Annual report of the Directorate General of Health Services / issued by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Government of India.

  • India. Directorate General of Health Services.
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[1960]
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Credit: Annual report of the Directorate General of Health Services / issued by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Government of India. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for both the Primary and Final Dental Mechanics Examinations. The last examinations were held in October 1960. The minimum basic qualifications previously laid down by the Council for appointment of teaching staff for a Master’s Degree course in Dentistry in a Dental Institution have been amended as follows: — Professor and Head of the Department: He should possess M.D.S. or M.S. or Ph.D. or D.D.Sc. of F.D.S. R.C.S., or an equivalent Post-graduate qualification recognised by the Dental Council of India with one year’s teaching experience or posses¬ sing a recognised basic qualification with seven year’s experience. This has been approved by the Government of India under Sec¬ tion 20 of the Dentists Act, 1948. No change has been made in the qualifications for Assistant Professors to teach Post-graduate courses in Dentistry and which reads as follows. Assistant Professor: He should possess B.D.S. or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Dental Council of India v/ith three years’ teaching experi¬ ence. To a proposal of the University Grants’ Commission that the medium of instructions may be switched over from English to Hindi or in the relevant regional languages, the Executive Committee of the Council were of the opinion that until the Text-books were trans¬ lated into Hindi and other regional languages, the medium of instruc¬ tions should continue to be English. All the Universities with which Dental Institutions are affiliated have been apprised of the above views of the Executive Committee. The Examiners and Paper-setters etc., appointed by the Council for Examination No. I envisaged under the second proviso to Sec¬ tion 34 of the Dentists Act, 1948. conducted in July, 1960 the exami¬ nation of the 4th batch of candidates consisting of 13 candidates. Out of these 13 candidates, 11 candidates had just completed the pres¬ cribed course at the Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow and the other two were re-appearing in some of the subiects in wThich they had failed earlier. 10 candidates were successful and to whom the Certificates were issued after the publication of the result in the Gazette of India. Although the Government of India had agreed in principle to provide training facilities for Examination No. II envisaged under Section 34(i) (ii) of the Dentists Act, 1948, at the Dental College and Hospital. Lucknow, it has not vet been implemented. Since the period of ten years specified in Section 34(i) (ii) and second proviso to Section 34 of the Dentists Act, 1948, are on the verge of expiry in most of the States and which has already expired in some of the States, the Council, therefore, has reiterated its earlier decision that facilities for this examination should be provided immediately and further that the period specified in the foregoing Sections of the Act should he extended by another five years. The matter- is under the consideration of the Government of India.