License Types and Requirements
- Radiology
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Type of License |
Qualifications required for granting license
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Radiographer
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Education:
Certificate of associate diploma in radiography or its equivalent from one of the
accredited colleges or institutions
Experience:
None required
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Radiologic technologist
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Education:
Bachelor’s degree in radiography or equivalent from one of the accredited college
universities
Experience:
None required
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- Physiotherapy
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Type of License |
Qualifications required for granting license
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Physiotherapy technician
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Education:
Associate diploma in physiotherapy or equivalent from one of the accredited colleges
or institutions (minimum 2 years of academic studies after secondary school)
Experience:
None required
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Physiotherapist
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Education:
Bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy or equivalent from one of the accredited college
universities (minimum 4 years of academic studies after secondary school)
Experience:
None required
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Specialized physiotherapist |
Education:
Master’s degree OR PhD in one of the physiotherapy specializations from one of the
accredited universities
Experience:
Minimum 5 years in the field of specialization.
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- Nutrition
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Type of License |
Qualifications required for granting license
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Diet technician |
Education:
Nutrition diploma or its equivalent from one of the accredited colleges or institutions
(minimum 2 years of academic studies after secondary school)
Experience:
None required
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Nutritionist |
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition
Experience:
None required
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Clinical nutritionist (Dietician)
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Education: Bachelor’s degree in clinical nutrition (dietetics)
Experience:
None required
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- Dentistry
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Type of License |
Qualifications required for granting license
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Oral and dental hygiene technician
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Education:
Associate degree or equivalent in the field of oral and dental hygiene from one
of the accredited colleges and institutes (minimum 2 years of academic studies after
secondary school)
Experience:
None required
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First oral and dental hygiene technician |
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in oral and dental hygiene from one of the accredited college
universities (minimum 4 years of academic studies after secondary school)
Experience:
None required
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Prosthodontics technician |
Education:
Associate degree or equivalent in the field of prosthodontics from one of the accredited
colleges and institutes (minimum 2 years of academic studies after secondary school)
Experience:
Minimum 1 year |
- Others
For information regarding other specialties, contact the Licensure Office.
How to Apply
- New License
Here you can learn about the key steps for obtaining a new license for Allied Health
professions in Bahrain.
Key Steps
For Bahraini applicants:
- Apply for a position as an Allied Health professional in Bahrain and get a job offer
- Retrieve an application form (form 1) from your prospective employer or the NHRA
Licensure and Registration Office.
- Fill out the application form (form 1) using this
instruction sheet as a guide.
- Submit the completed application form to the NHRA by post or in person at the address
provided in the instruction sheet. Make sure you attach all required documents mentioned
in both the application form and the
instruction sheet.
- Receive an application number from the NHRA, either by phone, email or post once
the above documents have been received at the NHRA
- Get pre-employment medical examination certificate from your Local Health Centre
- Fill out Part 1 of verification form (form 2) with application number and name and
send it to your previous supervisor, requesting them to send it directly to the
NHRA.
- Verify your professional degree from Ministry of Education (for applicant who obtained
their professional degree outside Bahrain)
- Once the required verification forms have been received at the NHRA, directly from
source and in sealed envelopes, the Allied Health Professions Committee will review
your file and make a decision regarding your application.
- Receive notification that your license has been approved or rejected from the NHRA,
either by phone, email or post.
- If approved, go to the cashier at the Directorate of Finance at the Ministry of
Health and pay the license fee.
- Bring your receipt to the NHRA Licensure and Registration Office, where you can
pick up your license.
NOTE: YOUR LICENSE MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY
For Non Bahraini applicants:
- Apply for a position as an Allied Health professional in Bahrain and get a job offer.
- Retrieve an application package from your prospective employer or the NHRA Licensure
and Registration Office.
- Fill out the application form (form 1) using this
instruction sheet as a guide.
- Submit the completed application form (form No 1) only to the NHRA by mail or in
person at the address provided in the instruction sheet. Make sure you attach all
required document mentioned in both the application form and the
instruction sheet.
- Receive an application number from the Licensure Office either by phone, email or
post once the above documents have been received at the NHRA.
- Fill out Part 1 of the four verification forms with application number and name
(for applicants who obtained their professional degree outside Bahrain). Send one
to each licensing authority where you are or have ever been registered (form 4),
one to the school where you have obtained your professional degree (form 3) and
two to your previous supervisors (form 2). Follow the
instruction sheet. Make sure to request each of them to send the form directly
to the NHRA.
- Once all verification forms have been received at the NHRA, directly and in sealed
envelopes, the Allied Health Professions Committee will review your file and make
decision regarding your application.
- Receive notification that your license has been approved or rejected from the NHRA
either by phone, email or post.
- If approved, obtain a work permit from your prospective employer, get pre-employment
medical examination certificate from AlRazi Health Centre and C.P.R. and submit
these documents to the NHRA Licensure and Registration Office.
- Sit and pass the Licensure Exam .
- On passing the exam, go to the cashier at the Directorate of Finance at the Ministry
of Health and pay the license fee.
- Bring your receipt to the NHRA Licensure and Registration Office, where you can
pick up your license.
NOTE: YOUR LICENSE MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY
- Renew License
Here you can learn about the key steps of renewing your license in Bahrain.
Key steps
- Retrieve an application for renewal (form 6) from your employer or the NHRA Licensure
and Registration Office
- Fill out the application form
- Submit entire application together with reference letter from current or previous
employer to NHRA by post or in person at the address provided in the instruction
sheet.
- Wait for the allied profession registrar to review your file and make a recommendation
regarding licensure
- Receive notification that your license renewal has been approved or rejected from
NHRA Licensure and Registration Office by phone, email or post.
- If approved, bring your old license to the cashier at the Directorate of Finance
at the Ministry of Health and pay for the renewal of license
- Bring your receipt together with your old license to the NHRA Licensure and Registration
Office where you can pick up your renewed license
Application Forms
Here you can download the forms that you need to fill out and submit together with
important documents in order to obtain a license.
There are two different application forms for allied health professionals:
- Application for a License
to Practice as a Health Professional
- Application Form for renewal of license to practice
Fees
Here you can find the current license fees for allied health professionals in Bahrain.
Note that licensure fees are subjected to periodical review by the Ministry of Health
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Initial license registration |
BD 20 |
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Renewal of license registration |
BD 20 |
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Re-issue of lost license |
Free
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License fees should be paid at the cashier in the Directorate of Finance at the
Ministry of Health.