Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2021
854. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 694 of 27 January 2021, the reason the South African dentistry qualification is not comparable to Irish and European dentistry under the respective qualification frameworks. [5853/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 27(2)(d) of the Dentists Act 1985 provides that dentists graduating from outside of the EU must satisfy the Dental Council that they have undergone such courses of training and passed such examinations as are specified by the Council.
The Dental Council has not made a determination regarding the comparability of qualifications of dentists who graduated in South Africa. The route to registration for such dentists is through examination. The examination represents the standard for safe practice in Ireland and is a key provision in the protection of the public.
