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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

1. Definitions

 

In this Schedule, unless the context indicates otherwise, "Act" means the Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979), and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act bears that meaning and—

 

"advertising"

means any form of communication which is intended to promote the use of any goods or services or to promote the support of any cause;

 

"canvassing"

means the systematic initiation of direct or indirect contact by a dental technician contractor with a target group such as, but not limited to, dentists, other dental technicians or dental technologists, with the intention of persuading or convincing them to support , subcontract or work for a specific dental laboratory or further the cause of such dental laboratory to the disadvantage of any other party;

 

"dental technology work"

means the work of a dental technician or dental technologist or any act specially pertaining to the profession of a dental technician or dental technologist; and

 

"SADTC"

means the South African Dental Technicians Council established in terms of section 2 of the Act;