reg 110 Insertion of section 12A
After section 12 insert— Degrees and licences in dentistry (12A) (1) A dental authority may grant a UK diploma in dentistry to a person only if the authority is satisfied that the person has successfully completed basic dental training. (2) In this section— “ basic dental training ” means dental training that meets, or under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) is to be treated as meeting, the requirements of article 34 of the Directive (basic dental training); “ UK diploma in dentistry ” means— a degree in dentistry that gives its holder the qualification of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (whether abbreviated as BDS or B.Ch.D.), or a licence in dentistry that gives its holder the qualification of Licentiate in Dental Surgery.