Parliament Parliament of India
National Dental Commission Bill extends to entire India, creates 24 part-time members
The Bill aims to regulate the profession of dentistry in India to ensure quality and affordable dental education and to make high-quality oral healthcare accessible.
It establishes a National Dental Commission to oversee these functions.
Who it concerns: The Bill affects dentists, dental auxiliaries (including hygienists, mechanics, and operating room assistants), dental institutions (colleges, universities, and deemed universities), and the Central and State Governments.
What the bill does
- Constitution of the National Dental Commission as a body corporate with a Chairperson, eight ex officio members, and twenty-four part-time members.
- Establishment of a Dental Advisory Council to advise the Commission.
- Mandate for a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and a National Exit Test (Dental).
- Creation of three Autonomous Boards: Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board, Dental Assessment and Rating Board, and Ethics and Dental Registration Board.
- Requirement for permission from the Autonomous Boards to establish new dental colleges, start postgraduate courses, or increase seats.
- Maintenance of National and State Registers for dentists and dental auxiliaries, with rights to practice contingent on enrollment.
- Provisions for the recognition and de-recognition of dental qualifications granted by institutions in and outside India.
- Creation of a National Dental Commission Fund and provisions for grants by the Central Government.
Also in the document
- The Bill extends to the whole of India.
- It includes provisions for the Central Government to supersede the Commission and give directions to State Governments.
- It contains transitory provisions and a repeal and saving clause, indicating it replaces or modifies existing laws regarding dental regulation.
Where this bill is now: Became law (Act)
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Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)
Bill / law · Ref. 82 · 28 Jul 2023
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