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The Central Government constitutes three Autonomous Boards, namely the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board, the Dental Assessment and Rating Board, and the Ethics and Dental Registration Board, under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023.

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) issued Notification S.O. 1448(E) on March 19, 2026, in New Delhi, exercising powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 16 read with section 18 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 (21 of 2023). This notification constitutes three Autonomous Boards effective from March 19, 2026: the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board, the Dental Assessment and Rating Board, and the Ethics and Dental Registration Board. The Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board includes Dr. Chandrashekhar Janakiram as President, Dr. Shailesh Madhav Lele as Whole-time Member, and Dr. Nagaraj M. as Part-time Member. The Dental Assessment and Rating Board comprises Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nanda Kishore Sahoo as President, Dr. Himanshu Aeran as Whole-time Member, and Dr. Parimala Tyagi as Part-time Member. The Ethics and Dental Registration Board consists of Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tapas Kumar Bandyopadhyay and Dr. Usha Hegde as Whole-time Members, and Dr. Swarga Jyoti Das as Part-time Member. All appointments are made under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of section 17 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023. The President and whole-time members of these Boards will hold office for four years or until attaining the age of seventy years, while part-time members will hold office for two years or until attaining the age of seventy years, all effective from March 19, 2026. The notification is signed by Dr. Vinod Kotwal, Addl. Secy., under F.No. V.12025/14/2024-DE-Part-IV.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20032026-271093 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1383] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026/PHALGUNA 28, 1947 2017 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th March, 2026. S.O. 1448(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 16 read with section 18 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 (21 of 2023), the Central Government hereby constitutes the following Autonomous Boards, with effect from the 19th day of March, 2026; namely: - (a) Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board; (b) Dental Assessment and Rating Board; and (c) Ethics and Dental Registration Board. 2. The Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:- Under sub-section (2) of section 17 (President and whole-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (1) | Dr. Chandrashekhar Janakiram, Professor and Head of Department (Public Health Dentistry), | President; | | | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | (2) | Dr. Shailesh Madhav Lele, Academic Coordinator (Health Sciences Institutions), Department | Whole-time | | | of Academic Development and Quality Assurance, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra | Member; | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ Under sub-section (2) of section 17 (Part-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (3) | Dr. Nagaraj M., Professor and Head of Department (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), ESIC | Part-time | | | Dental College, Delhi | Member. | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ 3. The Dental Assessment and Rating Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:- Under sub-section (2) of section 17 (President and one whole-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (1) | Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nanda Kishore Sahoo, Professor, Subharti Dental College, | President; | | | Meerut | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | (2) | Dr. Himanshu Aeran, former Professor and Head of Department, Seema Dental | Whole-time | | | College and Hospital, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand | Member; | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ Under sub-section (2) of section 17 (Part-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (3) | Dr. Parimala Tyagi, Professor, Head and Dean (Pedodontics and Preventive | Part-time | | | Dentistry), People's University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Member. | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ 4. The Ethics and Dental Registration Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:- Under sub-section (2) of section 17 (President and one whole-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (1) | Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tapas Kumar Bandyopadhyay, former Principal, Kamineni Institute of | Whole-time | | | Dental Sciences, Nalgonda, Telengana | Member; | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ Under sub-section (2) of section 17 (Part-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (2) | Dr. Swarga Jyoti Das, Principal and Head of Department, Kalka Dental College, Meerut, | Part-time | | | Uttar Pradesh | Member; | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ Under sub-section (4) of section 17 (Whole-time Member) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ | | Name and Designation | Role | +=====+===================================================================================================+==============+ | (3) | Dr. Usha Hegde, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, JSS Dental | Whole-time | | | College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka | Member. | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ 5. The President and whole-time members of each Autonomous Boards mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 4, shall hold office for a term of four years or till attaining the age of seventy years and the part-time Members thereof shall hold office for a term of two years or till attaining the age of seventy years, respectively, with effect from 19th day of March, 2026. [F.No. V.12025/14/2024-DE-Part-IV] Dr. VINOD KOTWAL, Addl. Secy.

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