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

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Registration and Training of Student Dental Technicians and Student Dental Technologists, 2020

17. Investigation into education and training at approved institution

 

(1) An education inspector must, if the council so directs, be present for such period as the council may determine, at the final summative practical assessment of any or all of the dental technology specific subjects that have a compulsory practical component and which is reflective of the professional skills of the student dental technician or dental technologist, and which is part of the appropriate, approved and recognised qualification conducted by an approved institution.

 

(2) The education inspector must declare in his or her report contemplated in sub regulation (1), whether in his or her opinion—
(a) the summative practical assessment was an effective and valid means of evaluating the students concerned;
(b) the summative practical assessment was completed in a manner consistent with the minimum requirements; and
(c) the summative practical assessment tasks were of such a standard as to show that the students concerned are able to practice the profession of dental technician or dental technologist.

 

(3) For the purposes of sub regulation (2), the education inspector must submit his or her report to the registrar within one month of the completion of the investigation:—
(a) the registrar must submit the report to the education committee of the council which, if the report is lacking in any respect, may order that the education inspector submit an amended or additional report;
(b) the report, together with the amended or additional report must, if necessary, be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of the approved institution concerned for comment, who must respond within one month of receipt of the report; and
(c) the report and the response contemplated in paragraph (b), if any, must be submitted to the education committee of the council for its first meeting thereafter or, if necessary, for a special meeting convened for that purpose;
(d) If the education committee of the council is of the opinion that the results of the summative practical assessment, taken as a whole, do not at least reflect the minimum standard or that the conditions under which the assessment was conducted were unacceptable or if the results of the approved institution revealed irregularities or inconsistencies, as reflected in the reporting referred to in subregulation (3), such education committee must report to the council accordingly and the council must take such steps against the approved institution as it may deem necessary;
(e) If the council is of the view that the examination results of the summative practical assessment, taken as a whole, do not at least reflect the minimum standard, the council may request one or more particular students to be re-examined by the approved institution as a condition for his or her registration as a dental technician or dental technologist. as the case may be.