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ABOUT US

The Dental Council of Jamaica was founded in 1972 under the guise of the Ministry of Health. The Council was started in order to:

 

  • Register dentists and dental auxillaries

  • Regulate the training of professional and auxilliaries in the dental field

  • Ensure the maintenance of proper standards of professional conduct by persons in the dental profession

 

Since the inception of the dental council in 1972, Jamaica has expanded its capacity to provide services to the public. Currently there are three institutions that provide training for dentist and or the auxillaries. The institution that provide training currently within the country are as follows:

  • University of Technology, College of Oral Health Sciences provides training for dentists and dental auxillaries

  • University of the West Indies, Mona Campus provides training for dentists

  • Northern Caribbean University provides training for auxillaries

 

Applying for the dental council exam

Steps to retake the exam OR for candidates electing to take the exam in sections

 

 

The Function

(1) There shall be established for the purposes of this Act of the Council a body to be called the Dental Council which shall be a body corporate to which the provisions of section 28 of the Interpretation Act, shall apply.

Board of Examiners

For the purpose of regulations 4 and 14, the Council shall appoint from among its members a Board of Examiners consisting of five members (one of whom shall be the Director of the Dental Auxiliary Training School)...

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The Council

The Dental Council is a statutory body constituted under the Dental Act of 1972 for maintaining self-regulation of the dental professions.

Our primary role is to promote and protect the public interest by ensuring that oral health practitioners are safe and competent to practise.

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