Dental Council of India

Aiwan-E-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, Temple Lane
New Delhi Delhi 110002
112-323-8542
dciindia.gov.in

The Dental Council of India has been entrusted with the following objectives :

Maintenance of uniform standard of Dental education – both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.

It envisages inspections/visitation of Dental Colleges for permission to start Dental Colleges, increase of seats, starting of new Postgraduate courses.

To prescribe the standard curricula for the training of dentists, dental hygienists, dental mechanics and the conditions of such training.

To prescribe the minimum standards of examinations and other requirements to be satisfied to secure qualifications for recognition under the Act.

Supervision over all the dental institutions to ensure that they maintain the prescribed standard.

FUNCTIONS: The Dental Council of India is constituted by an act of parliament ‘The Dentists Act, 1948’ (XVI of 1948) with a view to regulate the dental education, dental profession and dental ethics thereto – which came into existence in March, 1949.

The Council is composed of 6 constituencies representing Central Government, State Government, Universities, Dental Colleges, Medical Council of India and the Private Practitioners of Dentistry. The Director-General of Health Services is Ex-Officio Member – both of the Executive Committee and General Body.

The Council elects from themselves the President, Vice-President and the members of the Executive Committee. The elected President and the Vice-President are the Ex-Officio Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee is the governing body of this organisation, which deals with all procedural, financial and day-to-day activities and affairs of the Council.

The Dental Council of India was also charged with the responsibilities for according recognition to the Dental Degrees awarded by the various Universities and also for maintaining uniform standards of dental education in the country. In discharge of its functions and responsibilities, the Council inspects the various dental institutions and brings the deficiencies observed to the notice of the authorities concerned for suitable remedial action.

Before the Dental Colleges or a Post – graduate Dental Department is set up, It should essentially fulfill certain minimum requirements in respect of the staff, equipments, buildings etc. without these pre-requisites, it is hardly possible to ensure that the students joining these institutions will be able to attain the Dental Education of the prescribed standard. In fact recognition of the qualification of the students hinges on fulfillment of these prerequisites.

With a view to maintain high standards of academic Institutions introducing new Dental courses, it is requested that the State/Union Territory Governments and the Universities may kindly ensure that:-

No Dental College is permitted to start functioning unless and until the Dental Council of India has satisfies itself through inspections or otherwise that the teaching staff, equipments, building etc., provided for, are in conformity with the minimum requirements as laid down by the Council and approved by the Central Government; and That no Dental Institution is permitted to start Post graduate Course(s) unless and until the Dental Council of India has satisfied itself through Inspections or otherwise, that the minimum requirements in respect of Teaching staff, Equipments etc. have been fully provided for in respect of B.D.S. Courses and that the teaching staff, Equipments etc, for the Post-graduate course(s) are in conformity with the minimum requirement laid down by the Dental Council of India and Approved by the Central Government.

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 and through the local state dental councils.

The Dental Council of India is constituted by an act of parliament ‘The Dentists Act 1948’ (XVI of 1948) with a view to regulate the dental education, dental profession and dental ethics thereto-which came into existence in March, 1949.

The Council is composed of 6 constituencies representing Central Government, State Government, Universities, Dental Colleges, Medical Council of India and the Private Practitioners of Dentistry. The Director-General of Health Services is Ex-Officio Member – both of the Executive Committee and General Body. The Council elects from themselves the President, Vice-President and the members of the Executive Committee. The elected President and the Vice-President are the Ex-Officio Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is the governing body of this organisation, which deals with all procedural, financial and day-to-day activities and affairs of the Council.

The Council is financed mainly by grants from the Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Deptt. of Health) though the other source of income of the Council is the 1/4th share of fees realised every year by various State Dental Councils under section 53 of the Dentists Act, Inspection fee from the various Dental Institution for Inspecting under Section 15 of the Dentists Act, 1948 and application fee from the organisation to apply for permission to set up new Dental College, opening of higher Courses of study and increase of admission capacity in Dental Colleges under section 10A of the Dentists Act, 1948 as amended by the Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1993.

In January 2020, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare put in the public domain the draft National Dental commission Bill, a bill aimed at replacing the Dental Council of India and replacing it with National Dental Commission. These Regulatory Bodies are proposed to be replaced with a common Statutory Body known as National Commission for Human Resources for Health.

This is primarily due to widespread allegations of corruption in the Dental Council of India, and raids conducted by Central Bureau of Investigation on Anil Kohli, tainted ex-President of Dental Council of India and Ketan Desai, tainted ex-President of Medical Council of India.

Map of Dental Council of India Aiwan-E-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, Temple Lane, New Delhi Delhi 110002

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