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Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)

Notices

Acts or Omissions of Dental Technicians and Technologists in respect of which the Council may take Disciplinary Action

4. Relationships with colleagues and other health professionals

 

(1) Employment of a person other than a registered dental technician or dental technologist , a registered student dental technician, or registered student dental technologist, or a dental laboratory assistant for performance of acts specifically pertaining to the profession of a dental technician or dental technologist;

 

(2) Referring of dental technology work by a dentist or dental technician contractor to unauthorised persons with the intention of such dental technology work being performed by assistance provided to or from, or co-operation is sought from or by, any such person;

 

(3) Failure to keep books of accounts and records in accordance with any legal requirements in respect of all the financial transactions relating to the dental laboratory of which he or she is the proprietor or employee;

 

(4) Discussing or negotiating with the patient of a dentist, the manufacture, repair or delivery of an artificial denture or other dental appliance, or part of such artificial denture or appliance, without such dentist being present, other than when such patient is referred by a registered dentist in writing either by conventional or electronic communication;

 

(5) Carrying out any clinical procedures directly on a patient.

 

(6) Consulting with a person other than a dentist, dental technician or dental technologist who has the intention to divert the public with direct financial gain intended and to illicitly educate and provide the public with information ; and

 

(7) Unless otherwise  provided by any other Act, books of accounts are regarded as being not properly kept in accordance with subclause (3) if inter alia, such books have not been written up for more than a month, or if they have not been balanced every month apart from adhering to the standard accounting legislation, rules and practices.