The Dentists Act, 1948 · IV — REGISTRATION

Section 40. Entry of additional qualifications

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

40. Entry of additional qualifications .—A registered dentist shall on payment of the prescribed fee be entitled to have entered in the register any further recognised[4] [dental] qualification which he may obtain. 1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial". 2. Subs., ibid ., for "Province". 3. Subs. by Act 42 of 1972, s. 21, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 1-11-1972). 4. Ins. by Act 12 of 1955, s. 11. 40. American Dental College, Karachi Licentiate in Dental Science L.D.Sc., Karachi. —if granted on or before the 31st December, 1936. ||1|2|3| |---|---|---|---| |41.|The Faculty of Medicine, University of|The qualification of dental|-| ||Vienna (Austria)|specialist granted by the|| |||Faculty of Medicine,|| |||University of Vienna, after|| |||two years' course in|| |||dentistry prior to which the|| |||M.D.|| |||Degree of that University|| |||has been obtained.|| |42.|University of Berlin (Germany)|Zahnaerzt Diploma|-| |||Doctor Medicinac Dentariae|| |43.|University of Freiburg (Germany)|Zahnaerzt Diploma|Dr. Med. Dent.| |44.|University of Frankfurt (Germany)|Doctor Medicine Dentariae|Dr.Med.Dent.| |45.|Baltimore College of Dental Surgery,|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.O.S., Maryland.| ||University of Maryland (U.S.A.)|Master of Science|M.S., Maryland.| |46.|University of Rostock (Germany)|Doctor Medicinae Dentariae|Dr.Med.Dent.| |47.|University of Detroit (U.S.A.)|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S. Detroit.| |||Master of Science|M.S. Detroit.| |48.|University of Rochester (U.S.A.)|Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D., Rochester.| |49.|University of Edinburgh (U.K.)|Bachelor of Dental Surgery|B.D.S., Edin.| |50.|Punjab Dental College/Dental and Optical|*Licentiate of Dental|L.D.Sc., Lahore.| ||College, Lahore (Now defunct)|Science Diploma|| |||*Bachelor of Dental|B.D.Sc., Lahore.| |||Science Diploma|| |||*—if granted on or|| |||before the 14th August,|| |||1947.|| |51.|Tokyo Medical and Dental University,|Dr. of Medical Science|D.M.Sc., Igakuhakushi.| ||Tokyo (Japan)|— Operative Dentistry|| |52.|University of New Zealand, Wellington,|Master of Dental Surgery|M.D.S., New Zealand.| ||(New Zealand)||| |53.|Ecole de Chirugie Dentarire de|Diploma|DP.CD & S., Paris.| ||Stomatologie de Paris (France)||| |54.|University of Sydney, Sydney (Australia)|Bachelor of Dental Surgery|B.D.S., Sydney.| |||Master of Dental Surgery|B.D.S., Sydney.| |55.|Georgetown University, Washington|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., Georgetown.| ||(U.S.A.)|Master of Surgery in|M.S (Pedo.) Georgetown.| |||Pedodontia|| |56.|University of Alabama, Alabama (U.S.A.)|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., Alabama.| |||Master of Science in|M.S.D., Alabama.| |||Dentistry|| |57.|University of Otago, Dunedin C.I.|Master of Dental Surgery|M.D.S., Otago.| ||(New Zealand)||| ||1|2|3| |---|---|---|---| |58.|Marquette University|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., Marquette.| ||Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Master of Science|M.S., Marquette.| ||(U.S.A.)||| |59.|New York (University, New|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., N.Y.| ||York (U.S.A.)|Master of Science in Dentistry|M.S.D .,N.Y.| |60.|University of Californiam|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., Calif.| ||San Francisco (U.S.A.)|Master of Science|M.S., Calif.| |61.|University of Missouri at|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., Missouri.| ||Kansas City, Missouri|Master of Science|M.S., Missouri.| ||(U.S.A.)||| |62.|Washington University, St.|Doctor of Dental Surgery|D.D.S., Washington.| ||Louis, Missouri (U.S.A.)|Master of Science|M.S., Washington.| |63.|University of Malaya|Bachelor of Dental Surgery|B.D.S., Malaya.| ||Singapore||| |64.|University of Pittsburg,|Master of Science in Dentistry|M.S.D (Pedo.), Pittsburg.| ||Pittsburg, Pennsylvania|(Pedodontics)|| ||(U.S.A.)||| |65.|University of Alabama in|Master of Science Degree in|M.S.D. (Oral Path.) Birmingham.| ||Birmingham (U.S.A.)|Pathology (Oral Pathology)|| |66.|Karolinska Institute School of|Doctor of Odontology|Dr Odont., Karolinska.| ||Dentistry, Stockhom||| ||(Sweden)||| |67.|Westphalia Wilhems|Doctor of Dental Medicine|Dr.Med. Dent., Westphalia| ||University Munstor||Wilhems.| ||(Germany)||| |68.|University of Queensland|Master of Dental Science|M.D.Sc. (Oral Bio., Oral Histo.| ||(Australia)|—Oral Biology (Oral Histology|and Oral Path.) Queensland.| |||and Oral Pathology)|| |69.|Boston, University, Boston,|Master of Science—Orthodontics|M.Sc.D.Orth., Boston.| ||Massachusetts (U.S.A.)||| |70.|Georgetown University,|Master of Science (Orthodontics)|M.S (Ortho.), Georgetown.| ||Washington DC (U.S.A.)||| |71.|Moscow Medical|Diploma in Stomatology|Dip.Stom., (Moscow).| ||Stomatological Institute,||| ||Moscow (U.S.S.R.)||| |72.|Dhaka University, Dhaka|Bachelor of Dental Surgery|B.D.S., Dhaka.| ||(Bangladesh)|||

Source: India Code

How this section changed

  1. inserted by Act 12 of 1955, s. 11

    Date not stated in the footnote

    Footnote: 4. Ins. by Act 12 of 1955, s. 11.