Victoria: dental board to sue beauty operator

The Dental Practitioners Board of Victoria has no authority over beauty salons, but is receiving complaints of injury caused by tooth whitening performed in salons. The board has decided to sue a beauty practitioner on behalf of a consumer injured by a tooth bleaching precedure. It will argue that the Health Professions Registration Act limits performance of an "irreversible procedure" on teeth or management of "conditions of the mouth of a person" to registered dentists. Read more.