Dental Specialist Applications
Dental Specialist Applications
2. Address:
4. Citizenship: (double click relevant box) Sri Lankan Other Dual citizen
If other, specify
7. E-mail address:
a. Registration Number:
9. Primary qualifications:
a. Name of qualification:
c. Year of award:
If yes,
i. MD in
If yes,
i. Field of Specialization:
award? Yes No
I certify that the information given above and the documents submitted by me are accurate
and true.
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Instructions
2. The fee for ‘REGISTER OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS’ is Rs. 11,500/=, which should be
credited to the Account of the Sri Lanka Medical Council A/C No 0000371208 (Bank of
Ceylon, Maradana Branch). Please ensure whether your NIC No and relevant payment
category (LS-Dental) were entered by the Banking Officer for future clarifications. The
3. PGIM Board Certification (original + photocopy) or for those who have non-Sri
photocopy)
5. If the name in any of the above certificates (under items 3 or 4) is different from that
under which the applicant is already registered with the SLMC, a letter from the
authority issuing the Specialist Certification, endorsing that he / she is one and the
same person and an affidavit signed by the applicant and certified by a Justice of
B. Notes
1. The Sri Lanka Medical Council maintains a Register of Specialists under the provisions
of the Medical (Amendment) Act No 28 of 2018, in order to inform the public of medical
and dental professionals with specialist qualifications.
2. Only Medical and Dental Specialists who are eligible to be registered by the SLMC under
Section 39A of the Medical Ordinance (as amended) will be considered.
3. The criteria for inclusion, as set out in Section 39A of the Medical Ordinance (as
amended) are as follows:
a. A medical practitioner registered under Section 29 of the Medical Ordinance, who
possesses a qualification required for Specialist Medical Officer Grade, as specified in
the Medical Service Minutes published in Gazette No 662/11, dated May 17, 1991
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and amended from time to time, the last being in Gazette no 1883/17, published on
October 11, 2014; or
b. A dentist registered under Section 43 of the Medical Ordinance, who possesses a
qualification required for Specialist Medical Officer Grade, as specified in the
Medical Service Minutes published in Gazette No 662/11, dated May 17, 1991 and
amended from time to time, the last being in Gazette no 1883/17, published on
October 11, 2014, or
c. A medical practitioner registered under Section 29, or a dentist registered under
Section 43, who has completed specialist training in a country other than Sri Lanka,
whose specialist qualification satisfies the eligibility criteria of the Postgraduate
Institute of Medicine of the University of Colombo and is issued a Certificate of
Accreditation in respect of Board Certification by the PGIM or
d. Any person who has obtained a basic medical or dental qualification from an
institution, in a country other than Sri Lanka, which is recognized by the SLMC, and
whose specialist qualification satisfies the eligibility criteria of the PGIM and is
issued a Certificate of Accreditation in respect of Board Certification by the PGIM.
4. All applicants are required to provide proof of Board Certification from the PGIM (those
falling under items 3a and 3b above) or proof of award of equivalent qualifications and
having held posts as specialists (those falling under items 3c and 3d above).
5. Applications made under Item 3c and 3d above will be referred to the PGIM by the
SLMC for consideration by the PGIM’s Accreditation Committee. Such applicants shall
be required to pay a fee to be determined by the PGIM for issuance of a Certificate of
Accreditation.
6. The specialist categories recognized at present are listed in the Annexure
7. Once the application has been approved by the SLMC, a certificate confirming inclusion
of the applicant’s name in the Register of Medical / Dental Specialists will be sent under
registered cover to the address recorded in the SLMC Register.
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Fax no: 011 2674787 website: www.srilankamedicalcouncil.org / www.mc.lk
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Sri
Lanka Nominating a Person to Collect Documents
Medical
Council
Only SLMC registrants having an SLMC ID card can be nominated to collect certificates and ID
cards on behalf of the registrants.
Registrant’s details
Category:
Registration No.:
Name:
Please attach the nominated person’s photocopy of the SLMC ID card. No document will be issued
without the SLMC ID of the nominee.
I have received the undamaged documents listed above and will be handing them to the proposer as
soon as possible.
• Under exceptional circumstances, the registrants may nominate an SLMC registered person to
collect their documents on their behalf by furnishing this nomination form.
• The SLMC is not responsible for lost or damaged documents once dispatched or handed over.
The SLMC would issue duplicates or extracts of lost or damaged documents, whichever is
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applicable.
Registrar
Sri Lanka Medical Council
31 Norris Canal Road
Colombo 10
Website: www.slmc.gov.lk
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +94112691848
Fax: +94112674787