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220Chapter 9 – Profession of Dentistryspecified acts under the supervision or direction of a dentist. With the newauthorities given to dental hygienists in 2007 under the Dental HygienistsAct, 1991, it is HPRAC’s view that the DPRA regulation should be repealedand made a regulation under the Dental Hygiene Act, 1991.HPRAC is also making recommendations to update housekeeping mattersrespecting regulations under the DPRA and the Dentistry Act, 1991.Recommendations1: That the RCDSO develop, establish and maintain standards of practice forthose procedures performed under the authority of paragraph 7 of section 4of the Dentistry Act, 1991.2: That the RCDSO establish a Dentistry Standards Committee that includesmembers of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Collegeof Nurses of Ontario, and the Ontario College of Pharmacists.Implementation ProposalsTo implement HPRAC’s recommendations, the following changes tostatutes and regulations are proposed:1. That paragraph 7 of section 4 of the Dentistry Act, 1991 be repealed andthe following substituted:7. Prescribing, dispensing, selling or compounding a drug.2. That the Dentistry Act, 1991 be amended by adding the followin section:Additional requirements for authorized acts4.1 A member shall perform a procedure under the authority ofparagraph 7 of section 4 in accordance with any requirementsprescribed in the regulations made under this Act or under theRegulated Health Professions Act, 1991.3. That section 12 of the Dentistry Act, 1991 be repealed and the followingsubstituted:Regulations12. Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Counciland with prior review by the Minister, the Council may makeregulations regulating the prescribing, dispensing, selling orcompounding of drugs by members, requiring members to keepprescribed records and to provide to the Minister reportscontaining prescribed information respecting the prescribing,dispensing, selling or compounding of drugs.HPRAC Critical Links January 2009