Dentists Act, 1948

Dentists Act, 1948
Constituent Assembly of India
  • An Act to regulate the profession of dentistry.
CitationAct No. 16 of 1948
Territorial extentIndia
Enacted byConstituent Assembly of India
Enacted29 March 1948[1]
Assented to byGovernor-General Lord Mountbatten
Commenced29 March 1948
Repealed19 March 2026
Amended by
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1950
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1955
  • Repealing and Amending Act, 1957
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1972
  • Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1985
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1993
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 2016
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 2019
Repealed by
National Dental Commission Act, 2023
Status: Repealed

The Dentists Act, 1948 was an Indian legislation which regulates the profession of dentistry. This was enacted during India's Dominion period (August 1947 to January 1950) by the Constituent Assembly of India, which also played the role the parliament.

Amendments

Dentists (Amendment) Act, 2016 was passed by Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament, on 1 August 2016, approving the applicability of NEET.[2] This act is to be replaced with National Dental Commission Act, 2023.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dentists Act, 1948". 29 March 1948.
  2. ↑ "Parliament passes bills assigning constitutional status to NEET", Live Mint, 2 August 2016, archived from the original on 2 August 2016, retrieved 2 August 2016
  3. ↑ "Lok Sabha passes National Dental Commission Bill, Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill", The Economic Times, 28 July 2023
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