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Annual General Meeting 2010


The DENTASA Annual Meeting will be held at the Grand Westin Hotel Cape Town, on Friday 6 Aug 16:00 .  Agenda.


Only for paid-up members, please bring 2010 membership card.  Please register @ www.capedentalshow.co.za




Naked Truth Road Trip
 


PowerPoint Presentation



www.capedentalshow.co.za


Programme now available




See Members Only for E-Alerts


and 2010 RPL in Excel or .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 -


  • National Defence Force,
  • National Intelligence Agency, or
  • South African Secret Service; or
  • unpaid volunteers working for charity.

(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






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

 


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.




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.

 

 


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.
About this site

 

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

 

 

We hope to bring you the political news, activities and legislation affecting dental technologist as well as DENTASA matters and events.

 

Firstly, it is important to explain that the Dental Technician’s Council (SADTC) is a statutory body that falls under the Department of Health.  It is a regulatory body, which is in place to regulate the dental technology industry in the interest of the public. 

 

DENTASA is not a regulatory body. It is an association for members to join where relevant matters affecting the profession can be discussed and a common standpoint can be achieved and pushed for by the association to the relevant regulatory body.

 

The stronger the association is in members, the better DENTASA can work towards advancing the profession to a level where the public can respect and admire the work of dental technologists.