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REVIEW OE DENTISTRY. — 403

(c) Is at the passing of this Act bona fide engaged in any
part of Victoria in the practice of dentistry or dental
surgery either separately on in conjunction with the
practice of medicine, surgery or pharmacy:
(d) Has attained the age of twenty-one years and has
been engaged continuously during a period of not less
than four years in the acquirement of professional
knowledge and has passed an examination before the
Board in the subjects prescribed by them, subject to
the approval of the Governor-in-Council
shall be entitled to be registered under this Act.
19. Any dental student who has been studying with and any
apprentice of any person entitled to be registered under this Act
who has commenced his professional education or apprenticeship
at least six months before the passing of this Act, and has served
as a pupil or apprentice for not less than three years, shall be en-
titled, on making a declaration in the form in the Third Schedule
hereto, to be registered under this Act as though he had been at
the passing of- this Act bona fide engaged in the practice of dent-
istry or dental surgery in Victoria.
20. Any person who either is not domiciled in Victoria or
has practiced dental surgery or dentistry for more than ten years
elsewhere than in Victoria, showing that he holds some recognized
certificate as hereinafter defined, granted in some portion of the
British possessions other than the United Kingdom, and that he
is of good character, shall upon the payment of the registration
fees, be entitled without examination to be registered as a dent-
ist under this Act.
21. Any person who is not a British subject or who either is
not domiciled in Victoria, or has practiced dental surgery or dent-
istry more than ten years elsewhere than in Victoria, showing that
he holds some recognized certificate, as hereinafter defined, granted
in a foreign country, and that he is of good character, and either
continues to hold such certificate or has not been deprived thereof
for any cause which disqualifies him from being registered under
this Act, shall, upon payment of the registration fees, be entitled
without examination to be registered as a dentist under this Act.
22. The certificate granted in a British possession or in a for-
eign country, which is to be deemed such a recognized certificate
as is required for the purposes of this Act, shall be such certifi-
cate, diploma, membership, degree, license, letters testimonial, or