Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Registration and Training of Student Dental Technicians and Student Dental Technologists, 20227. Registration of student dental technician or student dental technologist |
| (1) | An application for registration as a student dental technician or student dental technologist must be made to the Council within 90 days after the commencement of the applicant's study: provided that the Council may grant an extension of the period, as it considers appropriate. |
| (2) | An application for registration as a student dental technician or student dental technologist must be accompanied by— |
| (a) | a certified copy of a birth certificate or, if the applicant is unable to submit a birth certificate, alternative proof of age and correct names to the satisfaction of the registrar; |
| (b) | a certificate, which is equivalent to any grade 12 or equivalent educational qualification or a Recognition of Prior Learning certificate that regulates admission to a higher educational institution at the level of such specific qualification ; |
| (c) | a declaration from the approved institution concerned indicating that the applicant has commenced studies in dental technology at that approved institution, and indicating the programme, the year of study for which the applicant is enrolled and the date on which he or she was so enrolled; and |
| (d) | a registration fee as determined by Council from time to time. |
| (3) | A student dental technician or student dental technologist must not be registered by the Council if any of the documents referred to in sub regulation (2)(a), (b) or (c) have not been received as well as the payment referred to in sub regulation (2)(d) by 30 April of the applicable year of study. |
| (4) | An approved institution may, on the grounds of previous education or training of a student dental technician or student dental technologist in dental technology, grant such a student exemption from studies for a specific study year or subjects or discipline, as long as the requirements of Council are upheld. |
| (5) | A student dental technician or student dental technologist whose registration has expired but, who, within one year thereafter, resumes his or her professional study, must submit an application for re-registration to the Council within 14 days of the resumption of his or her professional study: Provided that the Council may extend the period of 14 days as it considers appropriate . |
| (6) | An application referred to in sub regulation (5) must be accompanied by— |
| (a) | A declaration from the university indicating that the applicant has resumed his or her professional study; |
| (b) | the original registration certificate issued by the Council; and |
| (c) | an amount payable as determined by the Council from time to time. |
| (7) | Despite the provisions of subregulation (6), the name of a student dental technician or student dental technologist who interrupts his or her professional study for not more than one year and who applies in writing to the Council to continue his or her studies in the following year, must not be removed from the register of student dental technicians or student dental technologist during the said period. |
| (8) | A person who applies for re-registration in terms of subregulation (5) but who is not able to submit his or her original certificate as required in terms of regulation(6)(b) may apply to the Council for a certified copy of his or her original registration certificate, for which a fee as determined by Council from time to time is payable. |
| (9) | An application for re-registration as a student dental technician or student dental technologist must be accompanied by— |
| (a) | a certified copy of the relevant approved and recognised qualification in dental technology of the applicant concerned, or other proof from the approved institution that the applicant has complied with the requirements for the prerequisite qualification; |
| (b) | a declaration from the approved institution concerned indicating that the applicant has commenced studies towards the appropriate qualification at that approved institution, and the date on which he or she was so enrolled; and |
| (c) | a registration fee as determined by the council from time to time. |
| (10) | A student dental technician or student dental technologist must not be registered or re-registered by the Council if any of the documents referred to in subregulation (9)(a) or (b) as well as the payment referred to in subregulation (9)(c) have not been received by 30 April of the applicable year of study. |
| (11) | Any application for registration or re-registration together with the applicable documents and fees, submitted after the period of 90 days referred to in sub regulation (1), or the period of 14 days referred to in sub regulation (5), as the case may be, must be subject to an additional registration fee as determined by the Council for each month or portion of a month that the application is overdue, subject to any extension that the Council may grant. |
| (12) | No person must be registered or re-registered unless he or she has complied with sub regulations (2), (5), (8) or (11), where applicable. |
| (13) | A onetime issued registration certificate in a format approved by the Council must be issued to each student dental technician or student dental technologist, as the case may be. |