The Malaysian Dental Council (MDC) aims to ensure the highest professional standards and ethics in the practice of dentistry in the interest of patients, the public and the profession, through the administration of the Dental Act 1971.

The MDC welcomes you to this website which provides information related to the following:

• Functions of the MDC
• MDC Composition
• Legislations related to the practice of dentistry
• Publications related to the dental profession
• List of qualifications registrable under the MDC
• Registration of dental practitioners in Malaysia
• Annual and Temporary Practising Certificates
• Complaints against dental practitioners

For further information, please contact the MDC by visiting the Contact Us page.

1. PRE-REGISTRATION OF DENTAL SPECIALIST

The Malaysian Dental Council (MDC) is currently in the process of preparing towards the implementation of the Dental Act 2018. As an initial step, the pre-registration of dental specialist under section 34 of this Act is now open.

Please be informed that the specialties that has been approved are as follows:

i. Dental Public Health

ii. Endodontics

iii. Forensic Odontology

iv. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

v. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

vi. Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

vii. Orthodontics

viii. Paediatric Dentistry

ix. Periodontology

x. Prosthodontics

xi. Restorative Dentistry

xii. Special Care Dentistry

Any dental practitioner with these specialties may submit the pre-registration form and related documents for evaluation to the MDC.

If you have any enquiries regarding this matter, please contact Dr. Suziyana binti Sudin or Dr. Nur Hamizah binti Abu Bakar (secretarymdc@moh.gov.my/ 03 – 8318 6440/ 4509/ 7044).

i. Letter From President

ii. Pre-Registration Form

Date: 10th August 2020

4th February 2021