Indian Dental Association ( IDA )

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INTRODUCTION

        The Indian Dental Association (IDA) was formed in the year 1949. 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 12^th 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

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