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Professional Classification and Registration Requirements

The SCFHS has set several criteria in which accuracy and objectivity in evaluating the previous(training) and subsequent(experience)professional experience were considered, for obtaining certificates and vocational training, and for professionally evaluating the capabilities of their holders and classifying them accordingly

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Specializations Description

It is a brief indicative description that helps in defining the minimum requirements and basic competencies required for the purposes of professional classification and registration in order to clarify SCFHS's services to all beneficiary categories.

Specialization Description Cards will be reviewed periodically to ensure that they are updated according to global and local changes in the health field, and we are pleased to receive the contributions of specialists in this review through submitting feedback or participating in the periodic review workshops through this link

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51.
Cardiovascular Technology
Specialization Summary

Specialty concerned with providing healthcare services by using medical devices that assist in diagnosing or treating cardiovascular disease through examinations and cardiography in addition to echocardiography, angiography, cardiac catheterization, and using relevant techniques under the request of a certified health practitioner.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1- Basic knowledge of cardiovascular technology.

2- Radiographic anatomy and functions of the human body.

3- Radiology Physics

4- Practices and safety measures for radiation.

5- Medical photography methods and cardiography.

6- Medical photography devices and cardiography.

7- Medical photography archiving.

8- Mechanical competencies in using technology, techniques, and specialized equipment to manage patient care.

Educational Level

Certified Bachelor's Degree with an Internship year or acceptable practical training that is not less than 12 months under specialized supervision in the same field and in a facility where the required inputs and tasks to practice the profession in this certain specialty are available.

Educational Field
Cardiovascular Technology
52.
Medical Physics
Specialization Summary

Specialty concerned with applying physics principles in clinical medicine in the treatment and diagnostic fields and measuring radiation doses, in addition to preventing medical workers and patients from the radiations resulting from radiation sources and ensuring the high quality of medical images from radiation and non-radiation equipment in the radiology department and nuclear medicine

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1- Structure and functions of the human body.

2- Radiation principles, features, measuring units, concepts, and methods of measuring the doses in the radiology departments, nuclear medicine, and radiotherapy.

3- Practices and safety measures for radiation including defining the requirements of protection from radiation in the photography departments and radiotherapy.

4- Biological effects of radiation and its applications in radiation safety and radiotherapy.

5- Principles used in the laws and regulations relevant to the clinical path.

6- Operation principles of diagnostic radiation equipment, nuclear medicine, and radiotherapy.

Educational Level

Certified bachelor's degree with an Internship year or acceptable practical training under specialized supervision in the same field and in a facility where the required inputs and tasks to practice the profession in this certain specialty are available.

Educational Field
Medical Physics.
53.
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Specialization Summary

Specialty concerned with providing medical care services by using radiotherapy equipment and medical photography to assist in diagnosing and treatment, by using radiation photography and relevant techniques to produce diagnostic images according to a request from a certified medical practitioner.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1- Basic science.

2- Radiological Anatomy and Functions of the Human Body.

3- Handling radioactive material.

4- Radiological Physics.

5- Practices and measures of radiation safety.

6- Medical photography methods and CT scans.

7- Medical photography devices.

8- Medical photography archiving.

9- Mechanical competencies in using technology, techniques, and specialized equipment to manage patient care.

Educational Level

Certified Bachelor's Degree with an Internship year or acceptable practical training that is not less than 12 months under specialized supervision in the same field and in a facility where the required inputs and tasks to practice the profession in this certain specialty are available.

Educational Field
Nuclear Medicine Technology.
54.
Radiotherapy
Specialization Summary

Specialty concerned with providing medical care services by using radiotherapy equipment to assist in diagnosing and treating cancer patients, by radiotherapy and relevant techniques to produce a treatment plan according to a request from a certified medical practitioner.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1- Basic science.

2- Radiological Anatomy and Functions of the Human Body.

3- Radiological Physics.

4- Planning methods and measuring radiation therapy doses.

5- Practices and measures of radiation safety.

6- Medical photography methods used in Radiotherapy.

7- Medical photography devices and Radiotherapy equipment.

8- Radiotherapy archiving systems.

9- Mechanical competencies in using technology, techniques, and specialized equipment to manage patient care.

Educational Level

Certified Bachelor's Degree with an Internship year or acceptable practical training that is not less than 12 months under specialized supervision in the same field and in a facility where the required inputs and tasks to practice the profession in this certain specialty are available.

