DENTAL COUNCIL OF JAMAICA ​

THE FUNCTION

 

(1) There shall be established for the purposes of this Act of the Council a body to be called the Dental Council which shall be a body corporate to which the provisions of section 28 of the Interpretation Act, shall apply.

 

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

For the purpose of regulations 4 and 14, the Council shall appoint from among its members a Board of Examiners consisting of five members (one of whom shall be the Director of the Dental Auxiliary Training School), so. however, that where any member of the Board of Examiners so appointed is not available for holding an examination the Council may appoint any registered dentist or enrolled dental auxiliary to act in the place of that member.

 

THE REGISTRAR

(1) The Council shall cause the Registrar to keep a register (to be known as the Register of Dentists) of the names, addresses and qualifications, and such other particulars as may be prescribed, of all persons who are registered under subsection (3) or who apply in the prescribed manner to be registered as dentists and are so registered pursuant to section 9.

 

THE DENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

 The functions of the Advisory Committee shall be to advise the Council:-

(a) On matters relating to the administration of the provisions of this Act in respect of dental auxiliaries;

(b) On the various classes of dental auxiliaries to be prescribed;

(c) On the curricula of study and programme of training to be followed by a person for enrolment as a member of a prescribed      class of dental auxiliary;

(d) On the mist effective utilization' of the services of the various classes of dental auxiliaries; and

(e) Generally in respect of dental auxiliaries and their functions.

 

THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

(2) Where an investigation committee report to the Council that a prima facie case has been made out against the respondent inany case in respect of which that committee was appointed, other than one involving conviction for a criminal offence, the Council shallforthwith appoint a disciplinary committee to deal with the matter.

 

 

THE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE

 (1) Where an allegation is made to the Council that any registered or enrolled member (in this Part referred to as "the respondent'') has been convicted of a criminal offence or is guilty of professional misconduct, the Council shall appoint an investigation committee to decide whether the case should proceed to htaring, and any investigation committee so appointed shall investigate the allegation as they think fit, and shall report thereon to the Comcil, stating whether or not the allegation made against the respondent has been substantiated.

 

TRIBUNAL

There is hereby established for the purpose of hearing appeals from the decisions of the Council a Dental Appeal Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”)