Once again, the HPCSA will be conducting off site registrations. The aim is to make your registration process as simple as possible. The off-site registration… Read More »Off Site Registration 2014

Public-Private Partnerships are fundamental to achieving universal health coverage, writes Dr Terence Carter, a Deputy Director General in the National Department of Health. South Africa… Read More »Private and public health providers must join hands

Oral problems affect our daily life in terms of dental function, pain and economic cost. The reduction of oral diseases through oral health promotion and… Read More »Focus on teeth and gums

A revolutionary treatment for heart disease, approved by the HPCSA, is becoming more accessible to South Africans – and a local medical professional is making… Read More »Good news for heart health

The Speech, Language and Hearing professional board has provided hearing professionals and the public with some guidelines on how to offer hearing screening. Within the… Read More »Listen up!

The HPCSA cautions practitioners who are considering engaging in employment with private entities to consider carefully the type of contractual arrangement they enter into. Practitioners… Read More »Advice on employment contracts

Healthcare practitioners should not hand over their practice number details over to employers, warns the HPCSA. The Undesirable Business Practices Committee of the HPCSA recently… Read More »Protect your practice number

Dental therapists can prescribe medicines – providing they stick to the official list. The HPCSA has retracted a note published in the Dental Therapy, Oral… Read More »Confusion around prescription cleared up

Dental assistants are reminded to diarise the dates for the board examination for those registered under the “grandfather clause”. The 2015 board examination for student… Read More »Deadline for dental exams

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is not in favour of solving disputes and disagreements with strikes. As a regulatory body with a… Read More »Implications of embarking on a strike

From the 1st August, the HPCSA will be inviting all health care practitioners registered with it, to nominate members of their professional board to be… Read More »Nominations of Members of the Professional Boards of the HPCSA

The following ethical guidelines should be observed when practitioners print professional stationery. You must include the following in your printed and electronic letterheads and other… Read More »How to print your professional stationery

It might seem entirely fair to charge a patient if they make an appointment, but then don’t turn up for it. However, this is in… Read More »Charging for no-shows

It has come to the attention of the Board that some companies have purchased x-ray equipment for mobile radiology services. These companies are apparently struggling… Read More »Beware of dubious mobile radio technology

The Professional Board for Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene of the HPCSA feels vindicated after a High Court judgment forcing dental assistants to be registered… Read More »Registration of dental assistants

The Council is reminding all Interns to pay their Annual Fees of R530 as soon as possible. Since April 2012, Interns have been required to… Read More »Intern Registration