Dental Jurisdiction

1. HISTORY OF DENTAL LEGISLATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Act No.593 – Jan. 10, 1903
 the 1st
Dental Law
 “An Act RegulatingThe Practice of Dentistryinthe Philippines”
Act No.1716 – Jan.16, 1913
 dulyregistereddentistswere grantedthe righttoprescribe opium, cocaine,alpha beta eucaine,orany
derivative orpreparationof saiddrugsorsubstancesasa medicine fordental purposes
Act No.2276 - April 18, 1913
 provided thatActNos.2205 & 2227 were tobe made applicable tothe partof the PhilippineIslands
inhabitedbyMorosor othernon-Christiantribes
Act No.2381 – Feb.28, 1914
 restrictedthe use of opium
Act No.2462 – Feb.5, 1915
 The 2nd Dental Law
 “An Act ProvidingNew RegulationsForThe ExaminationOf DentistsAndThe Practice of DentistryInThe
Philippines”
Act No.2602 – Feb.4, 1916
 amendedSections1,5 and 6 of Act No.2462
Act No.2711 – March 10, 1917
 The 3rd Dental Law – “RevisedAdministrative Code”
 the firstcomprehensive compilationof all dental lawsregulatingthe practice of dentistryinthe Philippines
Act No.3538 – 1929
 lengthenedthe course of dentistryfrom3to 4 years
Act No.4007 – Dec.5, 1932
 The ReorganizationActof 1932
 the Directorof Civil Service shallbe the executiveofficerof all Boardsof Examiners
CommonwealthActNo.430 – May 31, 1939
 The creationof the Departmentof HealthandPublicWelfare
RepublicAct239 – June 10, 1948
 “An Act to Provide Free Emergency Dental TreatmentforEmployeesandLaborersof Commercial,Industrial,
and Agricultural Establishments,andtoPenalize the ViolationsThereof”
RepublicAct417 – June 18, 1949
 the 4th Dental Law, amendingActNo.2711
 changesinthe Board
 two-yearpre-dental course required
 performance testaspart of the licensure examination
 illegal practice punishable more severely

2. RepublicAct465 – June 9, 1950
 amendedRA 417
 “An Act to Standardize the ExaminationandRegistrationFeesChargedbythe National ExaminingBoards
and forOtherPurposes”
RepublicAct480 – June 10, 1950
 original appointmentinthe Dental Corpsshall be inthe Grade of FirstLieutenant
RepublicAct481 – June 10, 1950
 “To provide forMore EfficientDental Care forthe Personnel of the ArmedForcesof the Philippines”
RepublicAct546 – June 17, 1950
 amendedRA 465 & 546
 changesinthe Board
RepublicAct768 – June 20, 1952
 “An Act To Regulate the Practice of Dental Hygienistsinthe PhilippinesandforOtherPurposes”
 alsoknownas “The Philippine Dental HygienistsLaw”
RepublicAct1080 – June 15, 1954
 “An Act Declaringthe Bar andBoard ExaminationsasCivil ServiceExaminations”
RepublicAct1082 – June 15, 1954
 providedthatthere shall be ineachcongressional districtapublichealthdentist acongressional districtwith
more than 150,000 populationshall have onadditionalpublichealthdentist
 the charity dentistsunderthe Bureauof Hospitalsfinancedbythe Sweepstakesaidandnational fund
 the dentistunderthe Bureauof Healthshall constitute the nucleusforthe dental service inthe 102
congressional districts
RepublicAct1844 – June 15, 1954
 amendedRA 1080 requiringatleasttwoyearsof professional practice
RepublicAct1891 – June 22, 1957
 amendedRA 1082
 there shall be ineachcongressional districtnotapublichealthdentistalonebutadental unitcomposedof a
publichealthdentistanda dental helper
 a congressional districthavingapopulationof over100,000 butno more than 150,00 shall have an additional
dental unit,anda districtwithover150,000 shall have twoadditional
RepublicAct4419 – June 19, 1965
 the 5th
dental law, repealingRA 417
 “An Act To Regulate The Practice Of DentistryInThe Philippines,AndForOtherPurposes”
 alsoknownas “The Philippine Dental Actof 1965”
RepublicAct5181 – September8,1967
 An ActPrescribingPermanentResidence AndReciprocityAsQualificationsForAnyExaminationOr
RegistrationForThe Practice Of AnyProfessionInThe Philippines

