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Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Specialities and Subspecialities in Medicine and Dentistry

2. Recognition of specialities, subspecialities and related specialities

 

The following specialities are hereby recognised and prescribed in terms of subsection (2) of section 35 of the Act:

 

(1) MEDICINE

 

Speciality

Designation

Anaesthesiology

Anaesthesiologist

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Clinical Pharmacology

Clinical Pharmacologist

Community Health

Specialist in Community Health

Dermatology

Dermatologist

Diagnostic Radiology

Diagnostic Radiologist

Medicine

Physician

Neurology

Neurologist

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgeon

Nuclear Medicine

Specialist in Nuclear Medicine

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist

Orthopaedics

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngologist

Paediatrics

Paediatrician

Pathology (Anatomical)

Pathologist (Anatomical)

Pathology (Chemical)

Pathologist (Chemical)

Pathology (Clinical)

Pathologist (Clinical)

Pathology (Forensic)

Pathologist (Forensic)

Pathology (Haematological)

Pathologist (Haematological)

Pathology (Microbiological)

Pathologist (Microbiological).

Pathology (Virological)

Pathologist (Virological)

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Psychiatry

Psychiatrist

Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncologist

Sports and Exercise Medicine

 

Surgery

Surgeon

Urology

Urologist

[Regulation 2(1) substituted by section 2(a)(b) of Notice No. 376, GG43145, dated 27 March 2020]

 

 

(2) DENTISTRY

 

Speciality

Designation

Community Dentistry

Specialist in Community Dentistry

Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery

Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgeon

Oral Medicine and Periodontics

Specialist in Oral Medicine and Periodontics

Oral and Maxillofacial pathology

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist

Orthodontics

Orthodontist

Prosthodontics

Prosthodontist

[Regulation 2(2) substituted by section 2(c) of Notice No. 376, GG43145, dated 27 March 2020]