STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: President of J&K Dental Council (JKDC), Dr. Bhupinder Singh extended the support to the demand of dental surgeon regarding their absorption in the government jobs.
While speaking to media at a press conference, Dr. Bhupinder said that the unemployed dental surgeons are stressed, depressed and at the verge of starvation.
He pointed out that the posts of dental doctors had not been advertised for the past 14 years and unemployment among the dentists had increased manifolds.
He stressed that dentists had worked tirelessly during the pandemic throughout the country and many states had advertised posts of dental surgeons as they could very well manage the patients suffering from Covid-19 but the J&K government has not taken any step to absorb the dental doctors and even detained them few days back when they were demanding advertisement of Govt. jobs. Dr. Munish Gupta Executive member of JKDC told media that the file of creation of post of the dental surgeons bearing no HD/PLAN/68-2018 is shuttling between the planning deptt., finance and health department since many years without any result. Dr. Manoj and Dr. Pankaj Bhagatsaid that the dentists are now adamant that they will continue their agitation till the jobs are advertised and they do not want any kind of financial help in shape of loan from the government. Dr.Bhupinder strongly recommended that the Lt.Gov. must take concrete steps and direct the concerning authorities to advertise the posts of dental doctors immediately. Dr Varun Sharma, Dr. Arun, Dr. Aman, Dr. Vasudha Kak, Dr. Burhan were also present in the conference.