WHEREAS, Section 14 (b) of Republic Act No. 7796 mandates that TESDA shall develop and establish a national system of skills standardization, testing and certification and conduct research and development on various occupational areas in order to recommend policies, rules and regulations to effective and efficient skills standardization, testing and certification system in the country;

WHEREAS, industry experts, partners and the Board of Dentistry of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) have endorsed a Training Regulations for Dental Hygiene NC IV and Dental Technology NC IV for approval;

WHEREAS, in the 42^nd Standards-Setting and Systems Development TESDA Board-TESDA Secretariat Consultation meeting 21 December 2009, the aforementioned Training Regulations were deliberated and favorably recommended to the EXCOM- TESDA Board for consideration;

WHEREAS, in the 71^st EXCOM-TESDA Board Meeting on 11 March 2010; at 1:00 p.m., the Standards-Setting and Systems Development (SSSD) Committee agreed to recommend for approval the aforesaid Training Regulations for Dental Hygiene NCIV and Dental Technology NCIV;

WHEREAS, in the 74^th TESDA Board Meeting on 8 April 2010 at 3:00 pm., the TESDA Board considered and approved the Training Regulations for Dental Hygiene NCIV and Dental Technology NCIV;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the TESDA Board in its meeting today, 8 April 2010 at 3:00 p.m., approves the aforementioned Training Regulations for Dental Hygiene NCIV^** and Dental Technology NC IV^* ;

BE IT RESOLVED FINALLY, that copies of this Resolution and Training Regulations be published and disseminated to all concerned, and the same shall be effective fifteen (15) days upon publication. All programs registered under these training regulations must comply with the requirements of the aforementioned training regulations. In accordance with the new Dental Law (RA 9484), the conduct of licensure by the Board of Dentistry shall take the place of the national assessment and certification for these qualifications.

(SGD.) ATTY. IMELDA T. ONG
  Board Secretary Designate

Attested by:

(SGD.) MARIANITO D. ROQUE
  Chair, TESDA Board
  Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

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^* Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.