DENTISTS ACT
CHAPTER 94

Section 26

1. Subject to section 86 and in accordance with the rules, a person is entitled to be registered as a member of the college and receive a licence if he or she

(a) produces evidence satisfactory to the council that he or she has graduated from a college or school of dentistry designated for this purpose in the rules,

(b) produces evidence satisfactory to the council that he or she has

(i) passed the examinations designated in the rules, or

(ii) obtained a certificate of qualification from an examining board designated in the rules, and

(c) pays the fees required by the rules.

2. A person who teaches at a faculty of dentistry designated in the rules and meets the requirements set out in the rules may, at the discretion of the council, be registered as an academic member of the college.
3. A person who is a student or graduate of a college or school of dentistry referred to in subsection (1) (a) may, at the discretion of the council and in accordance with the rules, be registered as a limited member of the college.
4. In addition to any limitations and conditions attached to registration under subsection (2) or (3) by the rules, the council may attach limitations and conditions to academic member registration and to limited member registration, that the council considers appropriate in the circumstances of that particular registration, including a limitation on the duration of registration.
5. Despite subsections (1) to (3) and section 86, if, after giving the applicant an opportunity to be heard, the council determines that

   (a) the applicant's entitlement to practise dentistry has been suspended or cancelled in this or any other jurisdiction at any time,

   (b) at the time of the application an investigation, review or proceeding is taking place in this or any other jurisdiction which could result in the suspension or cancellation of the applicant's authorization to practise dentistry in that jurisdiction,

   (c) the applicant has contravened this Act or a rule made under it,

   (d) the applicant has been convicted in Canada or elsewhere of any offence that, if committed by a person registered under this Act, would constitute unprofessional conduct or conduct unbecoming a person registered under this Act, or

   (e) the applicant's past conduct demonstrates a pattern of incompetency or untrustworthiness which, in the opinion of the council, makes registration contrary to the public interest,

   the council may refuse to grant. registration or grant registration for a period or subject to other terms and conditions.
6. If an applicant fails to authorize a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act or an adjudicator under that Act has determined that the applicant presents a risk of physical or sexual abuse to children and that determination has not been overturned by an appeal panel under that Act, the council must take the failure or the determination into account when deciding whether to register the applicant or whether to impose limitations or conditions on the practice of the applicant.

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