Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Registration and Training of Student Dental Technicians and Student Dental Technologists, 202217. Evaluation and Investigation into education and training at an approved institution |
| (1) | An evaluation panel, on the instruction of the Council, may investigate any matter concerned with the education of such students, and must report to the Council on such examination or investigation. |
| (2) | An investigation must not be carried out by an evaluation panel unless— |
| (a) | the Council has decided that an investigation is to be carried out at that specific approved institution; or |
| (b) | an approved institution requests the Council, in writing, to cause an investigation to be carried out, and the Council approves such investigation. |
| (3) | The evaluation panel must declare in its report whether or not the minimum requirements for education and training, as prescribed by the council, and also set out in the required Self-Evaluation Report are being maintained. |
| (4) | The evaluation panel must submit its report to the registrar within one month of the completion of the investigation. |
| (5) | The registrar must submit the report to the education committee of the Council which may, if it is of the opinion that the report is lacking in any respect, order that the evaluation panel submit an amended or additional report. |
| (6) | The report must thereafter be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of the approved institution concerned for comment, and the comments must be furnished within one month of receipt of the report to the registrar, failing which the report stands. |
| (7) | The report and the comments, if any, of the approved institution concerned, must be submitted to the education committee of the council for its first meeting thereafter or a special meeting may be convened for this purpose. |