HC Deb 13 March 1956 vol 550 cc269-70
Lords Amendment

In page 22, after Clause 26 insert: A—(1) No person shall take or use the title of dentist, dental surgeon or dental practitioner, either alone or in combination with any other word, unless he is a registered dentist or a registered medical practitioner, and no person shall take or use any title or description implying that he is a registered dentist unless he is a registered dentist. (2) A person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this section will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds.

5.45 p.m.

Miss Hornsby-Smith

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

The purpose of this Amendment is to protect the titles of "dentist", "dental surgeon" and "dental practitioners" from use by persons who are not registered dentists and to provide penalties for their misuse, It has the support of the profession.

Question put and agreed to.