Educational Field
Radiotherapy.
55.
Radiological Technology
Specialization Summary

Specialty concerned with providing medical care through using radiological equipment and medical photography to assist in diagnosing or treatment, by using radiation photography and relevant technologies to produce diagnostic images according to a request from a certified medical practitioner.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

  • Basic science.
  • Radiological Anatomy and Functions of the Human Body.
  • Radiological Physics.
  • Radiological Safety Measures.
  • Medical Photography Methods.
  • Medical Photography Devices.
  • Medical Photography Archiving.
  • Mechanical competencies in using technology, techniques, and specialized equipment to manage patient care.
Educational Level

Certified Bachelor's Degree with an Internship year or acceptable practical training that is not less than 12 months under specialized supervision in the same field and in a facility where the required inputs and tasks to practice the profession in this certain specialty are available.

Educational Field
Radiological Technology and Medical Photography.
56.
Medical Laboratories
Specialization Summary

Specialty concerned with applying all certified laboratory standards and using all laboratory technologies in all different laboratory departments including Medical Microbiology Department, Clinical Chemistry Division, Allergy and Immunology, Hematology, Blood Transfusion Department and Blood Bank, Medical Genetics, Technology department of Histology and Cytology. This is according to applying all the different diagnostic protocols in the field of medicine to assist doctors in diagnosing different diseases.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

  • Basic science.
  • Structure and functions of the human body.
  •  Medical Microbiology.
  • Clinical Chemistry.
  • Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
  • Medical Genetics.
  • Hematological Pathology.
  • Blood Transfusion and Blood Bank.
  • Technology of Histology and Cytology.
  • Laboratory management, comprehensive quality, and occupational safety.
Educational Level

Certified Bachelor's Degree with an Internship year or acceptable practical training that is not less than 12 months under specialized supervision in the same field and in a facility where the required inputs and tasks to practice the profession in this certain specialty are available.

Educational Field
Medical Laboratories and Technologies.
57.
Dental Hygiene
Specialization Summary

A specialty concerned with maintenance of dental hygiene through promoting perfect practices and applying preventive and therapeutic patterns according to the prescription of the dentist.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

  1. Principles of population dental hygiene.
  2. Follow safety terms in dental imaging.
  3. Diagnosis and treatment of gingiva and periodontic tissues.
  4. Clinical treatment of gingiva and periodontic tissues.
  5. Effect of drugs and diseases on dental hygiene.
  6. Promoting general dental hygiene.
  7. Organizing community cultural activities on dental hygiene.
Educational Level

An approved bachelor of four years duration, along with an internship year (12 months).

Educational Field
Dental Hygiene
58.
Dental Technology
Specialization Summary

A specialty concerned with preparation of devices, dental, facial and maxillomandibular alternatives according to a prescription of the dentist.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

  1. Occlusion borders.
  2. Mandibular motor function.
  3. Materials in dental technology.
  4. Infection control and sterilization in the dental laboratory.
  5. Safety regulations in dental laboratories.
  6. Safe use of laboratory equipment and dental materials.
  7. Preparing devices, dental, facial and maxillomandibular alternatives.
Educational Level

An approved bachelor of four years duration, along with an internship year (12 months).

Educational Field
Dental Technology
59.
Forensic Dentistry
Specialization Summary

A specialty concerned with the inspection and assessment of evidence that are related to dentistry to help legal authorities with criminal and civil procedures.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

  1. Knowledge of legal and moral legislations and procedures.
  2. Study of cranium, facial and maxillomandibular bones.
  3. Identifying identity through advanced applied and radiological sciences.
  4. Disaster victim identification (DVI).
  5. Dental anatomy.
  6. Age determination technologies.
  7. Prepare and analyze injury reports.
  8. Study of facial injuries and bruises and bite effects.
  9. Determination of identity using modern technologies and evidence gathering.
  10. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.
Educational Level

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

Educational Field
Dentistry
60.
Geriatric Dentistry
Specialization Summary

A specialty concerned with providing full dental care for the elderly. It includes prevention of oral diseases related to advanced age.

Core Competencies

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

  1. Oral symptoms related to genetic, organic and immunological diseases of the elderly.
  2. Knowledge of geriatrics and pharmacology sciences.
  3. Making treatment plans for the elderly.
  4. Activate preventive diseases of geriatric oral hygiene.
  5. Choose the dental materials that are appropriate for the elderly.
  6. Diagnosis and treatment of dental caries in the elderly.
  7. Prevention of dental caries.
  8. Treatment of root and root canal diseases.
  9. Design removable and fixed dental prosthesis.
  10. Care and maintenance of dental prosthesis.
  11. Treatment of geriatric dental emergency.
  12. Treatment of cases under anesthesia.
  13. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.
Educational Level

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

Educational Field
Dentistry

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