Doctors and dentists have been urged to comply with stricter requirements that have been set out ahead of their annual license renewal as their union ups efforts to improve professional standards.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), through a statement on Wednesday, May 28, urged practitioners to actively accumulate their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points early enough to avoid complications due to a last-minute rush. "Medical and dental practitioners and Community Oral Health Officers (COHOs) are reminded to actively accumulate their required CPD points as the year progresses," the council said.
All registered practitioners need to attain at least 50 CPD points within a calendar year as a standard requirement under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Continuing Professional Development) Rules, 2019.
Failure to meet this demand, a practitioner's license cannot be renewed.
