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Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)

Rules

Rules relating to the Registration by Medical Practitioners and Dentists of Additional Qualifications

Rule 3

 

The following qualifications may be registered as additional qualifications in terms of section 35 of the Act by dentists:

(a) Any qualification prescribed in terms of section 24 or accepted in terms of section 25 of the Act.
(b) Other South African qualifications listed hereafter as follows:

Examining authority

Qualification

Abbreviation for registration

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Master of Dentistry in Community

Dentistry

M Dent (Community

Dentistry) SMU

Master of Dentistry in Maxillofacial

and Oral Surgery

M Dent (Maxillofacial and

Oral Surgery) SMU

Master of Dentistry in Orthodontics

M Dent (Orthodontics) SMU

Master of Dentistry in Oral

Pathology

M Dent (Oral Pathology) SMU

Master of Dentistry in Oral

Medicine and Periodontology

M Dent (Oral Medicine and

Periodontology) SMU

Master of Dentistry in

Prosthodontics

M Dent (Prosthodontics) SMU

Master of Dental Science

MDS Either by coursework or major dissertation and offered in several disciplines SMU

Master of Science in Dentistry

MSc (Dent) SMU

Bachelor of Science Honours in Dental Sciences

BScHons (Dental Sciences)

SMU

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent) SMU

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD (SMU)

Doctor of Dentistry

D Dent (SMU)

Witwatersrand, University of

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Oral Medicine)

Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Orthodontics) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Maxillo-Facial and Oral Pathology) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Paedodontics)

Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Restorative

Dentistry) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Community

Dentistry) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Implantology) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Endodontics) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Prosthodontics)

Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Maxillo-Facial

Radiology) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Community

Dentistry) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Implantology) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Endodontics) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Prosthodontics)

Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Maxillo-Facial

Radiology) Wits

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Oral Pathology)

Wits

Pretoria, University of

Master of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics

MChD (Orth) Pret


Master of Dental Surgery in Community Dentistry

MChD (Comm Dent) Pret


Master of Dental Surgery (Maxillo facial and Oral Surgery Medicus)

MChD (ChirMaxFac-Med)

Pret


Master of Dental Surgery (Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery Dental)

MChD (ChirMaxFac-Dent)

Pret


Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent Pret


Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Oral Surg) Pret


Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (MaxFac Oral Rad)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Endodontics)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Orthodontics)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Forensic

Odontology) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Pedodontics)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Oral Surgery)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Periodontology)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Restorative

Dentistry) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Prosthetics)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Oral Medicine)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Oral Microbiology) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Preventive Dentistry) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Community Dentistry) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Practice

Management) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Dental

Materials) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Aesthetic

Dentistry) Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Implantology)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Prosthodontics)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Radiography)

Pret


Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Oral Pathology)

Pret


Doctor of Dental Surgery

DChD Pret


Doctor of Philosophy

PhD Pret


Doctor of Science

DSc Pret


Master of Dental Surgery in Oral

Pathology

MChD (Oral Path) Pret


Master of Dental Surgery in

Prosthodontics

MChD (Pros) Pret


Master of Dental Surgery in Oral

Medicine and Periodontics

MChD (OMP) Pret

Western Cape, University of the

Doctor of Science

DSc (UWC)

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Dental Public

Health) UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry


 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Forensic Dentistry)

UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Maxillofacial

Surgery) UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Oral Medicine)

UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Periodontology)

UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Oral Medicine and

Periodontology) UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Oral Pathology)

UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent (Paediatric

Dentistry) UWC

 

Master of Science Dentistry

MScDent Restorative

Dentistry) UWC

 

Master of Science in Maxillofacial

Radiology

MSc (Maxillofacial Radiology)

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Aesthetic

Dentistry) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip (Dentistry) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Endodontics)

UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Forensic

Dentistry) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Implantology)

UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Interceptive

Orthodontics) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Maxillofacial

Radiology) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Oral Pathology)

UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Paediatric

Dentistry) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

PGDip Dent (Sedation and

Pain Control) UWC

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry

in Minor Oral Surgery

PGDip (Minor Oral Surgery)

UWC

[Rule 3(b) substituted by Board Notice 363 of GG47489, dated 11 November 2022]

 

(c) Other foreign qualifications listed hereafter as follows:

 

Examining authority

Qualification

Abbreviation for registration

 



 



[Rule 2(c) substituted by Board Notice 164 of 2015]