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Council of Nigeria following the enactment of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Decree 23 of August 1988 which repealed the 1963 Act an renamed the Council.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.

𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚
29/10/2025

𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐃𝐂𝐍 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞...
25/10/2025

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐃𝐂𝐍 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
24/10/2025

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓
14/10/2025

𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓

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.

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
20/09/2025

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

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!

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Abuja
900001

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Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00

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