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

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Regulations regarding the Registration and Training of Student Dental Technicians and Student Dental Technologists, 2022

4. Duration of accreditation

 

(1) The Council may, subject to regulation 3(8) accredit the training concerned for a period not exceeding four years for training leading to registration as a dental technologist or three years for training leading to registration as a dental technician.

 

(2) If the application does not meet all the criteria determined by the Council, the Council may provisionally accredit the training concerned for a period of time less than minimum years and subject to certain conditions that:—
(a) the Council must re-evaluate the training referred to in subregulation (1) after every period, and after period of time less than minimum years;
(b) the Council may, at any time after accrediting training and before the expiry of the three- or four-years period of accreditation, direct that an accredited training and educational institution be re-evaluated, should it be in receipt of information to the effect that the accredited training and educational institution no longer meets the requirements prescribed by the Council.