National Dental Commission Rules, 2024
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health and Family Welfare)
(DENTAL EDUCTION SECTION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th March, 2024
G.S.R. 189(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (o) and (p) of sub-section (2), of section 53 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 (21 of 2023), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:–
1. Short title and commencement.––
(1) These rules may be called the National Dental Commission Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.––(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,––
- (a) ―Act‖ means the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 (21 of 2023);
- (b) ―Board‖ means any of the Autonomous Board constituted under section 16 of the Act;
- (c) ―Commission‖ means the National Dental Commission constituted under section 3 of the Act;
- (d) ―Secretary‖ means Secretary of the Commission appointed under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Act;
- (e) ―section‖ means section of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein but defined in the Act, shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Act.
3. Manner of appointment of part-time Members under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 4.–– (1) The Central Government shall appoint three part-time Members under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 4 on the recommendations of the Search-cum-Selection Committee for a term of four years, from amongst persons having special knowledge and professional experience of not less than twenty years in areas of management, law, medical ethics, health research, consumer or patient rights advocacy, science and technology or economics.
(2) As soon as any vacancy of a part-time Member arises, the Search-cum-Selection Committee shall, for the purpose of recommending suitable candidates, convene its meeting at the earliest but not later than three months from the occurrence of such vacancy.
(3) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of at least three names for each vacancy of a part- time Member referred to it and the persons so appointed shall serve as a Member of the Commission for a full term of four years.
4. Manner of appointment of part-time Members under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4.––
(1) The Central Government shall appoint ten part-time Members under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4 from amongst the members of the Dental Advisory Council nominated under clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section 11, on rotation basis, after every two years, by draw of lots on such date as may be decided by the Central Government.
(2) The draw of lots shall be conducted with paper slips of uniform size, colour and design bearing individual names of each State and Union territories, which shall be folded in such manner so as to preserve the confidentiality.
(3) There shall be separate draw boxes for the States and the Union territories out of which nine slips shall be picked up from the draw box for the States and one slip shall be picked up from the draw box of the Union territories.
(4) The draw of lots shall be conducted in the presence of the Union Health Secretary.
(5) The draw of lots at every subsequent two year interval, shall be restricted to those States or Union territories not represented as Members in the immediately preceding term.
(6) No State or Union territory shall be represented by more than one nominee in the Commission at a time.
(7) In the event of occurrence of vacancy of a Member, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, the State Government or the Ministry of Home Affairs, as the case may be, shall nominate another person in his place at the earliest and within three months from the occurence of such vacancy, and the person so nominated, shall be a Member only for the remaining term of two years.
5. Manner of appointment of part-time Members under clause (c) of sub-section (4) of section 4.–– (1) Nine part-time Members from amongst the members of the Dental Advisory Council nominated under clause (e) of sub- section (2) of section 11, on rotation basis, after every two years, by draw of lots on such date as may be decided by the Central Government
(2) The draw of lots shall be conducted with paper slips of uniform size, colour and design bearing individual names of each State and Union territories, which shall be folded in such manner so as to preserve the confidentiality.
(3) There shall be separate draw boxes for the States and the Union territories out of which eight slips shall be picked up from the draw box for the States and one slip shall be picked up from the draw box of the Union territories.
(4) The first draw of lots shall be restricted to those States and Union territories which are not represented as part-time Members under rule 4 and the draw of lots at every subsequent two-year interval, shall be restricted to those States and Union territories not represented as Members in the immediately preceding term.
(5) The draw of lots shall be conducted in the presence of the Union Health Secretary.
(6) No State or Union territory shall be represented by more than one nominee in the Commission at a time.
(7) In the event of occurrence of vacancy of a Member, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, the State Government or the Ministry of Home Affairs, as the case may be, shall nominate another person in his place at the earliest and within three months from the date of occurence of such vacancy and the person so nominated shall be a Member only for the remaining term of two years.
6. Manner of appointment of part-time Members under clause (d) of sub-section (4) of section 4.––
(1) The Central Government shall appoint two part-time Members from amongst dental faculty of the level of Associate Professor or above, for a period of four years.
(2) The members shall be appointed on the basis of nominations invited from the Central or State or Autonomous Government Institutes.
(3) In the event of occurrence of vacancy of a Member, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, the Central or State or Autonomous Government Institute, as the case may be, shall nominate another person in his place at the earliest and within three months from the date of occurence of such vacancy and the person so nominated shall serve as a Member for a full term of four years.
7. Nomination of experts as members of Search-cum-Selection Committee.– (1) The Central Government shall nominate the following persons as members of the Search-cum-Selection Committee under clauses (b) and (c) of sub- section (1) of section 5, namely :––
(a) three experts, possessing outstanding qualification and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of dental education, public health education and health research from Government Institutes;
(b) one expert, having outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of management or law or economics or science and technology.
(2) The persons nominated under sub-rule (1) shall serve as members of the Search-cum-Selection Committee for a term of two years.
(3) In the event of occurrence of vacancy, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, as the case may be, of any member of the Search-cum-Selection Committee under sub-rule (1), the Central Government shall nominate another person as a member at the earliest and within three months from the date of occurence of such vacancy and the person so nominated shall remain a member in the Search Cum Selection Committee for a full term of two years.
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