Dental Council of Jamaica

Welcome

The Dental Council is the 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.

Dental Register

Registered Dentists Enrolled Auxiliaries

Application Forms

List of forms for download

Visit Us

50 Half-Way Tree Road Kingston 5

The Council Office

Licences Issued

DENTAL HYGIENISTS - AS AT (31/1/2018)

DENTAL NURSES - AS AT (31/1/2018)

DENTAL TECHNICIANS - AS AT (31/1/2018)

DENTISTS - DULY COMPLIANT AS AT (31/1/2018)

SHORT-TERM - FISCAL YEAR (2016/2017)

Notices

NOTICE FOR RENEWAL OF PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

ALL REGISTERED DENTAL SURGEONS Practicing Certificates will be issued based on the provision of 40 hours of Continuing Dental Education ...
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Jamaican Licensure Examination for Dentistry

As a policy and administrative direction, the Ministry of Health through the former Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (himself ...
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Temporary Certification for Recently Trained Dental Professionals

Recently trained Graduates, being Dentists and Dental Auxiliaries who have successfully completed their tertiary level training in dentistry but were ...
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Assessment Schematics for Continuing Dental Education In respect to the mandatory requirements for ‘Continuing Dental Education credits (CDEs)’, the Council’s ‘Monitoring ...
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INCREASE IN FEES New

In an effort to serve our favoured clients effectively and well, Council was forced to increase our fees immediately to ...
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Criteria for Granting CE Credits among Training Institutions/Entities by the Dental Council of Jamaica (DCJ) (Update)

The DCJ is committed towards maintaining clinical competencies by ensuring that all dental professionals operating in Jamaica maintain state-of-the-art methods ...
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Oral Health Document – What Members of the Dental team need to know about Covid-19a

Oral Health Document – What Members of the Dental team need to know about Covid-19a ...
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Continuing Professional Development for Dental Professionals Practising in Jamaica – Dentists

The Dental Council of Jamaica has mandated that, in order to meet international standards in dentistry, dentists practising in Jamaica ...
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Continuing Professional Development for Dental Auxiliaries Practising in Jamaica – Dental Auxiliaries

For registration during the two-year cycle commencing April 1, 2019-March 31, 2021, the Dental Auxiliary should obtain the prescribed 30- ...
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Notice Regarding Application to sit the ADEX/CDCA Examination in Jamaica

Please be reminded that candidates wishing to sit the ADEX/CDCA Examination in Jamaica MUST first apply through the Dental Council ...
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