Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)Chapter 3 : Offences and the Control Over Artificial Teeth33. Trading in and possession of unmounted artificial teeth |
| (1) | No person other than a dentist, a clinical dental technologist or a dental technician contractor shall manufacture, import, buy or be in possession of any unmounted artificial teeth except under a permit issued in accordance with subsection (3): Provided that— |
| (a) | a dentist or clinical dental technologist may manufacture, import, buy or be in possession of unmounted artificial teeth solely for the purpose of supplying such artificial teeth to persons treated by him or her in the exercise of his or her practice as a dentist or clinical dental technologist, as the case may be; and |
| (b) | a dental technician contractor may manufacture, import, buy or be in possession of unmounted artificial teeth solely for the purpose of supplying such teeth to a dentist or clinical dental technologist in accordance with the provisions of this Act. |
| (2) | No person shall supply any unmounted artificial teeth to any person who is not a dentist, a clinical dental technologist, a dental technician contractor or the holder of a permit issued under subsection (3). |
| (3) | The council may, subject to the prescribed conditions and upon payment of the prescribed fees, issue a permit to any person authorizing such person to manufacture, import, buy or be in possession of unmounted artificial teeth for the purpose of supplying such artificial teeth to a dentist, a clinical dental technologist, a dental technician contractor or a person who is the holder of a permit issued under this section. |
| (4) | The conditions referred to in subsection (3) may authorise the board to withdraw or suspend for a particular period, any permit in any case where any of the conditions subject to which the permit has been granted is not complied with. |