facility; |
| (d) | credit, on a basis to be determined by resolution of the board from time to time, shall be granted by the board for education and training obtained by a person as part-time holder of a post of registrar approved by the board. |
