How do I check a doctor in Thailand?

The Medical Council of Thailand regulates medical licences and recognised professional records. Patients can use its doctor and specialist lookup, while dentists have a separate Dental Council search route.

How do I look up a doctor?

Ask for the doctor's exact name and medical licence number. Open the Medical Council's English lookup and use the name fields, adding the licence number where helpful. If transliteration makes the result uncertain, request the exact Thai spelling.

Compare the identity and professional details carefully. The council also provides a separate route for temporary practitioners. If the service does not load or the status is unclear, ask the council to confirm which permission applies rather than assuming all records represent the same authorisation.

How do I check a specialist or a dentist?

Use the council's doctor and specialist lookup to investigate the precise medical specialty. Ask the council to confirm a title that is absent or unclear. A clinic's list of procedures does not establish the doctor's recognised specialty.

For a dentist, open the Dental Council's Find Dentist service. Have the exact name and licence number ready and enter the details requested by the form. The service is in Thai, and the council also has an English section.

Ask the Dental Council directly about a dental specialist claim if the search does not explain it. An international dental certificate should not be substituted for a Thai professional licence.

Does the register show disciplinary action?

Ask the appropriate council what current restrictions and disciplinary information it can disclose. Do not treat a basic doctor or dentist search result as a complete sanctions history. Request clarification of the person's current standing when the public record leaves that question unanswered.

What about doctors trained abroad?

Foreign doctors must satisfy the council's applicable registration or temporary-permission requirements. Foreign specialist status also needs the relevant local recognition or permission. The Medical Council's registration guidance explains its foreign-doctor pathways.

For foreign-trained dentists, ask the Dental Council which eligibility and recognition requirements apply now. Overseas licensure alone does not establish Thai permission to practise.

What do US, Canadian or UK titles mean here?

Foreign board certification or Fellowship needs a separate issuer check and does not replace Thai requirements; use the foreign-credentials guide.

Checked on 23 October 2026.