Kenya - Renew Dental Practitioner Temporary License (Foreign Trained Doctor)

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Procedure

• Applications for renewal are done online.
• Applications for renewal should be done at least one week before the expiry date of the current license.

Apply Online

1. A licensed foreign dental practitioner can renew their temporary dental practitioner 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 Temporary 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 Temporary Dental Practitioner 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 Temporary Dental Practitioner Practice Licence respectively.

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

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Required Documents

• Temporary Dental Practitioner 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 registered foreign dental practitioner in Kenya is eligible to make an application for a Temporary Dental Practitioners Practice license.

Fees

• Licensing Fee Kshs.20,000

Validity

• License is valid for one year.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Immediate

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Email
• Mobile
• Practice type (Clinical / Non Clinical)
• Type of license
• Employer Details
• county
• Workstation /Facility

Need for the Document

• A dental practitioner needs to be licensed with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council in order to practice dentistry in Kenya. It is an offence to practice dentistry in Kenya without a valid license from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.

Information which might help

• Doctors and dentists practicing 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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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Documents Downloads
• Requirements
• KMPDC OSP Procedure manual

Others

More information which might help people.