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COVID 19: J&K Dental Council member seeks relief for Dental Surgeons 4/20/2020 9:38:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 20: Dr.Bhupinder Singh, executive member of the Jammu and Kashmir dental council has sought ‘ex-gratia relief’ for dental practitioners who have no other source of income. The J&K State Dental Council (JKSDC) is the statutory body constituted as per the provision of section 21 of the Dentists Act, 1948. The function of the J&K State Dental Council is to regulate dental education, dental profession and to preserve and peruse code of ethics at all levels. It also registers the qualified Dentists as per the provisions of the Act. Dr.Bhupinder in his letter to all the members of JKDC has proposed that “the funds which are presently available with the JKSDC may be utilized to help those dental practitioners who are unemployed and have no other source of income other than private practice to meet their both ends. If approved, a fixed amount from the available funds of JKSDC may very kindly be provided to the unemployed dental surgeons as an ‘ex-gratia relief’ so that they may be able to cope up with present scenario put forth by the Covid-19”. It is pertinent to mention here that Dr.Gautam Sharma, Ex-President of Indian Dental Association (IDA) Jammu, had recently demanded an economic package for the dental surgeons as these dentists will not be able to work on patients atleast for 2-3 months after lifting of Covid-19 lockdown. Dr. Sharma said that private dental practitioners who were solely dependent on their income from the dental clinics are worst hit due to lockdown but they have to pay the rent of the clinics, salary of the employees, pending bills and loans from the bank. Dr.Gautam Sharma stressed that all the state dental councils as well as dental council of India (DCI) along with Indian dental association head office should come up with similar solutions as proposed by Dr.Bhupinder Singh of J&K dental council. If the proposal of Dr.Bhupinder Singh is accepted then it would be a big relief for private practicing dentists as well as unemployed dental surgeons.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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