Ferozepur, April 3, 2013 : Dr. Nitin Bajaj, Dental Surgeon and President Elect – 2014 Punjab Dental Association speaking to the media said, “More students are being admitted in some of the dental colleges than actually allowed by the 1948 Dentists Act which is affecting the study of the students in the absence of shortage of teaching and required infrastructure”.
He further said, “In the new report issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has painted a poor picture of how the country’s Dental Council is managing dental education. Among other misconducts, it found that a significant amount of dental institutions have not been inspected by the governmental body for years and those fees worth more than US$1.3 million to be paid by these colleges for the recognition and renewal of certain course is outstanding”.
The government body inspecting the dental institutions should made a regular inspection of dental colleges, without compromising with the education of the students which has raised a number of questions on account of non-inspection of dental colleges, Dr. Nitin Bajaj added.