{"id":358667,"date":"2026-03-23T15:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358667"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:15:41","slug":"national-dental-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-dental-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"National Dental Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News: <\/strong>The National Dental Commission (NDC) has been constituted recently to improve the quality of dental education and align it with global standards.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About National Dental Commission<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358689\" style=\"width: 351px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-358689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?resize=351%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Dental Commission\" width=\"351\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C665&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C997&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1018&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1298875139-1980x1285-1.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is a <strong>statutory and apex body<\/strong> responsible <strong>for regulating dental education, professional conduct, and institutional standards across the country.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitution:<\/strong> It has been<strong> constituted under National Dental Commission (NDC) Act, 2026<\/strong>.\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It will <strong>replace the Dental Council of India (DCI).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It will <strong>introduce essential and regulatory reforms<\/strong> in <strong>dental education<\/strong> and e<strong>nhance access to affordable oral healthcare across the country.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Members<\/strong>: It includes the <strong>chairperson and a part-time member.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Autonomous Board:<\/strong> <strong>Three autonomous bodies<\/strong> have been constituted to support the functioning of the Commission:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dental Education Board<\/strong> to oversee<strong> dental education.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dental Assessment and Rating Board<\/strong> to regulate <strong>accreditation and institutional assessment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethics and Dental Registration Board<\/strong> to govern <strong>professional conduct and registration <\/strong>of dentists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Function:<\/strong> Key functions of the <strong>National Dental Commission<\/strong> include:\n<ul>\n<li>It will<strong> frame regulations<\/strong> to implement the provisions of the NDC Act, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>It will<strong> conduct rating and assessment of dental institutions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It will <strong>evaluate human resources<\/strong> and promote dental research<\/li>\n<li>It will also <strong>frame guidelines for fee regulation<\/strong> in private dental colleges<\/li>\n<li>It will <strong>establish standards for community dental care<\/strong>, education, research, and professional ethics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The National Dental Commission (NDC) has been constituted recently to improve the quality of dental education and align it with global standards. About National Dental Commission It is a statutory and apex body responsible for regulating dental education, professional conduct, and institutional standards across the country. Constitution: It has been constituted under National Dental&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-dental-commission\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">National Dental Commission<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,12039],"tags":[11872,11853],"class_list":["post-358667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-dd-news","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}