Kenya - Replace Lost or Damaged Community Oral Health Practitioner Practice License for Degree Holders

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Procedure

• Applications for replacement of damaged or lost community oral health practitioner practice license are done online.

Step 1: Obtain a Police Report

• You should start by visiting a police station to report the loss or damage of Community Oral Health Practitioner practice license. You are to acquire a police report from the police authorities which is a prerequisite to making the application.
• Attach this police report with your application.

Step 2: Apply Online

1. A licensed Community Oral Health Practitioner can replace their lost or damaged Community Oral Health 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 “Apply for License” tab in the menu on the left pane to enter the next page.
4. On the next page click on the “Replacement ” option to make your replacement application.
5. On the replacement page click on the “Click here to make Replacement of Annual Practice License for 20xx” button to enter the next page
6. Please attach the police report obtained and click on the “Save & Continue” button.

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

7. On the MPDC Invoice page “Click to Pay Now” button to pay for the Replacement of the Annual Community Oral Health Practitioner Practice 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 replacement payment, a payment receipt and the Replaced Annual Community Oral Health Practitioner Practice Licence will be generated online.

   • Note: Wait for approximately 10 minutes then refresh the invoice page. After refreshing the page, you should find receipt and license ready to be printed.

9. Click on the “Download Receipt “ button and the “Download License” button to download the payment receipt and Replaced Annual Oral Health Practitioner Practice Licence respectively.

   • Print the receipt and replaced license and keep them for reference.

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Required Documents

• Pieces of damaged license (if applicable)
• Copy of lost license if available
• Copy of ID/Passport
• 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 community oral health practitioner in Kenya , who has lost / damaged their practice license is eligible to make the replacement application

Fees

• Replacement Fee Kshs. 1,000

Validity

• The license is valid for one year.

Documents to Use

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

Required Information

• Details pertaining to the loss / damage of the licence.

Need for the Document

• A community oral 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.

Information which might help

• Community oral practitioners 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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External Links

• Documents Downloads
• Health Laws Act 2019

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