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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    At the instance of this Council, the Government of India have issued instructions to all the State Governments to take rigorous steps against unregistered Dentists where the period of three years as speci¬ fied in Section 49 of the Dentists Act, 1948 has already expired. At the instance of the Council, the Government of India have issued instructions to all the State Governments where Dental Insti¬ tutions form Dental Wings of Medical Colleges, follow the ‘Minimum’ basic qualifications for appointment of teaching staff for a degree course in Dentistry as laid down by the Council irrespective of whe¬ ther functioning as independent units or attached to Medical Colleges. Inspection of Dental Institutions: As per powers vested under Section 15 of the Dentists Act, 1948, the Executive Committee of the Council appointed Inspectors and who conducted the inspections of the following four Dental Institutions :— (a) Nair Hospital Dental College, Bombay . (b) Sir C.E.M. Dental College and Hospital, Bombay ; (c) Dental Wing, Government Medical College, Patiala ; and (d) Dental Wing, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad where the B.D.S. course commenced only last year. As required under the Council’s Regulations, these inspection deports have been forwarded to the Universities concerned for their )bservations thereon. Inspectors have also been appointed by the Executive Committee )f the Council to inspect the newly started Dental Colleges at Banga- ore and Trivandrum. The Inspection Report on the Dental College Crivandrum is awaited from the Inspectors and the inspection oi he Dental College, Bangalore is expected to be carried out shortly. Hspeetion Reports of Dental Institutions—Consideration of : (a) Calcutta Dental College and Hospital, Calcutta. The Council ias unproved of the interim arrangement made by the Principal, Calcutta Dental College and Hospital, Calcutta in obtaining the ser¬ vices of Dr. V. S. Iyer, Professor in Orthodontics^ at the Sir C.E.1V1. Cental College and Hospital, Bombay, to teach this subject at this allege for 4 to 6 weeks (viz. in May and beptember) each year anti he return of Dr. Guha from abroad. The Council have further noted the assurance of tne Controller Examinations, University of Calcutta that in all tneir iutuie B.D.S. animations only those Examiners would be appointed who are five teachers. T /u\ Dental Wing, Madras Medical College, Madras: The Inspec- )n Report of the Inspectors on the Dental Wing, Madras Medical HeSe Madras carried out by them in October 1959 alongwith the Nervations of the Madras University thereon has been approved r the Council, but at the same time it has decided that me atte m of the Madras University and the Madras Government be invite< thp foot that the teaching staff at this institution is shoit by 2 mfesors and one Reader and that these appointments should be hade good within one year. 7;/—8 DGH S/64, ...