Membership Category and Fees

DESCRIPTION   CATEGORY   FEE
PRIVATE DENTAL PRACTITIONER      
Private Practitioner First and Second Year after Community Service: A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, and who is in private practice in their 1st or 2nd year after Community Service. (2nd or 3rd year after graduation)  PP1   R 3093.00
Private Practitioner Third Year and more after Community Service: A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, and who is in private practice in their 3rd year or more after Community Service. (4th year + after graduation)  PP2   R 4800.00
STATE EMPLOYEES    
Community Services Dentist: A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, and who is in their Community Service year. (1st year after graduation)   SE0   R 1823.00
State Employee Post Community Service: A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, and who is post Community Service employed in the public sector. (2nd year + after graduation)   SE1   R 4000.00
State Employee Academia without private practice: A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, and who is post Community Service employed in the public sector in an academic position with no clinical practice. (2nd year + after graduation)  SEA   R 3451.00
AFFILIATE MEMBER    
A dentist in a foreign country who is in good standing with his/her national dental association; A dentist in a foreign country where no national dental association has been established; An overseas domiciled dentist who was previously a Member of the Association.   AFM   R 2996.00
ASSOCIATE MEMBER        
A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, who works no more than 15 hours within a week on an annual basis. Motivation is crucial, which does not guarantee placement into this category. Members within this category are reviewed on an annual basis.   ASM   By Application
ALLIED MEMBER        
Dental Assistant (ADA), Oral Hygienist (AOH), Dental Therapist (ADTh): An allied oral health care professional registered with the Statutory Council - HPCSA, who Is actively engaged in a field allied to dentistry, or falls into such other category as the Board may from time to time agree upon.  ADA   R   488.00
  AOH   R 1183.00
  ADTh    R 1462.00
RETIRED MEMBER        
A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, who is no longer in active practice  RM   R 1000.00
EMERITUS MEMBER        
A dentist registered by the Statutory Council - HPCSA, who has turned 70 years of age before the start of the SADA financial year (1st January) of which the application is made, where the member has been in SADA membership for 10 full years directly prior to applying for Emeritus category in order to qualify for Emeritus Membership.   EM   R 0.00
DENTAL CANDIDATE MEMBER    
Student registered as such with the Statutory Council - HPCSA, as a dental student or student of an allied profession (1st to 5th year). A Dental Candidate member shall be automatically transferred to any of the applicable categories upon registration with the Statutory Council.   DCM  R 0.00