Primary
- Primary - a dental or medical qualification to practice dentistry or medicine which is registered or
registerable as a dental of medical practitioner with the HPCSA
Primary of the Fellowship of the College of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa - R 12 950
- Primary: 3 written papers; no oral examination.
Since 2021, CMSA examinations have been conducted on an online platform. As a result, the questions remain within the secure question bank and can no longer be published on the website.
INTERMEDIATE
- Intermediate: 24 months approved training. Not less than 290 notional hours of approved training in General Surgery and attendance at an approved course of not less than 150 notional hours in oral pathology and oral microbiology
Intermediate of the Fellowship of the College of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa - R 17 350
- Intermediate: 2 written papers; oral and practical.
FCMFOS(SA) Intermediate Blueprint
Notice for Candidates - ATLS certificate - FS2021
Notice of the expiry of Part I, Primary or Intermediate
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Since 2021, CMSA examinations have been conducted on an online platform. As a result, the questions remain within the secure question bank and can no longer be published on the website.
FINAL
- Final:
- completed no less than nine months of training after successfully completing all Intermediate
examination components before the actual date of the Final examination; - 42 months in a numbered registrar training post.
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- completed no less than nine months of training after successfully completing all Intermediate
Fellowship of the College of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa - R 24 650
- Final: 2 written papers; clinical, oral and practical.
Candidates who achieve the required marks in the written component of the FCMFOS(SA) Final examination but who fail the oral/clinical examination will be exempt from the written component of the next examination session. Such exemption applies to one sitting only and must be exercised in the following semester.
The medal of the SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY OF MAXILLO-FACIAL AND ORAL SURGEONS was endowed in 1990 and is awarded to candidates who achieve outstanding results in Fellowship examination of the College of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa.
Since 2021, CMSA examinations have been conducted on an online platform. As a result, the questions remain within the secure question bank and can no longer be published on the website.
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APPEALS
PLEASE NOTE that candidates that wish to lodge an appeal against the outcome of his/her written examination results must do so in accordance with the provisions of the CMSA’s Appeals Mechanism Policy. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) are not made available to candidates for review in accordance with the CMSA’s Appeals Mechanism Policy.Â
