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ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS IN THE DENTAL BILL
In view of the imminent approval of the Dental Bill in Parliament, training for the enforcement officers
in the carrying out of the enforcement provisions is on-going.

DENTAL BILL
In 2017, the finalized Dental Bill was presented to the Director General of Health and the Minister of
Health before being approved by the Cabinet on 17 November 2017. The First Reading of the Bill was
on 28 November 2017.

DENTAL REGULATIONS
The draft of the Dental Regulations was completed in June 2014. The draft of the Regulations will be
revived next year to finalise the regulations in-line with the Dental Bill.

INVESTIGATION ON COMPLAINTS
In 2017, a total of 66 complaints were received. These complaints were referred to the respective state
enforcement officers for investigation and 44 enforcement activities, including 15 raids were carried
out. A total of 14 cases were successfully prosecuted in 2017.

SAFETY AND HEALTH AUDIT IN GOVERNMENT DENTAL CLINICS
Safety and health audits for 1,137 government dental clinics were carried out throughout 2017.

INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DENTAL CLINICS

In 2017, a total of 906 (45.7 per cent) registered dental clinics in all states were inspected, which was
94.5 per cent of the target (Figure 14).

Figure 14
Inspection of Private Dental Clinics 2009 to 2017

Source: Oral Health Programme MoH, 2017

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