(1)A person shall be entitled on payment of the prescribed fee to have his name entered on the register when it is first prepared, if he resides or carriers on the profession of dentistry in the State and if he—(a)holds a recognised dental qualification, or(b)does not hold such a qualification but, being a citizen of India, has been engaged in practice as a dentist as his principal means of livelihood for a period of not less than five years prior to the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 32:Provided that no person other than a citizen of India shall be entitled to registration by virtue of a qualification—(a)specified in Part I of the schedule unless by the law and practice of the State or country to which such person belongs persons of Indian origin holding dental qualifications registrable in that State or country are permitted to enter and practise the profession of dentistry in such State or country, or(b)recognised, in pursuance of a scheme of reciprocity, under sub-section (5) of section 10:Provided further that a person shall be entitled to registration by virtue of a qualification specified in Part II - of the Schedule only if he is a citizen of India:Provided further that for the purpose of the first preparation of the register of dentists under this Act, a person shall be entitled to have his name entered in the appropriate part of the register without payment of any registration fee,—(a)in the State of Saurashtra, as it existed before the 1st November, 1956, if he is registered on the register of dental practitioners maintained under Saurashtra Ordinance No. 25 of 1948, as amended by Saurashtra Ordinance No. 40 of 1949; or(b)in the State of Travancore-Cochinas it existed before the 1st November, 1956, if he is registered on the register of dental practitioners maintained under the Travancore Medical Practitioners Act, 1119; or(c)in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, if he is registered on the register of dental practitioners maintained under the Jammu and Kashmir Dentists Act, 1958 (J&K Act 9 of 1958).
