The Postgraduate Medical & Dental Board was established under the 

Medical Practitioners Act, 1978.

The Functions of the Board include:

     Promoting and coordinating the development of postgraduate medical

   and dental education and training 

     Advising the Minister for Health and Children on all matters, including 

     financial matters, relating to the development and co-ordination of 

postgraduate medical and dental education and training.

     Providing career guidance for registered medical practitioners and dentists

The Regional Dental Committee

The Board is made up of 6 Regional Dental Committees, each employs 

a part-time Course Organizer one each in the Midlands, North-East, 

North-West, South & Mid-West and in the West.

The general duties of the Course Organizer are to promote and encourage

continuing dental education at individual group and regional level. 

To liaise with all groups interested in such education, to make recommendations 

to the regional committee on local needs, to provide continuing dental education 

as appropriate and to be involved in the assessment of the relevance and 

effectiveness of different courses and activities organized within the 

functional area of the regional committee.