Dental Registration (Amendment) Bill

The Dental Registration (Amendment) Bill seeks to amend the Dental Registration Act to implement several key changes. The bill mandates that graduates with foreign dental degrees must pass a qualifying examination for conditional registration as dentists in Singapore. It provides for penalties and composition sums collected under the Act to be directed into the Consolidated Fund instead of the Council's funds. Additional provisions are included for better administration of the Act and to protect certain officials from personal liability while performing their duties. The bill also outlines transitional provisions for pending applications and clarifies responsibilities and procedures related to dentist registration.