Dental clinic strike on July 23

Dental clinics will remain closed on 23rd July 2012, in protest against the 'wrong' policies of the State government towards the dental treatment sector, informed the State secretary of the Indian Dental Association Shibu Rajagopal in Kollam.

In-fact the strike is against granting permissions to new Dental Colleges in the State, which the Association says, will ruin the employment prospects of dentists in the State. The State already has more than 10,000 registered dentists, according to the Association. Over 90 percent of them run their own clinics. The number of dental colleges has touched 23. Total number of BDS seats is 1,180. Self-financing dental college managements are making attempts to double the number of seats. In addition to this, more than 1000 dentists are reaching the State every year after passing out from colleges outside the state, says the Association.