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Application for Inclusion of Name in the Specialist Register

According to section 12B of the Dentists Registration Ordinance, a registered dentist may apply for inclusion of name in the Specialist Register under a particular specialty. According to section 12B(2) of the Ordinance, the Dental Council shall not approve a registered dentist's application for inclusion in the Specialist Register unless, in the Dental Council's opinion, the dentist satisfies the conditions in section 12B(3) of the Ordinance.

Those conditions are—

  1. the dentist—
    1. has been—
      1. awarded a Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine in the specialty of dental surgery; and
      2. certified by the Academy that he has completed the postgraduate dental training, and has satisfied the continuing education requirements, determined by the Academy for the specialty; or
    2. has been certified by the Academy of Medicine that—
      1. he has achieved a professional standard equivalent to that recognized by the Academy for the award of a Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine in the specialty of dental surgery; and
      2. he has completed the postgraduate dental training, and has satisfied the continuing education requirements, comparable to those determined by the Academy for the specialty; and
  2. the dentist is competent in the specialty.

Currently, there are 8 specialties in the Specialist Register as follows -

Orthodontics
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Periodontology
Endodontics
Paediatric Dentistry
Prosthodontics
Family Dentistry
Community Dentistry

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