The Need for an Indigenous Profession of Dental Surgery in India with a Brief History of the Efforts to Meet It Made under the Auspices of the Madras Medical Department

The sub-continent of British India is unique among civilized countries in that it has no indigenous profession of dental surgery. Yet the incidence of dental disease is as severe in its crowded populations as on the average of those of other parts of the earth, and there is consequently a widespread demand for dental treatment. This demand should be met by an indigenous profession of dental surgery. There is in India?though natives of Canada, Norway, Japan, or Argentina, for example, might hardly credit it?no University-affiliated school for training dental surgeons, no recognized dental hospital where they may gain experience, and 110 registrable diploma conferred by Government. As an instance of what other countries have had to do