QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 3538)
Act No. 3538 amends Section 798 of Act No. 2711 (the Administrative Code), specifically the “Prerequisite qualifications for examination” requirement under the chapter on dentistry.
The applicant must: (a) be of good moral character and at least 21 years old; (b) have completed a four-year high school course (or equivalent) before studying dentistry; (c) hold a diploma (DDS or DMD) from an accredited institution meeting specified curriculum requirements; and (d) have covered and attended all dental school courses offered, evidenced by class schedules submitted to the Board of Dental Examiners and the Office of the Commissioner of Private Education.
No. The act provides that those “actually enrolled” in the dental schools or colleges in the Philippines “this year” shall not be affected.
The applicant must be of good moral character and must have completed the age of twenty-one (21) years.
Applicants must have finished a four-year high school course as prescribed by the Department of Public Instruction of the Philippine Islands or its equivalent.
The applicant must have received a diploma as either Doctor of Dental Medicine or Doctor of Dental Surgery from an institution duly accredited and legally constituted that teaches the listed branches during four years in regular nine-month courses.
Examples include: anatomy; histology; physiology; bacteriology; chemistry; operative clinic; prosthetic clinic; orthodontia; dental jurisprudence; dental economics and ethics. (Any five from the list are acceptable.)
The branches must be taught during four years in regular nine-month courses.
It states that “school” includes colleges and universities or other institutions of learning.
It must (1) be incorporated in the Philippines under the Corporation Law; (2) follow the four-year course provided for; and (3) after inspection, be authorized in writing by the Secretary of Public Instruction to confer the DDS or DMD degree and issue corresponding diplomas. Alternatively, if it uses equivalent courses, it must be recognized as reputable by the proper authorities of the country where it is established.
If they have not adopted the equivalent courses of studies as specified, they must be recognized as reputable by the proper authorities in the country where they are established.
The applicant must have duly covered and attended all courses offered by the dental school, shown by the schedule of classes that must be submitted every semester by the dental school one week after classes begin to the Board of Dental Examiners and the Office of the Commissioner of Private Education.
Every semester, one week after the classes have begun.
The schedule must be submitted to the Board of Dental Examiners and to the Office of the Commissioner of Private Education.
The Board of Dental Examiners receives the class schedule proof submitted by the dental school (one week after classes begin) as the basis to show that the applicant duly covered and attended all courses.
Philippine institutions must be incorporated under the Corporation Law and must be authorized in writing by the Secretary of Public Instruction after inspection. Foreign institutions (or those not adopting the equivalent courses) must be recognized as reputable by the proper authorities of their country.