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]

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