Dental Assessment and Rating Board

DARB Members & Functions

Functions of Dental Assessment & Rating Board

Key responsibilities and functions of the Board

01
Determine the procedure for assessing and rating the dental institutions for their compliance with the standards laid down by the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board or the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board, as the case may be, in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
02
Grant permission for establishment of a new dental institution, or to start any postgraduate course or to increase number of seats, in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
03
Carry out inspections of dental institutions for assessing and rating such institutions in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
04
Provided that the Dental Assessment and Rating Board may, if it deems necessary, hire and authorise any other third party agency or persons for carrying out inspections of dental institutions for assessing and rating such institutions.
Where inspection of dental institutions is carried out by such third party agency or persons authorised by the Dental Assessment and Rating Board, it shall be obligatory on such institutions to provide access to such agency or person.
05
Conduct, or where it deems necessary, empanel independent rating agencies to conduct, assess and rate all dental institutions, within such period of their opening, and every year thereafter, at such time, and in such manner, as may be specified by the regulations.
06
Make available on its website or in public domain the assessment and ratings of dental institutions at regular intervals in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
07
Take such measures, including issuing warning, imposition of monetary penalty, reducing intake or stoppage of admissions and recommending to the Commission for withdrawal of recognition, against a dental institution for failure to maintain the minimum essential standards specified by the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board or the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board, as the case may be, in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.

Members of the Dental Assessment and Rating Board

NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
Dental Assessment and Rating Board
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nanda Kishore Sahoo
PRESIDENT

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nanda Kishore Sahoo

Designation President, DARB
Email president[dot]darb[dot]ndc[at]gov[dot]in
DARB President NDC
NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
Dental Assessment and Rating Board
Dr. Himanshu Aeran
WHOLE-TIME MEMBER

Dr. Himanshu Aeran

Designation Whole-time Member, DARB
Email member[dot]darb[dot]ndc[at]gov[dot]in
Member NDC
NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
Dental Assessment and Rating Board
Dr. Parimala Tyagi
PART-TIME MEMBER

Dr. Parimala Tyagi

Designation Part-time Member, DARB
Part-time Member NDC