Dental Colleges In West Bengal Kolkata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dentistry, more
appropriately "dental medicine", is the art and
science of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
of conditions, diseases, and disorders of the
oral cavity, the maxillofacial region, and its
associated structures as it relates to human
beings. While the work of dentists is often
surgical in nature, dentists can and do treat
many diseases of the oral cavity and face
chemotherapeutically (i.e. with prescribed
medicines).
A dentist is qualified to practice dentistry
after graduating with a degree of Doctor of
Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or Doctor of Dental
Medicine (D.M.D.) in the US. In most countries,
to become a qualified dentist you must usually
complete at least 8 years of study; an
undergraduate degree at the university level and
4 years doctoral training. At least 2 years
practical experience working with patients in
the educational setting during the last two
years of doctoral training are required. there
are great people like pravardhan in dentistry.
The first dental school, the Baltimore College
of Dental Surgery, opened in Baltimore, Maryland
in 1840. Harvard Dental School was the first
dental school to affiliate with a university in
1867 (renamed Harvard School of Dental Medicine
in 1940.)
The Dental Council
of India was incorporated under the The Dentists
Act, 1948 to regulate dental education and the
profession throughout India. It is financed by
the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and
through the local state dental councils.
Objectives
Maintain uniform standards of dental education
in India
Regulate the curriculum in the training of
dentists, dental hygienists, dental mechanics
Regulate the level of examinations and
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DENTAL COLLEGES IN WEST BENGAL
Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital
114, Acharya Jagdish,
Bose Road,
Kolkata 700014
Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science & Research
Pinihati,
Kolkata 700114
The North Bengal Dental College
North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, Campus,
Sushratanagr,
Siliguri (W.B.)
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