Kenya - Renew Community Oral Health Practitioner Practice License for Degree Holders

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Procedure

• Applications for renewal should be done at least one week before the expiry date of the current license.
• One must have a valid Oral Health Practitioner Practice License in order to be licensed as an oral health practitioner in Kenya.

Apply Online

1. A licensed Oral Health Practitioners’ can renew their Oral Health Practice License online by visiting the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council’s Online Services Portal through the following link: KMPDC Online Services Portal
2. Log into the KMPDC Online Services Portal using your “Username or Email address” and your password.
3. Upon entering your accounts’ homepage, click on the “Apply for License” tab in the menu on the left pane to enter the next page.
4. Please click on the “Renewal ” option to make your renewal application.
5. On the retention page click on the “Click here to Renew Annual Practice License for 20xx” button to enter the next page.
6. Please provide the required information for renewal and click on the “Save & Continue” button.

   • This will cause an invoice for payment of the licensing fees to be generated.

7. On the MPDC Invoice page “Click to Pay Now” blue tab to pay for the Health Facility Licence.

   • Proceed to make the payment using the instructions given online. The Payment instructions will be generated and displayed automatically in the portal. More information about the Replacement fees to be paid is given in the “Fee” section of this page.

8. Upon making the renewal payment, a payment receipt and the Renewed Annual Oral Health Practitioners’ Practice Licence will be generated online.
9. Click on the “Download Receipt “ Button and the “Download License” button to download the payment receipt and Renewed Annual Oral Health Practitioners’ Practice Licence respectively.

   • Print the receipt and renewed license and keep the for reference.
     

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Required Documents

• Certified copy of Degree Certificate
• Copy of the Oral Health Practitioners Practice License.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Points report
• The prescribed fee

Office Locations & Contacts

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council - Head Office
Woodlands Rd, Hurlingham,
Nairobi.
P.O. Box 44893 - 00100,
Nairobi,
Kenya.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +254-727666444 | +254-111052222
Website: Link

Eligibility

• A licensed oral health practitioner in Kenya is with a valid practicing license is eligible to make an application for renewal of their oral health practitioner practice license in Kenya.
• The practitioner should have acquired a minimum of 50 Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Fees

• Renewal Fee Kshs.8,000

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time is immediate

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Personal Information
• Practicing details
• Workstation Details

Need for the Document

• An oral health practitioner needs to be licensed with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council in order to practice in Kenya. It is an offence to practice community oral health in Kenya without being licensed with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.
• One need to have a valid practicing licence for them to practice community oral health in Kenya.

Information which might help

• Community oral health practitioners aspiring to practice in Kenya must comply with the statutory requirements for registration and licensing.
• Failure to obtain the necessary documentations constitutes an offence under section 22 of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act.
• Detailed information on documentation can be accessed via the Board’s website and from the Board’s offices.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• Documents Downloads
• Health Laws Act 2019

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