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25. Penalty for falsely pretending to be or taking

or using the name or title of a dentist

Any person who is neither a registered dentist nor deemed to be one under this Ordinance and who wilfully or falsely pretends to be or takes or uses the name or title of a dentist, dental surgeon, qualified dentist, doctor of dental surgery, professor of dentistry, surgeon dentist, or any name, title, addition or description implying, whether in itself or in the circumstances in which it is used, that such person is a dentist or that such person is qualified to heal or treat dental disorders or derangements, whether by dentistry or any other means of any kind or description whatsoever, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(Amended 68 of 1986 s. 16; 62 of 1987 s. 6)

26. Penalty for registered dentist falsely

describing his vocation

A registered dentist not qualified to be registered under section 8(1)(a), (b), (ba) or (c) shall not make use, in describing his vocation, of any name, title, addition, description or term other than that of “registered dentist” () or the abbreviated form "dentist" (). Any such registered dentist who wilfully or falsely pretends to be or takes or uses the name or title of a dental surgeon, surgeon dentist, qualified dentist, doctor of dental surgery, professor of dentistry or any name, title or description implying in itself or in the circumstances in which it is used that such registered dentist possesses or holds any qualification to practise other than that he is registered as a dentist commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months: (Amended 49 of 1977 s. 10; 68 of 1986 s. 17)

Provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the Council may, by writing under the hand of the Secretary, authorize a registered dentist not qualified to be registered under section 8(1)(a), (b), (ba) or (c) to use such title or titles associated with his academic qualifications as the Council may think fit.

(Amended 79 of 1984 s. 4; 62 of 1987 s. 7)

27. Covering

Any registered dentist who practises dentistry in premises in which an unregistered person practises dentistry commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(Amended 68 of 1986 s. 18)