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Title: Dental Technicians Act CH
Category: Ministry of Health and Welfare(衛生福利部)
Chapter Two Practice
Article 9
Dental technicians shall first apply to the municipality or county (city) authority at the intended place of practice for practice registration and obtain a practice license before starting the practice.
Practicing dental technicians shall receive continuing education, and complete certain hours of continuing education courses every six years for license renewal.
Regulations governing the qualifications, criteria, and required documentation for the application of practice registration as well as issuance, change and re-issuance of practice license mentioned in Paragraph 1 hereof, and the curricula, scores, implementation methods, determination of completion of continuing education courses, and renewal of license mentioned in the preceding paragraph and other matters to be complied with shall be set forth by the central competent authority.
Article 10
Dental technicians with any of the following conditions shall not be issued a practice license; those who have received a license shall have their license annulled:
1. Having had dental technician certificate annulled.
2. Having had dental technician license annulled and one year has not elapsed since.
Article 11
Dental technicians shall practice at one place only, which must be a registered medical institution, a dental clinic or a dental laboratory approved by the municipality or county (city) authority. 
Article 12
Dental technicians shall perform dental laboratory work according to the written orders of the dentists or assistant dentists.
The “dental laboratory work” referred to in the preceding paragraph means the fabrication, repair or processing of crowns, bridges, implants, inlays, orthodontic devices or dentures for oral and dental treatment.
Dentists may perform dental laboratory work for the purpose of performing medical services.
Assistant dentists may perform dental laboratory work for the purpose of performing dental restoration and prosthetic work.
Article 13
In case of suspension or cessation of practice, a dental technician shall report to the original competent authority that issued the practice license for reference within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of fact.
The suspension of practice mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be limited to one year. A dental technician shall report cessation of practice if he or she has suspended practice for more than one year.
The provisions for the practice of dental technician shall apply mutatis mutandis to dental technicians who change place of practice or resume practice.
Upon death of a dental technician, the original competent authority that issued the practice license shall annul the license of the deceased dental technician.
Article 14
Practicing dental technicians and assistant dental technicians shall join the local dental technicians association.
A dental technicians association may not reject applicants who are eligible for membership.
Article 15
Dental technicians shall not refuse or make false statements or reports when inquired by health, judicial or judicial police agencies.
Article 16
Practicing dental technicians shall not perform impression taking, dual-arch impression taking, fitting, installing or other treatment works inside the oral cavity.
Article 17
The provisions in this Chapter on the practice of dental technicians shall apply mutatis mutandis to the practice of assistant dental technicians.