Not medical advice. Whether a treatment is right for you is a decision to take with a doctor or dentist who has examined you. We never rank, review or recommend clinics in Penang.
State of Penang
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Who licenses clinics in Penang
Penang is in State of Penang (Pulau Pinang).
Regional authority
Penang State Health Department, Private Medical Practice Control Branch
Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pulau Pinang, Cawangan Kawalan Amalan Perubatan Swasta
Controls, regulates and monitors private healthcare facilities and services in Penang under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 (Act 586) and related acts.
Check a clinic or a doctor in Penang
The national registers for Malaysia cover Penang too:
Doctors
Malaysian Medical Council: registered doctors (MeRITS)
Search a doctor by name, place of practice or registration number: shows the type of registration and where they graduated.
Doctors
National Specialist Register: specialist search
Check that the surgeon is registered as a specialist, not only as a doctor.
Dentists
Malaysian Dental Council: search for a practitioner (Ministry of Health)
Choose "Malaysian Dental Council" as the council and the state of the clinic, then search the dentist's name. Dentists must be registered with the council to practise. If you do not find them, ask for their Malaysian Dental Council registration number and a copy of the annual practising certificate.
Accreditation list (not a licence)
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC): hospitals for international patients (a promotion list, not a licence register)
The national medical travel council's list of hospitals for international patients. Being listed is not a guarantee of the outcome.
Accreditation list (not a licence)
MSQH: accredited hospitals (accreditation, not a licence)
The Malaysian Society for Quality in Health lists the hospitals it has accredited. Accreditation is voluntary: a hospital missing from it can still be licensed.
Getting there
Most patients fly into Penang International (PEN).
| From | Estimated flight |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | about 13.4 h |
| Ireland | about 13.8 h |
| Germany | about 12.2 h |
| France | about 12.8 h |
| United States | about 16.5 h |
| Canada | about 16.3 h |
| Australia | about 6.1 h |
Straight-line estimate from the nearest main airport (800 km/h plus 30 minutes), not a timetable: connections add time.
Treatments in Malaysia
Other cities in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia: the whole country
Sources
- Penang State Health Department: Private Medical Practice Control Branch jknpenang.moh.gov.my · checked 9 Nov 2026
- AIP Malaysia, Penang (WMKP AD 2) aip.caam.gov.my · checked 9 Nov 2026
Next review due 9 May 2027.