DENTAL COUNCIL OF JAMAICA ​

Dentists / Dental Surgeons work as independent health care providers / practitioners and for the purpose of registration may practice all aspects of dentistry that is within their competency and scope of training.  Dental Surgeons provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management and preventive services to patients of all ages. The education requirement for a graduate dentist to be registered is a minimum four year full time dental education programme approved by the Dental Council of Jamaica.

 

The dental profession’s scope of practice covers the full range of activities and responsibilities which individuals within the profession are educated, trained and competent to perform.  

All dental practitioners are members of the dental team who exercise autonomous decision-making within their particular areas of education, training and competence, to provide the best possible care for their patients.

 

Dental specialists are Dentists / Dental Surgeons who have undertaken additional specialized training and education. There are 13 dental specialists:

• Oral & Maxillofacial radiology

• Endodontics

• Oral and Maxillofacial surgery

• Oral medicine

• Oral pathology

• Oral surgery

• Orthodontics

• Paediatric dentistry

• Periodontics

• Prosthodontics

• Public Health Dentistry (community dentistry)

• Special Needs Dentistry, and

• Forensic odontology.