Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Nandlall S.C., today met with members of the Dental Council of Guyana. Guyana Standard understands that the meeting was requested by the council and its objective was to request a review of the Dental Registration Act (1996), which it is alleged is outdated and ineffective to properly regulate the sector.
At the meeting, the members highlighted the various deficiencies in the legislation, including the inability to competently register and discipline those who fall within the purview of the law.
The Attorney General committed that the office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel will collaborate with the Council in a concerted enterprise to look at similar laws in the Region and to craft recommendations to modernise and strengthen the current Act.
The Attorney General emphasized that at the appropriate time, all relevant stakeholders will be consulted, stressing that consultation remains a hallmark of the Irfaan Ali-led administration.
