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Friday
Oct022009

Court Rules Teeth Whitening Only Be Performed By Registered Dental Care Providers

Thu Oct 01 09:48:00
The Daily Telegraph reports on the trial of a beauty therapist who performed teeth whitening on her clients.

Excerpt:

"A MELBOURNE magistrate has effectively ruled that teeth-whitening procedures must only be carried out by registered dentists, after a beauty therapist was fined $2000 for carrying out the treatment.

Magistrate Jill Crowe said teeth-whitening was an "invasive and irreversible procedure" and should only be performed by registered dental care providers.

Read the full story here...