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INTRODUCTION
The DCI was formed on 12th April 1949. The Indian Dental
Association (IDA) was formed in the year 1949. DCI and IDA
aims both at the continuing education programs of working dentists as well as
creating awareness among the Indian citizenry of the need of dental care
The Dental Council of India was incorporated under The Dentists Act,
1948 to regulate dental education and the profession throughout India. It is
financed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)and through the
local state dental councils.
INDIAN DENTAL
ASSOCIATION
Indian dental association was formed
in the year 1949.It was formerly known as All india dental association.IDA have a registered office in New Delhi(1967).
OBJECTIVES OF IDA :
1.
Promotion,
encouragement and advancement of dental and allied sciences.
2.
To
encourage members to undertake measures for the improvement of public health.
3.
The
maintenance of the honour and dignity and the upholding the interest of the
dental profession.
FUNCTIONS OF
IDA :
1.
Holding
periodical meetings.
2.
Publishing
and circulating journals.
3.
Encouraging
the opening of libraries in the branches.
4.
Encouraging
dental research with grants from scholarships.
5.
Conducting
educational campaigns for the masses.
6.
Also
to express views on all questions pertaining to the Indian legislation affecting
public health and the dental professional.
7.
Protects
public from unethical treatment.
8.
Trying
to set exemption from custom duty for essential dental materials and
instruments.
STRUCTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION
The association has got a
registered office in India where the general secretary resides. Branches of the
IDA spread all over the country. There are mainly 2 types of branches :
1.
Local Branches : i.e. branches situated either at district headquarters or
in other places in the district.
2.
State Branches : branches situated at the state headquarters and is made
up of many local branches.
Local branches should have a
minimum of 15 ordinary members.
MEMBERSHIP OF
IDA :
The members of the
association are of different categories :
a)
Honorary
members
: Persons of high scientific or literary attainment or persons who have
rendered services to the association or persons whose connections with the
association maybe deemed desirable and if willing to be made Honorary members
are so elected according to the rules of the association.
b)
Ordinary
members
: Dental practioners and other members of dental profession eligible to become
members of the association.
c)
Director
Members
: Persons eligible for membership but who are not residing or practicing in the
area of a local branch.
d)
Student
Members
: Only under graduate students of recognized dental institution may be admitted
as student members.
e)
Affiliated
Members
: Non-residential foreign dental practioners approved by the central council.
f)
Associate
Members
: Persons registered with the medical council of India.
OFFICE BEARERS
OF IDA :
1.
One
president.
2.
One
president-elect.
3.
Three
vice-presidents.
4.
One
Honorary General Secretary.
5.
One
Honorary Joint Secretary.
6.
One
Honorary Assistant Secretary.
7.
One
Honorary Treasurer.
8.
One
Editor of the Journal of IDA.
9.
One
chairman of the Council on Dental Health (CDH).
10. One Honorary Secretary of
the Council on Dental Health (CDH).
MANAGEMENT OF
THE ASSOCIATION
The general management of the association is vested with
the “Central Council” while that of the branches are done by the executive
committee of the branch.
DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
The DCI was formed on 12th April 1949. As per
the Dentist Act 1948, the representatives of following groups contribute to the
composition of Dental Council of India.
1.
One
registered dentist possessing a recognized dental qualification elected by the
dentist registered in part ‘A’ of each state.
2.
One
member elected from amongst themselves by the members if the Medical Council of
India
. Not more than 4 members
elected from among themselves by Principals, Deans, Directors, Vice-Principals
of Dental Colleges in the states training students for recognized dental
qualifications, provided that not more than one member shall be elected from
the same dental college and the Heads of Dental Wings of Medical Colleges in
the state training students for recognized dental qualifications.
3.
One
member from each university established by Law which grants a recognized dental
qualification.
4.
One
member to represent each state to be nominated by the government of each state.
5.
Six
members nominated by central government.
6.
Director
General of health services. (Ex-officio).
MODE OF ELECTION
Election shall be conducted
in the prescribed manner and where any dispute arises regarding any such
election , it shall be referred to the central government whose decision shall
be final
THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
1.
The
members of the council shall constitute an executive committee necessary for
carrying out its functions under this Act.
2.
The
Executive committee shall consist of the president, vice-president and the
Director General of Health Services and five other members elected by the
council.
3.
The
President and Vice-President of the council shall be Chairman and
Vice-Chairman.
PRESIDENT AND
VICE-PREIDENT OF COUNCIL
1.
The
president and vice-president of the council shall be elected by the members
from among themselves.
2.
An
elected president or vice-president shall hold office for a term not exceeding
beyond the expiry of his term as member of the council
FUNCTIONS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
The DCI is the statutory body which is mainly concerned with
the maintenance of standard of dental education and further it is the duty of
the council to register qualified dentist and eliminate quacks from the field.
To serve the above functions the DCI has formed same
rules and regulations in which the following are specified.
a)
Basic
principles for the maintenance of minimum education standard for the BDS
degree.
b)
Minimum
physical requirements of a dental college.
c)
Minimum
staff pattern for under graduate dental studies in colleges with 40, 60 and 100
numbers of admissions.
d)
Basic
qualifications and teaching experience required to teach BDS and MDS students.
e)
General
establishment of dental facilities, duration of course, selection of students.
f)
Migration
and transfer rules for students.
g)
Regulation
of scheme of exam for BDS and MDS.
h)
Dental
Curruculum : Time and subject specifications to clinical programme and field
programme, syllabus, etc.
CONCLUSION
In brief,the Indian Dental
Association is for the well being of dental professionals and dentistry as a
whole and at the same time they are well conserned with the dental health needs
of the Indian citizen and their upliftment in that aspect by conducting and
organizing dental health camps in rural areas and taking a leading hand in
community dental service and such other service to the people of India.The
Indian Dental Association fulfills the duties and obligations of the dental
profession,and to the community at large.The IDA believes that it is their duty
to uphold the dignity and honour of the dental profession
The
Dental Council of India is a statutory body which is mainly concerned with
maintenance of standard of dental education and further it is the duty of the
council to register the qualified dentist and eliminate quacks from the field.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Essentials of preventive and
community dentistry : Soben Peter
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