Posts Tagged ‘Dental Council of India’
Dentists in India may be forced to stand in for doctors amid widespread shortage
Dentists may be forced to stand in for doctors in India amid a widespread shortage of medical professionals. The government is considering introducing a new course, which would be designed to bridge the gap between medicine and dentistry, to allow dentists to take on some of the family healthcare services offered by community doctors. The […]
Oman Dental College Celebrates First Graduation Ceremony
The Oman Dental College has celebrated its first graduation ceremony; forty seven students celebrated completing the Bachelor of Dentistry course. The college is the only dental school in the Sultanate and the Dental College’s Dean said that he was extremely proud of all the graduates; Dr Rahul Arora, paid tribute to the commitment and hard […]
Surfeit of Dentists Leaves Many Jobless in India
The number of dentists working in India has increased so much that many newly qualified dentists are struggling to find work. According to the World Health Organisation the ideal dentist to patient ratio is 1:7,500, but in some areas, including the state of Maharashtra, the ratio is 1:5,000. This dentist to patient ratio has rendered […]
Guardian Dental College to Close
Guardian Dental College in India is set to close, it has been confirmed. Students at the college have not attended any lectures at the college for eight months after the Dental Council of India and Maharashstra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) stopped the university from taking on any new students. Students at the college claimed […]
Dental students happy with new internship scheme
Dental students in India are happy with the new internship scheme, which has been introduced as part of the Bachelor’s degree in Dentistry. The Dental Council of India has announced that internships will be made compulsory for all students undertaking the degree programme. The scheme was removed from the programme three years ago but it […]
Clinical internship may be reintroduced for Indian dental students
Three years after the mandatory clinical internship was scrapped, the Dental Council of India is considering reintroducing the year-long clinical programme for dental students. The internship scheme was scrapped as a result of students resorting to dishonest means of securing an internship; some members of the council even admitted that they had no idea whether […]
Dental Council of India could be dissolved
The Dental Council of India (DCI) is, along with the Nursing Council of India (INC), set to be dissolved by the Union health Ministry. This would follow the Ministry’s recent dissolving of the Medical Council of India. The decision has come after growing complaints of “malpractices in the regulatory bodies” of both councils were reported […]
Indian Dental Institute’s affiliation to be cancelled
A University based dental institute in Panjab, India is about to have its official affiliation with the Dental Council of India cancelled due to failure to meet guidelines and conditions. Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences at Panjab University will no longer be allowed to take on new students as a consequence of […]
