Forty-five per cent of the city’s active dentists are unqualified, claimed the Telangana Dental Association (TDA). Improper governmental regulation and the local unit of the Dental Council of India (DCI) had helped proliferate such ‘quacks’, who were flourishing at the cost of the gullible, the TDA said.
It was due to such reasons that qualified dentists were not getting good opportunities, members of the TDA told reporters on Thursday. A genuine dentist would often end up working in a clinic managed by an unqualified doctor, they alleged.
“We urge the government to shut down such establishments. There is no future for a young dentist in Hyderabad because of lack of proper avenues. On an average, a young dentist earns just Rs.5,000 per month in Hyderabad. We have already met all the top health officials, requesting them to intervene and take action,” said TDA president M. Priyanka.
Green-light diploma courses
Members of the TDA, which comprises mostly young dental doctors, felt that there was a need for the government to green-light PG diploma courses in Telangana. “There are only seven PG seats in the government sector, while another 33 are in the private sector in Telangana. A three-year PG course in a private dental college will cost close to Rs.15 lakh. There is a need to introduce short-term diploma courses, which are ideal for young dental doctors,” TDA members said.
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