Section 7June 2, 2007, Sec./Art. 7

Qualification of the Chairman and Members of the Board. - The chairman and members of the Board shall, at the time of his/her appointment, possess the following qualifications:

(a) Be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and a resident thereof;

(b) Be a duly registered dentist in the Philippines with a valid certificate of registration and professional identification card;

(c) Be a member of good standing of the accredited professional organization for the last five years: Provided, That a member of the Board may not qualify in any position, whether elective or appointive or serve as an officer of the accredited and integrated professional organization of dentists, dental hygienists, and dental technologists during his/her incumbency as such;

(d) Have at least ten (10) years of continuous experience as a dentist and preferably with three (3) years of teaching experience;

(e) Not be a member of the faculty of any school, college, or university where undergraduate and graduate courses in dentistry are taught and where dental hygiene and dental technology courses and review courses are offered, nor shall have, directly or indirectly, any pecuniary interest in such institution; and

(f) Not be connected in any capacity with any business enterprise, firm or company in the buying, selling or manufacture of dental goods, equipment, materials or supplies.