The European Primary and Specialist Dental Qualifications Regulations 1998
These Regulations make provision about training for specialist dental qualifications and the recognition in the United Kingdom of specialist dental qualifications awarded elsewhere. They also make provision in respect of primary dental qualifications and registration by virtue of those qualifications. The Regulations implement European obligations relating to the training of dentists and specialist dentists, contained in Council Directive 78/687/EEC (OJ No. L 233, 24.8.1978, p.10) (“the Dental Training Directive”) and mutual recognition of dentists’ qualifications, contained in Council Directive 78/686/EEC (OJ No. L 233, 24.8.1978, p.1) (“the Recognition Directive”). They include provision relating to a person who is not a national of a member State of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), but who is entitled to be treated no less favourably than an EEA national by virtue of a right conferred by article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1612/68 (OJ No. L 257, 19.10.1968, p.1) or any other enforceable Community right (such as those derived from articles 48 and 52 of the Treaty of Rome).