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900 Fake Dental Practices reported across the state: CID Report

West Bengal: Around 900 fake dentists have been reported to be practicing across the state, including Kolkata and its suburbs, during the Covid period. The...

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West Bengal: Around 900 fake dentists have been reported to be practicing across the state, including Kolkata and its suburbs, during the Covid period.

The West Bengal State Dental Council alleged regarding the blooming fake dental practices across state into which CID has initiated an inquiry. The council has provided specific names to the CID, after an appeal made to public by Indian Dental Association state secretary Raju Biswas.

According to reports, a special team has been asked to initiate the probe. ”Based on our findings, we will lodge necessary FIRs,” said an officer at Bhawani Bhawan.

According to the allegation, the accused were operating through two different modus operandi. “In the first case, the accused have actually paid a registered dentist and using the latter’s registration numbers. In other cases, not even the genuine doctor is getting to know that his registration number and name were being used as a fraud,” explained an officer. In a few cases, the accused neither has a registration number nor a degree.

Source: The Times Of India

References

  1. [1]American Dental Association. Guidelines for Practice Success American Dental Association. Available at: source
  2. [2]World Health Organization. Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 World Health Organization. 2021. Available at: source

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Dr. Rockson Samuel

Dr. Rockson Samuel

Founder & Chief Dentist · Indira Dental Clinic; DentalReach

Dr. Rockson Samuel is a dental surgeon, healthcare content strategist, and Founder and Chief Dentist of Indira Dental Clinic in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He provides comprehensive general and family dental care with professional interests in endodontics, implant dentistry, clear aligner therapy, digital dentistry, preventive care and patient education. A graduate of K.G.F. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, he also has formal training in management and digital marketing. As Community Leader at DentalReach, he contributes to dental publishing, professional education, international media partnerships and the development of evidence-informed resources for dentists.