Soon, Dentists to Become Physicians
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Lucknow: Dentists may be soon trained to treat allopathy ailments. Dental Council of India is reported to have proposed a bridge course to as to enable dentists to become an MBBS doctors.
This proposal is being put forward as a single largest solution to the two major problems standing tall in face of Indian healthcare sector today. On one hand there is a severe shortage of MBBS doctors particularly to serve in the rural areas, on the other hand dental students are currently facing a large problem of placements and recruitments after the completion of their courses.
"The proposal has been framed with the help of Medical Council of India and would be placed before for the ministry of health and family welfare for active consideration soon," said DCI president Dr D Majumder who was in the city to participate in King George's Medical University's dental faculty foundation day function.
"Dental students and medical students walk the same path in the beginning but deviate towards their specialities after the third year. The bridge course would eliminate the academic gap between the two streams and help dental students become MBBS doctors," Majumder further told
This proposal is being put forward as a single largest solution to the two major problems standing tall in face of Indian healthcare sector today. On one hand there is a severe shortage of MBBS doctors particularly to serve in the rural areas, on the other hand dental students are currently facing a large problem of placements and recruitments after the completion of their courses.
"The proposal has been framed with the help of Medical Council of India and would be placed before for the ministry of health and family welfare for active consideration soon," said DCI president Dr D Majumder who was in the city to participate in King George's Medical University's dental faculty foundation day function.
"Dental students and medical students walk the same path in the beginning but deviate towards their specialities after the third year. The bridge course would eliminate the academic gap between the two streams and help dental students become MBBS doctors," Majumder further told
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