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| Jurisdiction | Republic of Ghana |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
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The Ghana Medical and Dental Council is an agency of the Ghana government responsible for regulating the standards of training and practice of medicine and dentistry in Ghana. It is located in Accra the capital city of Ghana. [1]
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