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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Resolution No._53_
Series of 2010
AMENDMENT OF GUIDELINES 1,2 AND 6 OF RESOLUTION NO. 03, SERIES OF 2009
WHEREAS, the Professional Regulatory Board of Dentistry, the Board, issued Res. No. 03, Series of
2009, “Guidelines for the Implementation of the One-Year Refresher Course for Examinees
Who Failed Three Times in the Board Licensure Examinations for Dentists, Dental Hygienists,
and Dental Technologists as a Requirement for Taking Subsequent Examinations”;
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WHEREAS, in the absence of a specified period for each of the said refresher courses in R.A. No.
9484, known as “The Philippine Dental Act of 2007”, and Res. No. 12, Series of 2007, known
as the “Rules and Regulations of the Philippine Dental Act of 2007", the Board provided for, in
the aforesaid Res. No.03, Series of 2009, these refresher courses’ periods: minimum of 1-year
for an examinee-dentist, an examinee-dental hygienist, and an examinee-dental technologist
(Guidelines 1,2, and 6); and
WHEREAS, the Board, after consultation with the institutions offering the courses for the aforestated
levels/grades, deemed it equitable and practical to reduce the aforementioned periods and to
make them not uniform for all the foregoing levels, holding that the degree of Doctor of Dental
Medicine is a longer course than that of the Certificate of Dental Hygiene and of the Certificate
of Dental Technology:
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NOW, THEREFORE, the Board resolves, as it is hereby resolved, to amend Guidelines Nos. 1, 2.
and 6 of Res. No. 03, Series of 2009, which shalll read now, to wit:
“1, Examinees who failed in three (3) Board licensure examinations within a period of five
years or have not taken the Board licensure examination for the past five years for
dentists shall be required to enroll in a refresher course for a minimum of SIX (6)
MONTHS, covering all the subjects in the Theoretical and Practical Phases in a CHED
recognized and aceredited dental schools/colleges/universities offering the course of
dentistry.”
“2. Examinees who failed in three (3) Board licensure examinations within a period of five
years or has not taken the Board licensure examination for the past five years for dental
hygienists or dental technologists shall be required to entoll in a refresher course for a
imum of TWO (2) MONTHS, covering all the subjects in a CHED/TESDA
recognized and accredited dental school, college or university of dental hygiene and/or
dental technology.”
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“6. ‘The deans of dentistry where the concemed examinees are enrolled shall, afler the
refresher course enrollees shall have completed the minimum. SIX (6) MONTHS /TWO
(2) MONTHS [one school year] refresher course, issue a certification that, on the basis of
the performance and reports of attendance submitted by professor/s of the subjects where
said refresher course enrollees are enrolled, the refiesher course enrollees have
satisfactorily completed the prescribed minimum SIX (6) MONTHS / TWO @)
MONTHS [one school year] refresher course.”
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P. PAREDES ST., CORNER N. REYES ST., SAMPALOC, MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 1008
P.O. BOX 2038, MANILAFURTHER, RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution shall be given to all concemed schools,
colleges, and universities offering the course in dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental technology
for complianee therewith and for dissemination to their graduates.
‘This Resolution shall take effect after fifleen (15) days following its full and complete publication in
the Official Gazette, or in a major daily newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
Done in the City of Manila, this 25th dayof December —2010.
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DANIEL G/ 0, DMD
Chairman
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GLORIA M, BUMANLAG, DMD MELINDA L. GARCIA, DMD
Memby Member
ARK G. GAN, DMD RANNIERIF. REYES, DMD
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Attest by:
‘ARLOS G. ALMELOR
Secretary, Professional
Regulatory Boards APPROVED:
ALBREDO Y. PO
Commissioner
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