The National Dental Commission Act, 2023

Sections

1. XI — MISCELLANEOUS
2. 1All dental qualifications granted by All India Institutes of Medical Sciences
3. 2An Expert Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ashok Utreja, Professor and Head of th
4. 3The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in their 109th
5. 4Accordingly, it is proposed to introduce the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 which, inter alia, seeks to provide for
6. 5The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives
7. II — NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
8. 6Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
9. 7Removal of Chairperson and Member of Commission
10. 8Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals, officers and other employees of Commission
11. 9Meetings, etc., of Commission
12. 10Powers and functions of Commission
13. III — DENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
14. 11Constitution and composition of Dental Advisory Council
15. 12Functions of Dental Advisory Council
16. 13Meetings of Dental Advisory Council
17. IV — NATIONAL EXAMINATION
18. 14National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
19. V — NATIONAL EXIT TEST (DENTAL)
20. 15National Exit Test (Dental)
21. 16Constitution of Autonomous Boards
22. 17Composition of Autonomous Boards
23. 18Search-cum-Selection Committee for appointment of President Members
24. 19Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members
25. 20Advisory committees of experts
26. 21Staff of Autonomous Boards
27. 22Meetings, etc., of Autonomous Boards
28. 23Powers of Autonomous Boards and delegation of powers
29. 24Powers and functions of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board
30. 25Powers and functions of Dental Assessment and Rating Board
31. 26Powers and functions of Ethics and Dental Registration Board
32. 27Permission for establishment of new dental college or to start postgraduate course or to increase number of seats
33. 28Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme
34. VII — STATE DENTAL COUNCIL OR JOINT DENTAL COUNCIL
35. 29State Dental Council or Joint Dental Council
36. VIII — NATIONAL REGISTER AND STATE REGISTER
37. 30National Register and State Register
38. 31Rights of persons to have licence to practice and to be enrolled in National Register or State Register and their obligations thereto
39. 32Bar to practice
40. IX — RECOGNITION OF DENTAL QUALIFICATIONS
41. 33Recognition of dental qualifications granted by Universities or dental institutions in India
42. 34Recognition of dental qualifications granted by dental institutions outside India
43. 35Recognition of dental qualifications granted by statutory or other body in India
44. 36Withdrawal of recognition granted to dental qualification granted by dental institutions in India
45. X — GRANTS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
46. 38Grants by Central Government
47. 39National Dental Commission Fund
48. 40Audit and accounts
49. 41Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government
50. XI — MISCELLANEOUS
51. 42Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards
52. 43Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments
53. 44Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof
54. 45Obligation of Universities and dental institutions
55. 46Completion of courses of studies in dental institutions
56. 47Joint sittings of Commission with relevant regulatory bodies
57. 49Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission and of Autonomous Boards to be public servants
58. 50Protection of action taken in good faith
59. 51Cognizance of offences
60. 52Power of Central Government to supersede Commission
61. 53Power of Central Government to make rules
62. 54Power to make regulations
63. 55Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
64. 56Power of State Government to make rules
65. 57Power to remove difficulties
66. 58Repeal and saving
67. 59Transitory provisions