dental council · Malaysia
Malaysian Dental Council
The Malaysian Dental Council is the statutory body that registers practising dentists in Malaysia, regulating dentistry under the Dental Act 1971. It also accredits dental schools and enforces professional conduct standards, and operates as a unit under the Ministry of Health.
Key facts
- Governing law:
- Dental Act 1971
- Registers:
- All practising dentists in Malaysia
- Parent body:
- Operates as a unit under the Ministry of Health
- Official site:
- mdc.moh.gov.my (did not resolve when we checked on 2026-10-04)
How to check a licence
We could not document this register automatically (mdc.moh.gov.my did not resolve (DNS failure) on 2026-10-04 and no replacement dental register was found on a regulator domain). Open the official site directly.
This official link did not respond when we last checked (2026-10-04).
What is the Malaysian Dental Council?
The Malaysian Dental Council is the Malaysian statutory body regulating dentistry under the Dental Act 1971. It registers all practising dentists, accredits dental schools and enforces professional conduct standards, and it operates as a unit under the Ministry of Health.
How do I check whether a dentist in Malaysia is registered?
The Council registers all practising dentists, so a dentist's registration is the thing to check; ask the dentist for their registration details. The Council's official site is mdc.moh.gov.my, but that address did not resolve (DNS failure) when we checked on 2026-10-04 and we found no replacement dental register on a regulator domain, so we cannot document a working lookup. Our note on dental implants in Malaysia records that registration is verifiable through the Ministry of Health; we have not confirmed that route ourselves.
What else does the Malaysian Dental Council do?
Besides registering practising dentists, it accredits dental schools and enforces professional conduct standards.
Is the Malaysian Dental Council the same as the Malaysian Medical Council?
No. The registry lists them as separate bodies: the Malaysian Medical Council covers medical practitioners and the Malaysian Dental Council covers dentistry.
Clinics with an accreditation from this body
- Penang International DentalGeorge Town
Link derived from the clinic’s declared accreditation list. Not every clinic holding this body’s licence is listed — only those whose public record explicitly names the body.