Dr. H Hotokhu Chishi of Nagaland has been selected as a part-time member of the National Dental Commission for two years
DIMAPUR — Dr. H Hotokhu Chishi has been selected as a part-time member representing the Nagaland State Dental Council to the National Dental Commission (NDC) for a two-year tenure.
The selection was made through a draw of lots conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in accordance with the National Dental Commission Act, 2023, and the rules framed under it. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava participated in the selection process on November 3.
According to the PIB release, Dr. Chishi is among nine part-time members representing State Dental Councils selected to the Commission. The other members represent Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Puducherry.
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The selection process also covered 10 part-time members representing state and union territory governments, from Sikkim, Jharkhand, Keralam, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
In addition, the second part-time members of the Commission’s three Autonomous Boards were selected from among the nine State Dental Council representatives. The selected members are from Telangana for the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Dental Education Board, Karnataka for the Dental Assessment and Rating Board, and Madhya Pradesh for the Ethics and Dental Registration Board.
The ministry stated that the selections were made through a draw of lots as prescribed under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023.