Dental Council of India

Dental Council of India
Abbreviation	DCI
Formation	1948
Type	Government
Purpose	To regulate dental education in India and to grant Colleges, Universities, and also for registration of dental degree holders and monitoring dental practice.
Headquarters	New Delhi
Location	Dental Council of India National Dental Commission Building, Plot No.14, Sector-9, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110022;
Official language	English and Hindi
President	Dr. Dibyendu Mazumdar
Main organ	Council
Affiliations	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Website	www.dciindia.gov.in

The Dental Council of India was incorporated under The Dentists Act, 1948^[1] to regulate dental education and the profession throughout India. It is financed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and through the local state dental councils.

^ "THE DENTISTS ACT, 1948" (PDF). Government of India. 1948. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[denact-1] "THE DENTISTS ACT, 1948" (PDF). Government of India. 1948. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

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