UG & PG Dental Education Board

Members and functions of the Undergraduate & Postgraduate Dental Education Board

Functions of Under-Graduate Dental Education Board

Key responsibilities and functions of the Board

01
Determine standards of Dental education at undergraduate level and oversee all aspects relating thereto.
02
Develop competency based dynamic curriculum at undergraduate level in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
03
Develop competency based dynamic curriculum for addressing the needs of primary health services, community medicine and family medicine to ensure healthcare in such areas, in accordance with the provisions of the regulations made under this Act.
04
Frame guidelines for setting up of Dental institutions for imparting undergraduate courses, having regard to the needs of the country and the global norms, in accordance with the provisions of the regulations made under this Act.
05
Determine the minimum requirements and standards for conducting courses and examinations for undergraduates in Dental institutions, having regard to the needs of creativity at local levels, including designing of some courses by individual institutions, in accordance with the provisions of the regulations made under this Act.
06
Determine standards and norms for infrastructure, faculty and quality of education in Dental institutions providing undergraduate Dental education in accordance with the provisions of the regulations made under this Act.
07
Facilitate development and training of faculty members teaching undergraduate courses.
08
Facilitate research and the international student and faculty exchange programmes relating to undergraduate Dental education.
09
Specify norms for compulsory annual disclosures, electronically or otherwise, by Dental institutions, in respect of their functions that has a bearing on the interest of all stakeholders including students, faculty, the Commission and the Central Government.
10
Grant recognition to a Dental qualification at the undergraduate level.
BOARD MEMBERS

Board Members

Members of the UG & PG Dental Education Board

NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
UG & PG Dental Education Board
Dr. Chandrashekhar Janakiram
PRESIDENT

Dr. Chandrashekhar Janakiram

Designation President, UG & PG Dental Education Board
Email president[dot]ugpgdeb[dot]ndc[at]gov[dot]in
UG & PG President NDC
NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
UG & PG Dental Education Board
Dr. Shailesh Madhav Lele
WHOLE-TIME MEMBER

Dr. Shailesh Madhav Lele

Designation Whole-time Member, UG & PG Dental Education Board
Email member[dot]ugpgdeb[dot]ndc[at]gov[dot]in
Member NDC
NATIONAL DENTAL COMMISSION
UG & PG Dental Education Board
Dr. Nagaraj M.
PART-TIME MEMBER

Dr. Nagaraj M.

Designation Part-time Member, UG & PG Dental Education Board
Part-time Member NDC