Overview
- The government promulgated Law No. 32656 on Sunday, June 14, 2026, establishing the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas del Perú (CCDP) to replace the Colegio Odontológico del Perú and assume national representation of dentists.
- The law makes colegiación (registration) and professional habilitation mandatory to practice and states that acts by non‑registered or non‑enabled practitioners lack legal effect.
- Certification and recertification are required to keep practicing but will roll out gradually with a maximum implementation window of five years, according to the statute.
- The CCDP gains expanded disciplinary tools, including a National Ethics Committee and regional disciplinary committees, plus authority to pursue illegal practice and impose sanctions.
- The law creates institutional supports—a social welfare fund (FPS), a national continuing education school (ENECE) and a solidarity fund (FSI)—and orders a national curricular modernization to take effect in 2028 while allowing dentists to choose to work up to age 75.