To access the Members Area: 

Enter your surname and first name (all one word, no spaces, using NO CAPITAL LETTERS) and your DENTASA membership number as password, again lower case only.

E.g.  USERNAME: jansenvanvuurenanne-marie  PASSWORD: 0987dt

See Members Only for E-Alerts

and 2010 RPL in Excel or .pdf form.

Please complete the URGENT survey on CPD under "Research" section

OR

Download survey in .pdf form

Medicross

According to the legal opinion obtained by DENTASA from Advocate Terblanche, it is not illegal to pay an administration fee to an administration body like Medicross / Netcare. DENTASA’s lawyer, Mr. Le Grange, perceived the administration agreement as proposed by Medicross of an administration fee no more than 5% inclusive of VAT, as fair.

DENTASA is in no way suggesting that technicians must sign this agreement, but is merely relaying the findings of the legal opinions obtained regarding this matter. Each laboratory owner must decide the course of his or her actions individually.

Unfortunately we have received no feedback regarding this matter from the SADTC.

Leave for technicians

*correction

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act has been amended and it has been brought to our attention that the annual days of leave must be adjusted on most contracts and also the Contract issued by DENTASA to members for dental technician employees. (The Basic Conditions of Employment Act supersedes the Act nr 19 of 1979 – Act on Dental technology)

“The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies to all employers and workers, but not members of the -

(2) An employer must grant an employee at least—

(a) * 21 consecutive days’ annual leave on full remuneration in respect of each annual leave cycle; or

(b) by agreement, one day of annual leave on full remuneration for every 17 days

on which the employee worked or was entitled to be paid;

(c) by agreement, one hour of annual leave on full remuneration for every 17

hours on which the employee worked or was entitled to be paid.”

*(this means that you count the weekends, but excludes the first  weekend of the leave cycle, i.e. you get renumiration for 15 working days.)

For the full Basic Conditions of Employment Act, use the following link:

http://www.labour.gov.za/legislation/acts/basic-conditions-of-employment/read-online/amended-basic-conditions-of-employment-act

CPD Document accepted by the Department of Health

Possible ways to earn CPD credits. See also April Newsletter.

How can I earn CPD credits? (Please note this document is a work in progress. Comments or questions can be emailed to cpd@dentasa.org.za)

SADTC on CPD

Sample work order This work order available from the DENTASA Office for R200. Your details will be inserted at the top.

Please support the Dental Technicians doing research by filling in the Questionnaires available online.

Naomi  Olivier

Public Relations/Marketing

E-mail: pro.dentasa@gmail.com

Minimum Salary

According to a resolution taken by the South African Dental Technicians Council, minimum salary for technician employees has increased with 15% (fifteen) to R7,590.00 per month.

Please contact the DENTASA Employee Representative if you would like to bring any employee matters to our attention.  Prasni Rattan 031-309 1282.

See SADTC letter regarding increase under Members Only.

Look for the Four ways to get your money

under Members Only

SMS Alerts

Auto opt-out system for SMS alerts.

When someone replies with an opt-out message (STOP, OPT-OUT or similar opt out message), the SMS gateway automatically adds their number to a blacklist that is linked to the DENTASA account. Once a number has been added to this blacklist, the gateway will not send any further messages to that number, if the message originates from the DENTASA account.

If you want to have your number removed from the blacklist please contact WinSMS on 0861 WINSMS (0861 94 67 67) during office hours Mon-Fri 08:30-17:00.

To access the Members Area: 

Enter your surname and first name (all one word, no spaces, using NO CAPITAL LETTERS) and your DENTASA membership number as password, again lower case only.

E.g.  USERNAME: jansenvanvuurenanne-marie  PASSWORD: 0987dt

Your DENTASA membership number is on your DENTASA Invoice, Receipt or Membership card.

Teeth consignments:

PLEASE ensure that you have full comprehensive insurance coverage on your teeth consignments. If the Supplier provides the insurance, insist on a signed contract.

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

Credit Cards

ABSA offers members of DENTASA credit card services  at STUNNING  rates.

How does 2.75% and R180 monthly rental sounds?

Contact Elize at 012-460 1155

Employment of Students

If there are any laboratories that are interested in employing students please contact the DENTASA office on

(012) 460 1155. We will compile a list which we will make available to the different Universities in the different provinces. Your assistance

will be highly appreciated!

MEMBERS ONLY

Members suggested that, from now on, some DENTASA Newsletters and a part of the web site must be for Members only.

To enter the "Members Only" area.

As username:  Enter your surname and first name (all one word, no spaces, using NO CAPITAL LETTERS) and your DENTASA membership number as password, again lower case only.

For example

USERNAME: jansenvanvuurenanne-marie

PASSWORD: 0987dt

or 0987dts if you are a student.