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Disqualification

order by

Dental Council.

Scope of dental

work that may

be undertaken by dental

bygienists.

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5. (1) If the Dental Council is satisfied at any time by any complaint made to it or by any information received by it that an enrolled dental bygienist either does not hold the qualifications specified in regulation 3 or is not a 61 and proper person to practise as a dental hygienist, it may-

(a) order that such enrolled person cease to practise as a

dental bygicoist; and

(b) direct that the name of the person be deleted from the roll of dental hygienists maintained by the Registrar pursuant to paragraph (2) of regulation 4.

(2) On being notified in writing of an order made by the Dental Council pursuant to paragraph (1), any dental hygienist against whom such an order has been made shall forthwith deliver to the Registrar the certificate issued to him pursuant to paragraph (4) of regulation 4.

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.

6. (1) Subject to this regulation, an enrolled dental hygienist may undertake dental work of the following kinds......

(a) the cleaning and polishing of teeth;

(b) the scaling of teeth (that is to say the removal of tartar deposits. accretions and stains from those parts of the surface of the teeth which are exposed or which are directly beneath the free margins of the gums, including the application of medicaments thereto);

(c) the application to the teeth of solutions of sodium or stanuous fluoride or such other similar prophylactic solutions as the Council may from time to time deter- mine;

(d) the exposure of x-ray films inter-orally or extra-orally for the investigation of lesions or suspected lesions of the mouth, jaws, teeth and associated structures; and

(e) the giving of advice on matters relating to dental bygiene.

(2) A dental hygienist shall not undertake any form of dental work unless-

(a) he is enrolled in accordance with regulation 4: (b) he is employed by a registered dentist;

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(c) any patient upon whom he undertakes dental work has first been examined by a registered dentist who has then prescribed the treatment to be carried out by the dental hygienist:

(d) such dental work is carried out-

(i) in accordance with the directions of a registered dentist who is available in the premises at all times when such dental work is being carried out; and

(i) in such premises and under such conditions as are suitable for such work,

(3) An enrolled dental hygienist who undertakes such kinds of dental work as are prescribed in paragraph (1) shall, if he complies at all times with the conditions prescribed in paragraph (2), be deemed not to be practising dentistry for the purposes of the Ordinance.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, "registered dentist" means a person registered under section 9 of the Ordinancé`yther than a person entitled to registration-under paragraph "th-of section 7 of the Registration of Dentists Ordinance 1940-

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

7th October 1989.

Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

(Thâ Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

These regulations are made under section 29 of the Dentista (Registration) Ordinance and provide for the enrolment and scope of duties of a class of ancillary dental workers to be known as dental hygienista

2. Regulation 3 provides that any person who holds a U.K. Minister of Health's Certificate of Proficiency in Oral Hygiene or other certificate oblained after a prescribed period of training and acceptable to the Dental Council of Hong Kong shall be qualified to apply to the Council for enrolment as a dental hygienist.

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The Dental Council shall have a discretion to enroll any person who satisfies it that he holds the necessary qualifications and is a fit and proper person to practise as a dental hygienist (regulation 4). The Regis Lear of the Dental Council shall maintain a roll of dental hygienists and issue to successful applicants a certificate of enrolment.

(1 od 1940)