BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BYNS - All can use prefix DR; Health Minister informs Parliament
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New Delhi: Practitioners of Modern Medicine, Indian Systems of Medicines,as well as Dentistry, who are recognised by the central government- all can use the prefix "Dr" in the country, Minister of State ( Health), Shri Anupriya Patel Clarified in parliament recently
The minister was addressing to a question asked by the Lok Sabha Member Tapas Mandal who questioned which all practitioners can use the " Dr" tag before names and how can a common man differentiate between practitioners of different pathies in this case.
In the lok sabha session Anupriya Patel answered that people holding recognised degree in Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS), Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS), Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Science (BNYS), and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) add the prefix 'Dr' to their names
The minister was addressing to a question asked by the Lok Sabha Member Tapas Mandal who questioned which all practitioners can use the " Dr" tag before names and how can a common man differentiate between practitioners of different pathies in this case.
In the lok sabha session Anupriya Patel answered that people holding recognised degree in Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS), Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS), Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Science (BNYS), and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) add the prefix 'Dr' to their names
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