Dentists (Dental Auxiliaries) Regulations 1997 (Vic)

Dentists (Dental Auxiliaries) Regulations 1997

S.R. No. 150/1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provisions	1
3.	Principal Regulations	1
4.	Substitution of heading	1
5.	Substitution of regulation 501	2
501. Training, examinations and standards	2
6.	Dental therapists	2
7.	Substitution of regulation 504	3
504. Training, examinations and standards	3
8.	Term of licences	4
9.	Renewal of licences	4

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STATUTORY RULES 1997

S.R. No. 150/1997

Dentists Act 1972

Dentists (Dental Auxiliaries) Regulations 1997

The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of The
Dental Board of Victoria, makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 9 December 1997

Responsible Minister:

ROB KNOWLES

Minister for Health

SHARNE BRYAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make further provision for the licensing of dental auxiliaries.

2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 9 and

29 of the Dentists Act 1972.

3. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Dentists Regulations

19921 are called the Principal Regulations.

4. Substitution of heading

For the heading to Division 1 in Part 5 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute "Division 1—
Dental Therapists".

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5. Substitution of regulation 501

For regulation 501 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"501. Training, examinations and standards

(1) For the purposes of section 29(2) of the Act,

the prescribed courses of training and
prescribed examinations for the grant of a
licence to a person to practise as a dental
therapist are—

(a) examinations conducted by the School
of Dental Therapy, Department of

the course of training and the Department of Human Services in Victoria, the successful completion of which leads to the issue of a certificate of qualification as a school dental therapist or dental therapist by the person in charge of the School of Dental Therapy; or

(b) examinations conducted by The

the course of training and the completion of which leads to the issue of a Diploma in Oral Health Therapy (Dental Therapy) by The University of Melbourne.

(2) For the purposes of section 29(7)(a) of the

Act, the prescribed standard for the grant of a licence to a person to practise as a dental therapist is that the person have an adequate command of the English language.".

6.  Dental therapists

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In regulations 502 and 503 of the Principal
Regulations for "school dental therapist"
(wherever occurring) substitute "dental

therapist".

7. Substitution of regulation 504

For regulation 504 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"504. Training, examinations and standards

(1) For the purposes of section 29(2) of the Act,

the prescribed course of training and
prescribed examinations for the grant of a
licence to practise as a dental hygienist are—

(a)	the course of training and the examinations conducted by the Gilles Plains College of TAFE, South Australia, the successful completion of which leads to the issue of a certificate of qualification as a dental hygienist by the person in charge of the Dental Hygienist course; or
(b)	examinations conducted by the New South Wales Dental Board, the

the course of training and the the issue of a certificate of qualification as a dental hygienist by the person in charge of the Dental Hygienist's registration examination conducted by the New South Wales Dental Board; or

(c) examinations conducted by The

the course of training and the completion of which leads to the issue of a Diploma in Oral Health Therapy

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(Dental Hygiene) by The University of Melbourne.

(2) For the purposes of section 29(7)(a) of the

Act, the prescribed standard for the grant of a licence to a person to practise as a dental hygienist is that the person have an adequate command of the English language.".

8. Term of licences

For regulation 508 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—

"A licence to practise as a dental auxiliary—

(a)	remains in force until 30 June next after the date of issue unless cancelled or suspended sooner; and
(b)	is renewable from year to year unless any cancellation or suspension is in force.".

9. Renewal of licences

In regulation 509 of the Principal Regulations for "each licensed school dental therapist and licensed dental hygienist" substitute "each person licensed to practise as a dental auxiliary".

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1 S.R. No. 328/1992. Reprinted to S.R. No. 204/1994 and subsequently

amended by S.R. Nos 161/1995, 157/1996, 28/1997 and 80/1997.