The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe is a statutory body established in terms of Section 29 of the Health Professions Act (Chapter 27:19) whose responsibility is to regulate the medical and dental professions in Zimbabwe.

In terms of Section 30 of the Health Professions Act (Chapter 27:19) the functions of the Council are to:

1. Assist in the promotion of the health of the population of Zimbabwe
2. Regulate, control and supervise all matters affecting the training of the medical and dental professions
3. Promote liaison in the field of training both in Zimbabwe and elsewhere and to monitor , enforce and improve the standards of such training in Zimbabwe
4. Advise the Minister on any matter affecting the medical and dental professions
5. Communicate to the Minister information on matters of public importance acquired by the Council in the performance of its functions
6. Consider and determine applications for the registration of professions concerned subject to such conditions whether as to qualifications or otherwise as may be prescribed by the Council
7. Establish and maintain one or more registers for registrations
8. Issue practicing certificates to registered persons, cancel or suspend such certificates in terms of the act
9. Define and enforce ethical practice and ensure fitness to practice among registered persons
10. Encourage co-operation between the Council and other councils
11. Take such steps as appear to the Council to be necessary or desirable to advance the standing and effectiveness of the medical and dental professions.
12. Present the views of registered persons on national, regional and international issues
13. Evaluate and monitor the standards of qualifying examinations, courses and training of registered professions
14. Evaluate any examinations, training courses and qualifications of foreign institutions for the purpose of registration
15. Perform any other function that may be conferred or imposed upon the Council by the Act or any enactment