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In an effort to serve our favoured clients effectively and well, Council was forced to increase our fees immediately to offset increasing costs, including those relating to wages and salaries and in keeping with GOJ’s emoluments to public sector workers. The ranges of fees are as follows: Planned Fee Income 2020
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Payment of Pro-Rated Registration Fees for Recent Graduates of Dentistry Graduates who have completed their ADEX/CDCA licensure examination during the twelve (12) month period ending March 31, 2019 and registered with the Dental Council of Jamaica (Council) during that said period will pay their annual registration fees for 1/04/2019-31/3/2021 computed monthly on a pro-rated basis.
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The DCJ is committed towards maintaining clinical competencies by ensuring that all dental professionals operating in Jamaica maintain state-of-the-art methods and protocols that will ensure safe clinical practises. The primary objective is to mitigate those risks associated with the delivery oral health services. The Continuing Education Provider wishing to be awarded CE Credits to their…
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In an effort to serve our favoured clients effectively and well, Council was forced to increase our fees immediately to offset increasing costs, including those relating to wages and salaries and in keeping with GOJ’s emoluments to public sector workers. The ranges of fees are as follows: …
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The Dental Council of Jamaica has mandated that, in order to meet international standards in dentistry, dentists practising in Jamaica as of January 2015 will need to undergo continuing professional development by completing prescribed education requirements in order to renew their practising certificates. After extensive worldwide research, it has been determined that dentists will need…
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For registration during the two-year cycle commencing April 1, 2019-March 31, 2021, the Dental Auxiliary should obtain the prescribed 30- hours as follows: 2019-2020 (comprising 15 CE-Credits) from the following sources The majority of these credits from core dental lectures, 7 credits from approved local general medical programmed hosted by Jamaica Medical Doctors Association, Medical Association…
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Please be reminded that candidates wishing to sit the ADEX/CDCA Examination in Jamaica MUST first apply through the Dental Council of Jamaica. Application forms are posted on the Council’s website (home-page).
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ALL REGISTERED DENTAL SURGEONS Practicing Certificates will be issued based on the provision of 40 hours of Continuing Dental Education and payment of the requisite fees. Under the Dental Act (1974) of Jamaica, Registered Dentists are required to apply for and be issued a Practising Certificate. Registration for Practising Certificates starts April 3, 2017 Existing…
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7th International Symposium Evidence-Based Management of the Dental Patient October 25 – 27, 2018
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