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io. The certificate granted in a British possession or in a
foreign country, which is to be deemed such a recognized certifi-
cate as is required for the purposes of this Act, shall be such cer-
tificate, diploma, membership, degree, license, letters, testimo-
nial, or other title, status, or document as may be recognized for
the time being by the General Council as entitling the holder
thereof to practice dentistry or dental surgery in such possession
or country, and as furnishing sufficient guarantees of the posses-
sion of the requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient practice
of dentistry or dental surgery.
If a person is refused registration as a colonial dentist, or as a
foreign dentist, the general registrar shall, if required by him, state
in writing the reason for such refusal, and if such reason be that the
certificate held or obtained by him is not such a recognized certifi-
cate as above defined, such person may appeal to the Privy
Council, and the Privy Council, after hearing the General Coun-
cil, may dismiss the appeal or may order the General Council to
recognize such certificate, and such order shall be duly obeyed.
ii. (i.) A register shall be kept by the general registrar to be
styled the dentists' register; and that register shall
(a) Contain in one alphabetical list all United Kingdom
dentists, that is to say, all persons who are registered
under this Act as having been at the passing thereof
engaged in the practice of dentistry or dental surgery,
and all persons who are registered as licentiates in
dentistry or dental surgery of any of the medical
authorities of the United Kingdom; and
(b) Contain in a separate alphabetical list all such colonial
dentists as are registered in pursuance of this Act; and
(c) Contain in a separate alphabetical list all such foreign
dentists as are registered in pursuance of this Act.
(2.) The dentists' register shall contain the said lists made
out alphabetically according to the surnames, and shall state the
full names and addresses of the registered persons, the descrip-
tion and date of the qualifications in respect of which they are
registered, and, subject to the provisions of this Act, shall contain
such particulars and be in such form as the General Council from
time to time direct.
(3.) The General Council shall cause a correct copy of the
dentists' register to be from time to time and at least once a year