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The Dentist Act, 1948
Parliament of India
  • An Act to regulate the profession of dentistry.
Citation Act No. 16 of 1948
Territorial extent India
Enacted by Parliament of India
Enacted29 March 1948 [1]
Commenced29 March 1948
Keywords
dentistry
Status: In force

The Dentist Act, 1948 is an Indian legislation which regulates the profession of dentistry.

Amendments

Dentist (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament, on 1 August 2016, approving the applicability of NEET. [2] The act has been proposed to be replaced with National Dentail Commission Bill, 2023. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Dentists Act, 1948". 29 March 1948.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes bills assigning constitutional status to NEET", Live Mint, 2 August 2016, archived from the original on 2 August 2016, retrieved 2 August 2016
  3. ^ "Lok Sabha passes National Dental Commission Bill, Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill", The Economic Times, 28 July 2023