Dental Act 2018 s 31

s 31 Registration of dental surgeon and dental therapist

(1) An application for registration— (a) as a dental surgeon, shall be made to the Dental Registrar; and (b) as a dental therapist, shall be made to the Dental Therapists Registrar. (2) The application under subsection (1) shall be made in the prescribed form together with the documents, information and particulars as may be determined by the Council or the Board, as the case may be, and such application shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule. (3) The Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar shall consider the application under subsection (1), and may require the applicant to produce further information or documents in support of the application. (4) Where the Dental Registrar approves the application under subsection (1) in relation to a dental surgeon, the Dental Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant and enter his name in Division I of the Dental Register. (5) Where the Dental Therapists Registrar approves the application under subsection (1) in relation to a dental therapist, the Dental Therapists Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant and enter his name in Division A of the Dental Therapists Register. (6) Where the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar refuses the application under subsection (1), the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar, as the case may be, shall notify the applicant of his decision by a notice in writing. (7) Any applicant who is aggrieved by the decision of the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar under subsection (6) may, within thirty days of the date of the notice in subsection (6), appeal in writing to the Council or the Board, as the case may be, and appear before the Council or the Board, as the case may be, and be heard personally or through his advocate and solicitor.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pendaftaran doktor pergigian dan juruterapi pergigian

(1) Suatu permohonan bagi pendaftaran— (a) sebagai doktor pergigian, hendaklah dibuat kepada Pendaftar Pergigian; dan (b) sebagai juruterapi pergigian, hendaklah dibuat kepada Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian. (2) Permohonan di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah dibuat dalam borang yang ditetapkan berserta dengan dokumen, maklumat dan butir-butir yang ditentukan oleh Majlis atau Lembaga, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, dan permohonan itu hendaklah disertakan dengan fi yang ditetapkan dalam Jadual Keempat. (3) Pendaftar Pergigian atau Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian hendaklah mempertimbangkan permohonan di bawah subseksyen (1), dan boleh menghendaki pemohon supaya mengemukakan maklumat atau dokumen lanjut untuk menyokong permohonan itu. (4) Jika Pendaftar Pergigian meluluskan permohonan di bawah subseksyen (1) berhubung dengan seorang doktor pergigian, Pendaftar Pergigian hendaklah mengeluarkan perakuan pendaftaran kepada pemohon dan mencatat namanya dalam Bahagian I Daftar Pergigian. (5) Jika Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian meluluskan permohonan di bawah subseksyen (1) berhubung dengan seorang juruterapi pergigian, Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian hendaklah mengeluarkan perakuan pendaftaran kepada pemohon dan mencatat namanya dalam Bahagian A Daftar Juruterapi Pergigian. (6) Jika Pendaftar Pergigian atau Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian menolak permohonan di bawah subseksyen (1), Pendaftar Pergigian atau Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, hendaklah memberitahu pemohon mengenai keputusannya melalui suatu notis secara bertulis. (7) Mana-mana pemohon yang terkilan dengan keputusan Pendaftar Pergigian atau Pendaftar Juruterapi Pergigian di bawah subseksyen (6) boleh, dalam tempoh tiga puluh hari dari tarikh notis dalam subseksyen (6), merayu secara bertulis kepada Majlis atau Lembaga, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, dan hadir di hadapan Majlis atau Lembaga, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, dan didengar sendiri atau melalui peguam bela dan peguam caranya.

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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).

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