Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria - MDCN

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria - MDCN MDCN is the regulatory agency for the Medical and Dental professions. It also regulates alternative medicine.

The Council was first established as the Nigerian Medical Council by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, passed by the Federal Parliament on 18th December 1963. It became the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria following the enactment of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Decree 23 of August 1988 which repealed the 1963 Act an renamed the Council. The Decree was amended by Decree 78 of September 1992. With the coming to force of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, it became the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act. The Act is listed as Cap M8 in the compilation of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria LFN 2004.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, NIGERIA!As we celebrate, may we renew our collective commitment to unity, peace, and progress fo...
01/10/2025

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, NIGERIA!

As we celebrate, may we renew our collective commitment to unity, peace, and progress for our dear nation.

MDCN wishes everyone a joyful celebration and a future filled with hope and prosperity.

๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
20/09/2025

๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Public Notice on Impersonation and Fraudulent Social Media Accounts
10/08/2025

Public Notice on Impersonation and Fraudulent Social Media Accounts

At the 27th Conference of the Chairman and the Registrar/CEO of the MDCN discussed the different modalities of dealing...
29/07/2025

At the 27th Conference of the Chairman and the Registrar/CEO of the MDCN discussed the different modalities of dealing with practitioners' Fitness To Practice.

HOUSEMANSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, 23RD JULY 2025Attention to all Medical and Dental Practitioners seeking housema...
21/07/2025

HOUSEMANSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, 23RD JULY 2025

Attention to all Medical and Dental Practitioners seeking housemanship opportunities!

The Registrar/CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, Prof Fatima Kyari paid a courtesy visit to the Nat...
03/07/2025

The Registrar/CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, Prof Fatima Kyari paid a courtesy visit to the National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji in his office in Abuja.

Prof. Kyari's mentioned the background of the visit:
โ€ข MDCN regulates the practice of medicine and dentistry in Nigeria with professional licensure and discipline, as well as medical and dental institutional accreditation.
โ€ข With increasing digitisation of its operations, MDCN maintains both physical and electronic records, necessitating strong data protection.
โ€ข The Council needs to guard against unlicensed individuals without required training infiltrating its register, through data authenticity and confidentiality.

The Registrar/CEO therefore sought the support of NDPC through the National Commissioner:
โ€ข To strengthen collaboration on data protection and compliance.
โ€ข For guidance on aligning MDCN data governance and digital health frameworks with the Nigeria Data Protection Act. Especially in securing professional and patients data, amid the increasing use of digital health tools, telemedicine and EMRs.
โ€ข For technical support and capacity-building for MDCN staff on data handling and cybersecurity.

In his response, the NDPC Commissioner, Dr. Vincent Olatunji welcomed Prof Kyari's proactive approach and stated that health data are classified as personal identifiable data and sensitive information; whereby breach and use of such information could lead to discrimination or serious harm. Hence, handlers of personal information need specialised training. He said the Commission focuses on promoting compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act, building trust in digital health systems and providing technical support to MDAs and the private sector. The Commissioner has assured MDCN of partnership to develop tailor-made training for data protection compliance, and NDPC will participate in the MDCN committee to enhance the digital health and telemedicine practice guidelines.

๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌThe attention of the Registrar of the Medical and Den...
22/06/2025

๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

The attention of the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has been drawn to the existence of fraudulent social media accounts: on platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, and phone numbers purporting to represent the Registrar.

Staff and the public are hereby strongly advised to disregard these fake accounts and any communications originating from them. These accounts have been used by unscrupulous individuals to solicit procurement-related information and make other inappropriate requests. Such actions are in direct violation of public procurement regulations, and the Registrar has not, and will never, authorise or engage in such conduct through social media or any unofficial channels.

Please be informed that these impersonators are engaging in criminal activity. The fake accounts have been reported to relevant law enforcement agencies as well as to the respective social media platforms for necessary action.

Members of the public and all stakeholders are urged to remain vigilant. Do not engage with or respond to messages from any account claiming to represent the Registrar or MDCN outside the Councilโ€™s verified official channels.

๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐,
๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š

๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
12/06/2025

๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

On this Blessed Day, we extend our warmest Eid Greetings to all. May Allah grant us forgiveness in return for the patien...
06/06/2025

On this Blessed Day, we extend our warmest Eid Greetings to all.

May Allah grant us forgiveness in return for the patience, sacrifice and endurance in all circumstances.
May He shower his Mercy and Blessings upon us.

Housemanship Announcement for Wednesday 11th June, 2025
05/06/2025

Housemanship Announcement for Wednesday 11th June, 2025

The Registrar/CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Professor Fatima Kyari, received a courtesy visit...
04/06/2025

The Registrar/CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Professor Fatima Kyari, received a courtesy visit from the Registrar of the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTB), Professor Rufai Ahmad.

During their meeting, both Registrars exchanged views on the advancement of medical rehabilitation in Nigeria's healthcare system. Professor Kyari expressed MDCNโ€™s commitment to supporting the 2030 World Health Organization (WHO) vision on medical rehabilitation. She also commended Professor Ahmadโ€™s ongoing efforts to reform and strengthen the MRTB.

As part of this collaboration, Professor Kyari pledged that:

The MDCN will work to ensure that medical practitioners are consciously aware of the integral role rehabilitation plays in patient care.

The Boardโ€™s rehabilitation agenda document will be reviewed, with MDCN contributing relevant input where necessary.

Earlier, Professor Ahmad had called for MDCNโ€™s partnership in key initiatives, including the introduction and acceptance of a national rehabilitation regulation agenda, integrating rehabilitation services into primary healthcare centres, enhancing the administration and utilisation of rehabilitation facilities across the country, and developing strategic rehabilitation plans.

Happy Workersโ€™ Day everyone! Thank you for your tireless work. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy your day off. Youโ€™ve earne...
01/05/2025

Happy Workersโ€™ Day everyone!
Thank you for your tireless work.
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy your day off.
Youโ€™ve earned it!

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