Western Australian Consolidated Acts

DENTAL ACT 1939

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title and commencement  

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   4.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- The Dental Board  

   5.      Dental Board established  
   6.      Tenure of office  
   7.      The Board to be a body corporate  
   8.      Proceedings of the Board  
   9.      Resignation  
   10.     Disqualifications  
   11.     Vacancies  
   12.     Governor may remove any member  
   12A.    Remuneration of members  
   13.     Officers of the Board  
   14.     Funds of the Board  
   14A.    Accounts  
   14B.    Audit  
   14C.    Annual report  
   15.     Board may make rules  
   16.     Registrar or other authorised person may take and defend proceedings  

   PART III -- The Register  

           Division 1 -- The Register to be kept by the Registrar  

   17.     Register to be kept by Registrar  
   18.     The Register  

           Division 2 -- General  

   22.     Register open to inspection  
   23.     Withdrawal of name from Register  
   24.     Name of person may be re-entered in Register  
   25.     Registrar to remove names of deceased persons from Register  
   26.     Registrar to amend Register to ensure accuracy  
   27.     List of registered persons to be published annually  
   28.     Copy or extract of Register to be prima facie evidence  
   29.     Certificate of President or Registrar to be prima facie evidence  

   PART IV -- Disciplinary proceedings  

           Division 1 -- Investigation  

   29A.    Investigator  
   29B.    Report of investigator  
   29C.    Powers of investigator  
   29D.    Warrant to enter premises  
   29E.    Issue of warrant  
   29F.    Execution of warrant  
   29G.    Incriminating information, questions, or documents  
   29H.    Failure to comply with investigation  
   29I.    Obstruction of investigator  

           Division 2 -- Proceedings  

   30.     Disciplinary powers  
   30A.    Breach of undertaking  
   31.     Name of person struck off may be restored  
   32.     Effect of striking off  
   32A.    Effect of suspension  
   33.     Review  

   PART VI -- Registration  

   44.     Qualifications for registration as a dentist  
   44A.    Temporary registration  
   44B.    Qualification for registration as dental therapist  
   44C.    Qualifications for registration as dental hygienist  
   44D.    Qualifications for registration as school dental therapist  

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   45.     Board may require attendance at inquiries, etc.  
   46.     Annual licence fees  
   47.     Person making default in payment of licence fee to be struck off  
   48.     Offences  
   49.     No person other than dentist to use name or title of dentist, etc.  
   50.     Practise of dentistry by certain persons prohibited  
   50A.    Acts which may be performed by dental therapist  
   50B.    Acts which may be performed by a dental hygienist  
   50C.    Supervision of dental therapist or dental hygienist  
   50D.    Acts which may be performed by a school dental therapist  
   50E.    Clinics  
   50F.    Employment of dental therapists and dental hygienists  
   51.     Persons other than dentists prohibited from charging fees  
   51A.    Dental Charges Committee  
   51B.    Dentist may sue for fees  
   51C.    Review of charges  
   51D.    Stay of proceedings  
   52.     Executor of deceased dentists may continue practice  
   53.     Use of certain letters prohibited  
   54.     Provisions relating to name-plates or signs  
   55.     Dentist not to be employed by or agent for any person who is not a dentist  
   56.     Provisions relating to use of firm-names  
   57.     Board may apply for injunction  
   58.     General penalty  
   59.     Proceedings for offences  
   60.     Provisions relating to prosecutions  
   62.     Dentists to be exempt from serving on a jury  
   64.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 2  
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