This Regulation sets fees for various dentist and dental care professional registrations, certificates, register changes, examination parts, and certified copies, and it starts on 1 January 2025 subject to listed exceptions.
Dentists Registration (Fees) Regulation (Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 29(1)(a) of the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. 156)) [1 January 2025] 1. Commencement (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), this Regulation comes into operation on 1 January 2025.(2) Item 1(b) of the Schedule comes into operation on the day on which section 31 of the Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 (22 of 2024) (2024 Amendment Ordinance), in so far as it relates to the new section 7F, comes into operation.(3) Item 3 of the Schedule comes into operation on the day on which section 54 of the 2024 Amendment Ordinance, in so far as it relates to the new section 15F, comes into operation.(4) Item 5 of the Schedule comes into operation on the day on which section 54 of the 2024 Amendment Ordinance, in so far as it relates to the new section 15K, comes into operation.(5) Item 9 of the Schedule comes into operation on the day on which section 54 of the 2024 Amendment Ordinance, in so far as it relates to the new section 15H, comes into operation.(6) Item 12 of the Schedule comes into operation on the day on which section 91(2) of the 2024 Amendment Ordinance comes into operation. 2. Fees The fee prescribed for a matter specified in column 2 of the Schedule is the amount specified in column 3 of the Schedule opposite the matter. Schedule [s. 2]Fees Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Amount$ 1. Registration of a dentist (a) full registration under section 9B of the Ordinance 4,110 (b) provisional registration under section 7F of the Ordinance 1,370 (c) limited registration under section 9F of the Ordinance 4,110 (d) special registration under section 9L of the Ordinance 4,110 2. Inclusion of a person’s name in the Specialist Register under section 12B of the Ordinance 4,820 *3. Registration of a dental care professional under section 15F of the Ordinance 2,680 4. Alteration to the General Register under section 12H, 12J or 15 of the Ordinance or to the Specialist Register under section 15 of the Ordinance, for each entry 1,380 *5. Alteration to the Register of Dental Care Professionals under section 15K of the Ordinance, for each entry 1,380 6. Restoration of a person’s name to a register under section 27A of the Ordinance 3,570 7. Issue of a practising certificate to a registered dentist under section 11A of the Ordinance 745 8. Issue of a retention certificate under section 12I of the Ordinance 745 *9. Issue of a practising certificate to a registered dental care professional under section 15H of the Ordinance 745 10. Issue of a certificate under section 32 of the Ordinance to the effect that a person’s name has been included in the Specialist Register 765 11. Issue of a certified copy of an entry in the General Register or Specialist Register under regulation 8B of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each certified copy 1,140 *12. Issue of a certified copy of an entry in the Register of Dental Care Professionals under regulation 8B of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each certified copy 1,140 13. Issue of a duplicate certificate of registration or a duplicate certificate for the inclusion of name in the Specialist Register under regulation 8B of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each duplicate certificate 1,230 14. Issue of a certified copy of a certificate of registration or a certified copy of a certificate for the inclusion of name in the Specialist Register under regulation 8B of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each certified copy 1,240 15. Issue of a certificate of standing under regulation 8B of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each certificate 1,150 16. Issue of a certificate verifying registration or the inclusion of name in the Specialist Register under regulation 8B of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each certificate 1,140 17. Taking the Licensing Examination, for each part 10,650 18. Furnishing a copy of a verbatim record of any proceedings of an inquiry under regulation 24 of the Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. A), for each folio of 72 words or any part of it 43 Editorial Note: * Not yet in operation.