MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2012 - SECT 26 Meaning of dentist and dental therapist

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2012 - SECT 26

    (1)     A dentist is a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law:

        (a)     to practise in the dental profession as a dentist (other than as a student); and

        (b)     in the dentists division of that profession.

    (2)     A dental therapist is a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law:

        (a)     to practise in the dental profession as a dental therapist (other than as a student); and

        (b)     in the dental therapists division of that profession.

    (3)     A dental hygienist is a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law:

        (a)     to practise in the dental profession as a dental hygienist (other than as a student); and

        (b)     in the dental hygienists division of that profession.

    (4)     An oral health therapist is a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law:

        (a)     to practise in the dental profession as an oral health therapist (other than as a student); and

        (b)     in the oral health therapists division of that profession.