RIMS Dental College, a boon to the people
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 18 2013: The Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, which was established on 14th Sept., 1972 is imparting quality undergraduate and post graduate medical courses including BDS and B.Sc.Nursing courses.

According to a statement issued by media advisor of RIMS, all sections of people agree that the opening of Dental college on the RIMS campus after 41 years of its existence is an important milestone in the dental care service.

All these years aspirants from Manipur, except the 3 to 5 government nominees, had to splurge huge amounts in the private dental colleges to undergo study in dentistry.

Only those students whose parents could afford the huge fees could study in private dental colleges in different states.

Now, after the establishment of Dental college in Imphal 13 more students from Manipur get admission every year.

Like that of medical and nursing colleges the students have to spend very affordable amounts.

However, some elements were not obviously amused for their personal reasons.

For unexplained reasons some of them feel that Dental college in RIMS was opened in a haste, whatever they intend to mean.

So far people have been getting dental care services from the Dentistry department and it is a fact that the different specialities under the umbrella of Dental College are yet to be made widely available to the people.

As it is mandatory to develop different departments as a part of the teaching curriculum quality dental care services will be made available to the public.

These departments have to come up in due course.

With adequate financial back-up from the Union Ministry of Health and family Welfare the RIMS authority has firmed up to bring up Dental college as per Dental Council of India guidelines.

There are facilities for various dentures, root canal, cavity, filling and veneering treatments, trauma and ortho treatments and treatment for children below 13 and X-ray and other equipments.

Recruitment process for the appointment of Regular of principal, professor, associate professors and faculties for nine departments have been started/advertised and these departments are coming up shortly.

In the past the reports of the DCI inspectors regarding the opening of Dental College were not given due attention.

It was in the last two years or so that the teething troubles were handled earnestly.

Now this college has become a reality despite some obstructions from disgruntled elements.

There is already the second batch of students in this college coming from beneficiary NE states and All India Quota.

The Dental College Development Committee under the supervision of the RIMS Director is looking after essential infrastructures of the college.

The college has started providing quality service in dental care to the people NE region and Manipur in particular at affordable fees, the statement added.

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