In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“practising address” means the address or addresses appearing on the practising certificate;
“principal practising address” means the address of the principal place of practice, which shall be the first practising address appearing on the annual practising certificate or the temporary practising certificate;
“resident” means practising in a certain locality as stated in the practitioner’s principal practising address;
“Conditional Register” means the Malaysian Register of Conditional Registration kept and maintained under subsection 25(2);
“Dental Therapists Register” means the Malaysian Register of Dental Therapists kept and maintained under subsection 25(3);
“Dental Register” means the Malaysian Register of Dental Practitioners kept and maintained under subsection 25(1);
“dentist” means a person registered in Division II of the Dental Register under the Dental Act 1971 [Act 51];
“prescribed”, where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
“dental surgeon” means—
(a) a dental surgeon registered in Division I of the Dental Register under the Dental Act 1971; or
(b) a person registered as a dental surgeon under section 31 and for the purposes of Part IV, Part V and Part VI includes any person who is deemed to be registered as a dental surgeon under subsection 40(6);
“local training institution” means an institution of higher education which grants a dental degree and carries out all or part of its training within Malaysia;
“accredited local training institution” means a local training institution which conducts a dental programme which has been granted accreditation status by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency under the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 [Act 679];
“recognized qualification” means a qualification listed in the Second Schedule;
“healthcare facility” means any premises in which members of the public receive healthcare services;
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
“Head of Profession” means the Head of Profession for Dental Therapists in the Ministry of Health;
“Board” means the Malaysian Dental Therapists Board established under section 15;
“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established under section 3;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;
“Fitness to Practice Panel” means the Panel established under section 33;
“authorized officer” means any suitably qualified officer of the Ministry of Health authorized under section 70;
“Dental Therapists Registrar” means the Dental Therapists Registrar referred to in subsection 24(3);
“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);
“practitioner” means any dental practitioner or dental therapist registered under this Act;
“dental practitioner” means—
(a) a dental surgeon; or
(b) a dentist;
“Principal Director” means the head of the Oral Health services in the Ministry of Health;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Dental Therapists Board referred to in section 18;
“certificate” means a certificate of registration, annual practising certificate or temporary practising certificate;
“practising certificate” means an annual practising certificate or a temporary practising certificate;
“Professional Indemnity Cover” means any form of financial security for a practitioner in a professional liability action;
“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
“appointed date” means the date on which this Act comes into operation;
“President” means the President of the Malaysian Dental Council.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tafsiran
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain—
“alamat pengamalan” ertinya alamat atau alamat-alamat yang terdapat pada perakuan pengamalan;
“alamat pengamalan utama” ertinya alamat tempat pengamalan utama, yang hendaklah menjadi alamat pengamalan yang pertama yang terdapat pada perakuan pengamalan tahunan atau perakuan pengamalan sementara;
“bermastautin” ertinya menjalankan amalan di lokasi tertentu sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam alamat pengamalan utama pengamal;
“Daftar Bersyarat” ertinya Daftar Pendaftaran Bersyarat Malaysia yang disimpan dan disenggara di bawah subseksyen 25(2);
“Daftar Juruterapi Pergigian” ertinya Daftar Juruterapi Pergigian Malaysia yang disimpan dan disenggara di bawah subseksyen 25(3);
“Daftar Pergigian” ertinya Daftar Pengamal Pergigian Malaysia yang disimpan dan disenggara di bawah subseksyen 25(1);
“dentis” ertinya seseorang yang berdaftar dalam Bahagian II Daftar Pergigian di bawah Akta Pergigian 1971 [Akta 51];
“ditetapkan”, jika tiada cara disebutkan, ertinya ditetapkan melalui peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini;
“doktor pergigian” ertinya—
(a) seorang doktor pergigian yang berdaftar dalam Bahagian I Daftar Pergigian di bawah Akta Pergigian 1971; atau
(b) seseorang yang berdaftar sebagai doktor pergigian di bawah seksyen 31 dan bagi maksud Bahagian IV, Bahagian V dan Bahagian VI termasuklah mana-mana orang yang disifatkan berdaftar sebagai doktor pergigian di bawah subseksyen 40(6);
“institusi latihan tempatan” ertinya suatu institusi pengajian tinggi yang memberikan ijazah pergigian dan menjalankan semua atau sebahagian daripada latihannya dalam Malaysia;
“institusi latihan tempatan yang diakreditasikan” ertinya institusi latihan tempatan yang menjalankan program pergigian yang telah diberikan status akreditasi oleh Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia di bawah Akta Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia 2007 [Akta 679];
“kelayakan yang diiktiraf” ertinya kelayakan yang tersenarai dalam Jadual Kedua;
“kemudahan jagaan kesihatan” ertinya mana-mana premis yang dalamnya orang awam menerima perkhidmatan jagaan kesihatan;
“Ketua Pengarah” ertinya Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Malaysia;
“Ketua Profesion” ertinya Ketua Profesion Juruterapi Pergigian di Kementerian Kesihatan;
“Lembaga” ertinya Lembaga Juruterapi Pergigian Malaysia yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 15;
“Majlis” ertinya Majlis Pergigian Malaysia yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 3;
“Menteri” ertinya Menteri yang dipertanggungkan dengan tanggungjawab bagi kesihatan;
“Panel Kelayakan Mengamal” ertinya Panel yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 33;
“pegawai diberi kuasa” ertinya mana-mana pegawai Kementerian Kesihatan yang mempunyai kelayakan yang sesuai yang diberi kuasa di bawah seksyen 70;
“Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian” ertinya Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian yang disebut dalam subseksyen 24(3);
“Pendaftar Pergigian” ertinya Pendaftar Pergigian yang disebut dalam subseksyen 24(2);
“pengamal” ertinya mana-mana pengamal pergigian atau juruterapi pergigian yang berdaftar di bawah Akta ini;
“pengamal pergigian” ertinya—
(a) seorang doktor pergigian; atau
(b) seorang dentis;
“Pengarah Kanan” ertinya ketua perkhidmatan Kesihatan Pergigian di Kementerian Kesihatan;
“Pengerusi” ertinya Pengerusi Lembaga Juruterapi Pergigian Malaysia yang disebut dalam seksyen 18;
“perakuan” ertinya perakuan pendaftaran, perakuan pengamalan tahunan atau perakuan pengamalan sementara;
“perakuan pengamalan” ertinya perakuan pengamalan tahunan atau perakuan pengamalan sementara;
“Perlindungan Tanggung Rugi Profesional” ertinya apa-apa bentuk jaminan kewangan bagi seseorang pengamal dalam tindakan liabiliti profesional;
“premis” ertinya mana-mana tempat, bangunan atau kenderaan, sama ada kekal atau sementara;
“tarikh ditetapkan” ertinya tarikh Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa;
“Yang Dipertua” ertinya Yang Dipertua Majlis Pergigian Malaysia.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