3. RepublicAct6425 – April 4, 1972
 “The DangerousDrugs Actof 1972"
 providesforpenaltyforthe unlawfulprescription(imprisonment) andunnecessaryprescription
(imprisonmentandrevocation) of regulateddrugs
RepublicAct6511 – July1, 1972
 "AnAct To Standardize The ExaminationAndRegistrationFeesChargedByThe National ExaminingBoards,
AndFor OtherPurposes"
Presidential Decree223 – June 22, 1973
 CreatingThe Professional RegulationCommissionAndPrescribingItsPowersAndFunctions
Presidential Decree1542 – June 11, 1978
 ProvidingForThe RegistrationAndLicensingOf Dental ProstheticLaboratories
RepublicAct6675 – September13,1988
 “An Act To Promote,Require AndEnsure The ProductionOf AnAdequate Supply,Distribution,Use And
Acceptance Of Drugs AndMedicinesIdentifiedByTheirGenericNames”
 alsoknownas the “GenericsAct of 1988”
 providesforall medical,dentalandveterinarypractitioners,includingprivate practitioners towrite
prescriptionsusinggenericname
RepublicAct7432 – April 23, 1992
 “An Act To Maximize The ContributionOf SeniorCitizensToNationBuilding,GrantBenefitsAndSpecial
PrivilegesAndForOtherPurposes”
 providesforfree medical anddental servicesingovernmentestablishment
RepublicAct7722 – May 18, 1994
 “An Act CreatingThe CommissionOnHigherEducation,AppropriatingFundsThereforAndForOther
Purposes”
 alsoknownas the “HigherEducationAct of 1994”
 creationof the CommissiononHigherEducation
RepublicActNo.7796 – August25, 1994
 An ActCreatingThe Technical EducationAndSkillsDevelopmentAuthority,ProvidingForItsPowers,
Structure AndFor OtherPurposes
 alsoknownas the "Technical EducationandSkillsDevelopmentActof 1994" or the "TESDA Act of 1994"
RepublicAct8981 – December05, 2000
 An ActModernizingThe Professional RegulationCommission,RepealingForThe Purpose Presidential Decree
NumberedTwoHundredAndTwenty-Three,Entitled"CreatingThe Professional RegulationCommissionAnd
PrescribingItsPowersAndFunctions,"AndForOtherPurposes
 alsoknownas "PRCModernizationActof 2000"
RepublicAct9165 – June 7, 2002
 “An Act InstitutingThe Comprehensive DangerousDrugsActOf 2002, RepealingRepublicActNo.6425,
Otherwise KnownAsThe DangerousDrugs ActOf 1972, As Amended,ProvidingFundsTherefor,AndFor
OtherPurposes”
 alsoknownas “Comprehensive DangerousDrugsActof 2002”

4. RepublicAct9994 – June 18, 2010
 An ActGranting AdditionalBenefitsAndPrivilegesToSeniorCitizens,FurtherAmending RepublicActNo.
7432, AsAmended,OtherwiseKnownAs “AnActTo Maximize The ContributionOf SeniorCitizensToNation
Building,GrantBenefitsAndSpecial PrivilegesAndForOtherPurposes”
 alsoknownas the "ExpandedSeniorCitizensActof 2010"
 providesforthe grant of 20% discountonmedical anddental services
RepublicAct9484 – June 2, 2007
 the 6th
dental law,repealingRA 4419
 “AnAct To Regulate The Practice Of DentistryInThe Philippines,AndForOtherPurposes”,AndRepublicAct
No.768, OtherwiseKnownAs“AnActTo Regulate The Practice Of Dental HygienistsInThe PhilippinesAnd
For OtherPurposes”
 alsoknownas “The Philippine Dental Actof 2007”