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

Regulations

Regulations relating to scope of profession of Dental Technicians and Dental Technologists

2. Acts pertaining to the profession of dental technician

 

(1) The following acts are deemed to be acts pertaining to the profession of dental technician:—
(a) carrying out infection control procedures to prevent physical, chemical and microbiological contamination in the laboratory;
(b) working with a dental clinician or appropriate clinical medical professional on treatment planning and designing of custom made oral appliances;
(c) selecting appropriate materials for the design, manufacture and repair of custom made oral appliances or devices as prescribed;
(d) manufacturing custom made oral appliances or devices as prescribed;
(e) repairing and modifying custom made oral appliances or devices as prescribed;
(f) Assisting-with shade-taking if requested by a dental clinician or other appropriate clinical medical professional;
(g) Verifying and taking responsibility for the quality and safety of custom made oral appliances or devices leaving the dental laboratory in as far as it is appropriate to the profession; and
(h) supervising a dental laboratory assistant and a dental technician with restricted registration as contemplated in sections 28 and 23A of the Act respectively.

 

(2) A dental technician may not—
(a) Practise as a dental technician contractor or supervise a dental laboratory whether or not such laboratory is registered or unregistered;
(b) perform clinical procedures or fit custom made devices; and
(c) provide treatment for or give clinical advice to patients.