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'Rural stint should be a must for young doctors' promotion'
Updated On: 14 October, 2018 02:00 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Naidu said that while the government is keen to set up more colleges in the public sector, "strict action should be taken by the Dental Council against the private dental colleges
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M. Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkiah Naidu on Saturday said serving rural areas for two-three years should be made mandatory for young doctors to get their first promotion. Naidu was speaking here at the 11th International Dental Students and 5th Dental Surgeons Conference, jointly organised by the Dental Students Welfare Association and the Dental Surgeons Conference.
Appreciating the people who have taken an oath to work in rural areas for 15 days in a year, Naidu said: "This is a good idea and I am sure that the initiative will help the needy." "The dentists' fraternity also has a great responsibility to step up the fight against oral cancer which accounts for a sizeable number of cancer cases in the country," he added.
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