The Dental Council of Mauritius is established under the Dental Council Act 31 of 1999 – 1 January 2000. It provides the registration and regulation of the dental profession in order to promote high standard of dental practices safeguarding the public, foster ethical conduct, and upkeep the ethical standard of the profession.

Read More

******************************************************************************************************

COMMUNIQUE

******************************************************************************************************

Date: 16 June 2021

DENTAL REGISTRATION EXAMINATION (DRE)

1. Prospective DRE candidates are hereby informed that the forthcoming DRE will be held on July 10, 2021.

2. Candidates are requested to submit two recent passport size photographs and effect a payment of an exact amount of Rs 13,500 in cash to the Dental Council of Mauritius.

3. No candidate shall be allowed to appear in the examination unless:

i. He is a citizen of Mauritius or he is a non citizen who holds a work permit or is exempted from holding a permit under the non citizens (Employment Restriction) Act.

ii. He possesses a “diploma in dental surgery” or equivalent qualification awarded by a recognized dental institution listed in the Dental Council Act .

4. Dental Council of Mauritius reserves the absolute right to withdraw the permission, if any, granted inadvertently to any  applicant who is not eligible to appear in the DRE.

5. The Result of the Dental Registration Examination will be affixed on the notice board of the Dental Council of Mauritius.

6. This Communiqué is published for general information.

7. Further details may be obtained directly from the office of the Dental Council of Mauritius.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM FOR APPEARING IN DENTAL REGISTRATION EXAMINATION 

Registrar’s Office- Dental Council of Mauritius

One Way Floreal Street- Floreal

Tel. 6988340/6988403

******************************************************************************************************

Date: 01 June 2021

Continuing Professional Development - Year 2021

This is to bring to the attention of all registered dental practitioners that as per section 29(A) of the Dental Council Act, they need to accumulate not less than 12 CPD credit points duing the year 2021 for renewal of the Annual Practicing License for the year 2022.

Please note that the request to consider waiving of the requirement of accruing a minimum of 12 CPD credit points for the year 2021 has not been entertained by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

Also note that CPD points can be accumulated through approved online CPD courses or e-training programme.

You are advised to submit any attendance certificate/CPD tracker on email address "dentalmu.cpd@gmail.com"

Dr S P W MAHARAHAGE

Registrar

Dental Council of Mauritius

01/06/2021

******************************************************************************************************

Date: 27 May 2021

DENTAL REGISTRATION EXAMINATION (DRE)

Prospective DRE candidates are hereby informed that the forthcoming DRE has been tentatively scheduled for July 10, 2021. Please note that the examination fee is Rs 13, 500. The DRE will be a computer-based examination conducted by the National Board of Examination of New Delhi, India. The venue of the exams will be communicated later.

Registrar’s Office

Dental Council of Mauritius

One Way Floreal Street- Floreal

Tel. 6988340/6988403 

******************************************************************************************************

Date: 25 May 2021

Dental Council Act

Regulations made by the Dental Council of Mauritius, with the approval of the Minister, under section 23 and 40 of the Dental council Act.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Dental Council (Examination Fee) amendments Regulations 2021.

2.In these regulations -

Principal regulations means the Dental council (Examination Fee) Regulations 2013.

3. Regulation 3 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting the words "3,100 rupees" and replacing them by the words "13,500 rupees".

4. These regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 3 May 2021.

Made by the Dental Council of Mauritius, with the approval of the Minister, on 20 May 2021.

Registrar 

Dental Council of Mauritius  

******************************************************************************************************

Date: 05 January 2021

All dental practitioners are hereby informed that the last date to effect payment for annual fee for the Year 2021 is 02nd February 2021 as 31st January 2021 falls on a Sunday and 01st February 2021 is a public holiday. 

Dr S.P.W MAHARAHAJE 

Registrar 

Dental Council of Mauritius  

******************************************************************************************************

Date: 04 December 2020

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE YEAR 2021

This is to bring to the attention of all Dental Surgeons and Dental Specialists that as per section 29(A) of the Dental Council Act they need to accumulate not less than 12 CPD credit points during the year 2021 for renewal of the Annual Practising License for the year 2022.

Registrar’s Office

Dental Council of Mauritius

******************************************************************************************************