Dental Therapists (Registration, etc.) Act

Arrangement of Sections

1. Establishment of the Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria

2. Membership of the Board

3. Powers of the Board

4. Fund of the Board

5. Annual estimates, accounts and audit

6. Directions by the Minister

7. Registrar and employees of the Board

8. Preparation and maintenance of register

9. Publication of the register and lists of corrections

10. Registration as dental therapist

11. Temporary registration

12. Certificate invalid if given by unregistered person

13. Appointment not to be held by unregistered persons

14. Prohibition of falsely professing to be a registered person

15. Recovery of fees

16. Offences

17. Burden of proof

18. Approval of courses

19. Supervision of instruction and examination leading to approved qualifications

20. Power of the Board to consider matters relating to training

21. Establishment of Disciplinary Committee and Investigating Panel

22. Proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee

23. Penalty for unprofessional conduct

24. Restoration of registration

25. Striking off entries from the register on ground of fraud of error

26. Appeal to the Court of Appeal

27. Regulations

28. Interpretation

29. Short title

An Act to establish the Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria; to make provisions for determining the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become registered as dental therapists and for matters connected therewith.

[1993 No. 81.]

[25 th August, 1993]

[Commencement. ]

PART I

Establishment of the Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria, etc.

1. Establishment of the Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria

( a ) determining what standards of knowledge and skill are to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the profession of dental therapy and improving those standards, from time to time, as circumstances may permit;