Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
26Meaning of dentist and dental therapist
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26 Meaning of dentist and dental therapist (1) A dentist is a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law: (a) to practise in the dental profession as a dentist (other than as a student); and (b) in the dentists division of that profession. (2) A dental therapist is a person registered under the Health (a) to practise in the dental profession as a dental therapist (other than as a student); and (b) in the dental therapists division of that profession.
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 19 (3) A dental hygienist is a person registered under the Health (a) to practise in the dental profession as a dental hygienist (other than as a student); and (b) in the dental hygienists division of that profession. (4) An oral health therapist is a person registered under the Health (a) to practise in the dental profession as an oral health therapist (other than as a student); and (b) in the oral health therapists division of that profession.