Dentists Act, 1985

Training bodies and qualifications for purposes of the Register of Dental Specialists.

37.—(1) The Council may, from time to time with the consent of the Minister, determine the specialties which it shall recognise for the purpose of specialist registration under this Act.

(2) The Council may from time to time specify, in relation to each specialty recognised by it, the titles and designations of qualifications in specialised dentistry granted in the State which may be required to enable a person to secure registration in the Register of Dental Specialists.

(3) The Council shall from time to time determine, in relation to each specialty recognised by it, the body or bodies which the Council shall recognise in the State for the purpose of granting evidence of satisfactory completion of specialist training.

(4) The Council may, with the consent of the Minister, withdraw recognition from any body recognised by it under subsection (3) of this section.

(5) The specialties recognised by the Council under subsection (1) of this section shall include such specialties as may be designated as applying to the State in any Directive adopted by the Council of the European Communities relating to specialised dentistry.