Prohibition of practice of dentistry by unregistered persons

(1) No person shall, unless he is registered under this Act, (a) practise or hold himself out, directly or indirectly, as practising or prepared to practise dentistry; or (b) do or perform any dental work or operation in respect of which he demands or receives any fee, gratuity or other remuneration, profit or compensation under pretext of service 5 rendered, loss of time, travelling or other expenses, or under any pretext whatever. (2) Any person who acts in contravention of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars. (3) Nothing in this section shall operate to prevent, (a) the practice of dentistry by a registered medical practitioner; (b) the extraction of a tooth by any person where the case is urgent and no registered medical practitioner or registered dentist is available and the operation is performed without the application of any general or local anaesthetic; or (c) the performance in any public hospital of minor dental operations and extractions performed with the application of local anaesthesia by trained dental auxiliaries authorised to do so by the Director of Health Services.