This excerpt is the title and contents page of the Dentists Act, 1985; it lists the Act’s parts and sections but does not set out a substantive rule in the text provided.
Dentists Act, 1985 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRà arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Revised Act Acht Athbh⦠Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 1985 DENTISTS ACT, 1985 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I Preliminary and General 1. Short title. 2. 3. 4. Establishment day. 5. PART II The Dental Council 6. Establishment of the Dental Council. 7. Dissolution of Dental Board. 8. Seal of Council. 9. Membership of Council. 10. Appointment of persons to be members of Council. 11. Election of members of Council. 12. First meeting of Council. 13. Committees of Council. 14. Expenses of members of Council and committees. 15. Removal of Council from office. 16. The Registrar. 17. Other officers and servants of Council. 18. Age limits. 19. 20. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or of Assembly of the European Communities by officer or servant of Council. 21. Accounts of Council. 22. Power of Council to borrow. 23. Acceptance of gifts by Council. 24. Expenses of Council and Minister. 25. PART III 26. Establishment of register. 27. Persons entitled to be registered in register. 28. Temporary registration. 29. The Register of Dental Specialists. 30. Persons entitled to be registered in Register of Dental Specialists. 31. Registration of additional qualifications. 32. Application by registered dentist to have name removed from register. 33. Correction of registers. PART IV Education and Training 34. Duties of Council in relation to education and training. 35. Functions of Council in relation to Directives adopted by Council of the European Communities as to education and training. 36. Primary qualifications. 37. Training bodies and qualifications for purposes of the Register of Dental Specialists. PART V Fitness to Practise 38. Inquiry by Fitness to Practise Committee into conduct of a registered dentist. 39. Erasure or suspension from register for professional misconduct, unfitness to practise or failure to pay retention fee. 40. Attaching of conditions to retention on register. 41. Powers of Council to advise, admonish, etc. 42. Erasure from register of persons convicted of indictable offences. 43. Continuance of existing inquiry. 44. Application by Council for order suspending registration. 45. Privilege in respect of certain matters. 46. Erasure or suspension from and restoration to the Register of Dental Specialists. 47. Notification to Minister of name erased or restored and of suspensions imposed and terminated. 48. Restoration to register of name removed, or termination of suspension imposed, for non-payment of retention fee. PART VI Restrictions on Practice of Dentistry 49. Descriptions of registered persons. 50. Prohibition on use of titles by unregistered persons. 51. Prohibition on practice of dentistry by unregistered persons. 52. Prohibition on practice of dentistry by bodies corporate. PART VII Auxiliary Dental Workers 53. Creation of classes of auxiliary dental workers. 54. Restriction on employment of auxiliary dental workers. 55. Creation of classes of auxiliary dental workers by direction of Minister. PART VIII 56. Arrangements with persons to assist Council. 57. Report by Council. 58. Publication of registers. 59. Construction of references to registered dentists. 60. Functions in relation to Directives adopted by Council of the European Communities. 61. Assignment to Council of additional functions. 62. References in enactments etc. to Dental Board. 63. 64. Regulations regarding adaptations. 65. Continuance in force of agreement. 66. General advisory functions of Council. 67. Offences in relation to registers. 68. Prosecution of offences. FIRST SCHEDULE Rules in relation to membership and meetings of An Chomhairle Fiaclóireachta (The Dental Council) SECOND SCHEDULE Primary Qualifications Dentists Act, 1928 1928, No. 25 Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1983 1983, No. 30 Finance Act, 1895 58 & 59 Vic. c. 16 Health Act, 1970 1970, No. 1 Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 1956, No. 10 Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1980 1980, No. 8 Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 1978, No. 4 Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 1851, c. 93 1985 DENTISTS ACT, 1985 DENTISTS ACT, 1928 , AND THE DENTISTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1983 , AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [11 th May , 1985] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: