The Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BM&DC) was formed under the Bangladesh Medical Council Act. This act was made in 1973, hence it is also called 1973 Act of Bangladesh Medical Council.
It is located in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka in Bijoy Nagor. Its function is to give registration to medical and dental graduates to practice medicine and dentistry in Bangladesh. It also recognise the medical and dental education specially the graduation and the post graduation education in medical and dental science that are permit to recognised practice in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council is the regulatory authority and the custodian of medical and dental basic and higher education in Bangladesh. BM&DC is regulating the undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental education in Bangladesh.
Video Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council
Role of BM&DC
As a regulatory authority in Medical and Dental sector in bangladesh role played by BM&DC are as below:
- 1.Recognition of Medical and Dental Qualifications granted by Medical and Dental Institutions in Bangladesh.
- 2. Recognition of Medical and Dental Qualification granted by Institutes outside Bangladesh.
- 3. Setting of scheme of reciprocity with foreign Medical and Dental Councils for recognition of Medical and Dental Qualifications.
- 4. Amendment of Schedules.
- 5. Registration of Medical and Dental Practitioners.
- 6. Registration of Medical Assistants.
- 7. Inspection of Medical and Dental Intuitions.
- 8. Withdrawal of recognition of Medical and Dental Institutions.
- 9. Maintenance of Registers of Medical & Dental Practitioners.
- 10. Maintenance of Registers of Medical Assistants.
- 11. Publications of Registered Medical Practitioners.
- 12. Penalty for fraudulent representations of registration.
- 13. Action against use of false title, etc. by registered Medical and Dental Practitioners.
- 14. Removal of names from registers of Medical & Dental Practitioners.
- 15. Action against persons not registered under the Act.
- 16. Approval of Journals published by different organisations/ Association.
- 17. The management of the property of the Council and the maintenance and audit of its accounts.
- 18. Prescribing a uniform minimum standard of courses of training for obtaining graduate and post-graduate medical and dental qualifications to be included or included respectively in the First, Third and Fifth Schedules.
- 19. Prescribing minimum requirements for the content and duration of courses of study as aforesaid.
- 20. Prescribing the conditions for admission to courses of training as aforesaid.
- 21. Prescribing minimum qualifications and experience required of teachers for appointment in medical and dental institutions.
- 22. Prescribing the standards of examinations, methods of conducting the examinations and other requirements to be satisfied for securing recognition of medical and dental qualifications under Medical & Dental Council Act. 1980.
- 23. Prescribing the qualifications and experience required of examiners for professional examinations in medicine and dentistry antecedent to the granting of recognised medical and dental qualifications and
- 24. Registrations of medical or dental students at any medical or dental college or school or any University and the fees payable in respect of such registration.
Maps Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council
See also
- List of medical schools in Bangladesh
- List of dental schools in Bangladesh
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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