Dentists Act, 1948

Dentists Act, 1948
Constituent Assembly of India
  • An Act to regulate the profession of dentistry.
CitationAct No. 16 of 1948
Territorial extentIndia
Enacted byConstituent Assembly of India
Enacted29 March 1948
Assented to byGovernor-General Lord Mountbatten
Commenced29 March 1948
Amended by
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1950
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1955
  • Repealing and Amending Act, 1957
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1972
  • Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1985
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1993
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 2016
  • Dentists (Amendment) Act, 2019
Repealed by
National Dental Commission Act, 2023
Keywords
dentistry
Status: Current legislation
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The Dentists Act, 1948 (Act No. 16 of 1948) is an Indian legislation which regulates the profession of dentistry. This was enacted during India's Dominion period (August 1947 to January 1950) by the Constituent Assembly of India, which also played the role the parliament.

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