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36 dental news DENTAL TECHNOLOGY, JULY-SEPTEMBER 2023

GOVERNMENT PASSES NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION BILL

The proposed bill aims to replace the existing Dental Council of India with a
new body called the National Dental Commission. The primary objectives of
the commission include formulating policies and maintaining high-quality
standards for dental education and the dental profession in India.

KEY FEATURES

One of the significant provisions in the bill is the regulation of fees for 50
percent of seats in private dental colleges to ensure more accessible and
affordable dental education.

As part of the bill, it is required that each state government establishes a
State Dental Council within one year of the Act's commencement.
The National Dental Commission will be headquartered in New Delhi and
will be composed of a chairperson, eight ex-officio members, and 24
part-time members.

The ex-officio members will include representatives from National
Medical Commission (NMC), the health ministry, and All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
The part-time members will comprise 19 individuals appointed on a rota-
tional basis from state and Union territory nominees for two years, along Until the National Exit Test (Dental) becomes operational, postgraduate
with five members selected for four years. Among the five members, two MDS courses' admissions will also be based on NEET-MDS. The commis-
will be dental faculty from central, state, or autonomous government sion will conduct common counseling for All India seats, while the state
institutes, while the other three will possess specialized knowledge in governments' designated authority will manage counseling for state-level
areas like management, law, medical ethics, health research, consumer seats. The National Exit Test (Dental) will serve as the basis for granting
or patient rights advocacy, science and technology, and economics. licenses to practice dentistry and for enrollment in the state or national
register.
The bill outlines the creation of three autonomous boards under the
National Dental Commission's purview - Undergraduate and Indian students holding foreign dental qualifications will also need to clear
Postgraduate Dental Education Board, Dental Assessment and Rating the National Exit Test (Dental) to obtain a license to practice dentistry in
Board and Ethics and Dental Registration Board the country.
The bill calls for the establishment of a Dental Advisory Council by the This bill also mandates the disclosure of assets by the commission's
central government. The council's primary function will be to advise the chairman and members. All commission members will have to declare
National Dental Commission and serve as a platform for states and Union their assets, liabilities, professional, and commercial engagements upon
territories to express their views on dental education and examination. assuming office and at the end of their term.

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