Punjab fears de-recognition of 2 dental colleges
The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association on Thursday apprehended de-recognition of two government dental colleges in the state by the Dental Council of India as majority of faculty posts in these institutes were vacant.
By PTI |
AMRITSAR: The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association on Thursday apprehended de-recognition of two government dental colleges in the state by the Dental Council of India as majority of faculty posts in these institutes were vacant.
State secretary of PCMS (dental) Association Puneet Girdhar told reporters here that about 88 faculty posts were sanctioned in the Government Dental College, Amritsar and Government Dental College, Patiala, but only about 25 posts had been filled up of which several doctors were on deputation.
"About 80 dental students are admitted every year in Patiala and Amritsar and they are suffering due to acute shortage of staff," he said.
Girdhar said about 700 Dental surgeons, who passed out from 10 Dental colleges of the state annually, including from private dental colleges, were hardly finding any placements in Dental colleges, civil hospitals and Health centres.
The Punjab government had failed to make any recruitment in departments of Medical Education and Research and family welfare since 1998, he said adding therefore most of this highly technical and qualified human resource was seeking greener pastures abroad or have opted for odd jobs in the absence of any other option.
State secretary of PCMS (dental) Association Puneet Girdhar told reporters here that about 88 faculty posts were sanctioned in the Government Dental College, Amritsar and Government Dental College, Patiala, but only about 25 posts had been filled up of which several doctors were on deputation.
"About 80 dental students are admitted every year in Patiala and Amritsar and they are suffering due to acute shortage of staff," he said.
Girdhar said about 700 Dental surgeons, who passed out from 10 Dental colleges of the state annually, including from private dental colleges, were hardly finding any placements in Dental colleges, civil hospitals and Health centres.
The Punjab government had failed to make any recruitment in departments of Medical Education and Research and family welfare since 1998, he said adding therefore most of this highly technical and qualified human resource was seeking greener pastures abroad or have opted for odd jobs in the absence of any other option.
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