2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau

Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019

(Cabinet)

WHAT

In order to make the Dental Council of India more effective, the Union Cabinet, has approved the introduction of a Bill to amend the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948).

The decision also gives effect, with certain modifications, to the provisions of the Dentists Act, 1948 with regard to the membership of the Dental Council of India and membership of State and Joint State Dental Councils.

IMPACT

The amendment will help restructure the Dental Councils and the representation of Central Government members and elected members would no longer be made mandatory in the Dental Councils.
In the process it will reduce the redundancy.
The Bill will be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament

DETAILS

To amend the following clauses of the Dentists Act, 1948:

(i) Membership of the Dental Council of India under clause (f) of section 3

(ii) Membership of State and Joint State Dental Councils under clause (b) of section 21 and clause (b) of section 23 of the said Act.

BACKGROUND

The representation of dentists registered in Part B as Central Government nominees in the Dental Council of India and the election of four/ two members from Part B to the State / Joint State Dental Councils under the respective clauses in the Act have lost relevance.

With a view to reducing the redundancy of the provisions of their representation, the Central Government has decided to delete these provisions so that their representation does not remain mandatory any more.

DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

The Dental Council of India was incorporated under The Dentists Act, 1948.
It regulate dental education and the profession throughout India.
It is financed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and through the local state dental councils.

OBJECTIVES OF DCI

Maintain uniform standards of dental education in India
Regulate the curriculum in the training of dentists, dental hygienists and dental mechanics
Regulate the level of examinations and qualifications

Source: PIB

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