[1] The SMDC is additionally tasked with coordinating and facilitating the continuing professional development of all medical practitioners and dentists working in Seychelles.

[5] The current governing board of the Seychelles Medical and Dental Council consists of twelve members, appointed by the Minister for Health.

The minister appoints members of the board according to precise criteria prescribed by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act.

Seychelles is renowned for its 100% primary health care coverage and for its high turnover of doctors and dentists.

Non-naturalized foreign-born doctors spend an average of two years in Seychelles before they are repatriated to their countries of origin.

Over the past thirty years, local doctors and dentists in Seychelles have been trained in United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Cuba, Russia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Malaysia, India and other countries.