Dental Council of India Criticised in Report

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A new report compiled by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has criticised the Dental Council of India (DCI) for failing to control dental colleges across the country.

The report claims that the DCI (which is a body designed to make recommendations to the ministry of health and welfare) has failed to manage dental colleges properly, by missing out routine inspections. Regular inspections are supposed to be carried out to protect public safety and ensure high standards of education.

The CAG report said that the DCI has no system in place to identify the colleges that needed inspecting and therefore was unable to carry the inspections out on time. The report reveals that 24 of the 240 dental colleges established between 1982 and 2007 have not been inspected.

The recommended frequency for inspection is five years and colleges are required to pay fees towards the cost of compliance reports. However, the report revealed that a large amount of money was outstanding.

The Dental Council of India has also been criticised for “flouting the rules” in relation to electing council members and some dentists have insinuated that fake ballot papers were used.

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