Dental Therapists Act

(1) In this Act,

"dental therapist" means a person who is registered in the Dental Therapists Register; (thérapeute dentaire)

"Dental Therapists Register" means the register referred to in section 7; (registre des thérapeutes dentaires)

"dental therapy" means the performance of dental services under the direction and control of a dentist and includes

"dentist" means a licensee or professional corporation as defined in the Dental Profession Act. (dentiste)

(2) Nothing in this Act shall be held to prohibit a person giving necessary aid to a person who appears to be in urgent need of aid, if the aid is not given for hire or gain and the giving of the aid is not made a business or means of gaining a livelihood. RSNWT 1988, c.33(Supp.),s.99; SNWT 1998, c.5,s.11; SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(3).

Headings repealed, SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(4).

2-6, Repealed, SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(4).

SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(5).

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is a graduate of and holds a certificate of qualification in good standing from a school or college offering a course in dental therapy approved by the Minister is, on payment of the prescribed fee, entitled to be registered in the Dental Therapists Register.

(2) A person who became the holder of a certificate of qualification in good standing as required by subsection (1) more than three years before applying to be registered in the Dental Therapists Register, is not entitled to be registered unless, within three years before the date of that person’s application to be registered in the Dental Therapists Register, the person has

RSNWT 1988,c.33(Supp.),s.99; SNWT 2002,c.17, Sch.B,s.1; SNWT 2010,c.14,s.3(2); SNWT 2023, c.7,s.9(4); SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(6),(7).

(1) Except as provided in this Act, no person shall practise dental therapy unless the person is registered and licensed as a dental therapist or a dentist.

(2) Where a school or college in the Northwest Territories offers a course in dental therapy that is approved by the Minister, the Minister may authorize an undergraduate of that school to engage in dental therapy under the supervision of a dentist as part of that person’s training. RSNWT 1988,c.33(Supp.), s.99; SNWT 2002,c.17,Sch.B,s.1; SNWT 2010, c.14, s.3(1),6; SNWT 2023,c.7,s.9(3); SNWT 2023,c.25, s.2(8).

(1) Where a dental therapist is convicted of an offence under this Act, the Minister may suspend the licence of that dental therapist for a period not exceeding six months or may have their name struck off the Dental Therapists Register and cancel their licence.

(2) No action shall be taken under subsection (1) unless the person convicted has had an opportunity to show cause at a hearing why their licence should not be suspended or why their name should not be struck off the Dental Therapists Register and their licence should not be cancelled. SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(10).

(1) A dental therapist whose name has been struck off the Dental Therapists Register and whose licence has been cancelled under section 13 may, after six months, apply to the Minister to have their name reinstated on the Dental Therapists Register.

(2) The Minister may, on hearing an application under subsection (1), reinstate the person on the Dental Therapists Register and renew the licence of that person on the terms and conditions that the Minister considers reasonable and notwithstanding that the person may not then be entitled to be registered in the Dental Therapists Register, where the Minister is of the opinion that the reinstatement and renewal is justified having regard to the present circumstances of the person. RSNWT 1988,c.33(Supp.),s.99; SNWT 2002, c.17,Sch.B,s.1; SNWT 2023,c.25,s.2(11),(12).