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The Army Dental Corps (ADCorps) is a specialist Corps in the Indian Army which primarily provides dental services to all Army personnel and veterans, along with their families. [1]
History of dentistry in India dates back to vedic era. Patanjali and Sushruta were vedic era surgeons who wrote about extraction of teeth, forceps, transplantation of teeth from captured or dead enemies, and reconstruction of jaws, face and nose damaged in the acts of war or violence. Earlier Indians used to maintain dental hygiene. They used datun, especially from neem and babool twigs, to clean their teeth. Indians also used false teeth. In 1193, CE the body of Jayachandra was identified by his false teeth. Indians did not use refined sugar or crystal sugar and instances of dental caries were low. Refined sugar or crystal sugar were introduced by the British Raj in 19th century, and started to be used more commonly only after World War II. Consequently, tooth decay among Indians increased with the usage of these from 20% population in 1950 to 50% by 1970 and 70% by 1990s. [1]
Western medical practice reached India in 1600 CE with the first fleet of the British East India Company, consisting of five ships, each of which had two barber surgeons. They established shore-based factories for trade and progressively gained their colonial rule over India. In 1822, CE, first western-style medical institute for training was opened at Calcutta, which became Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. First–ever dental college was established in England in 1855. Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed, who is considered father of dentistry in India, established first–ever recognised dental institute in India in 1925 after obtaining his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Iowa. [1]
Dentistry was part of British colonial rule's Indian Medical Service (IMS). The first Indian who joined the IMS was Dr. S.C.G. Chukerbutty in 1855. Regular dental treatment for British troops in India started in 1905 when special pay was paid to medical officers, including dentists. Between the First and Second World Wars, many British military officers of British Raj and their families did not want to be treated by the Indian doctors of IMS. However, the shortage of doctors due to the outbreak of World War II forced the British Raj to recruit Indian doctors not only as the lower grade IMD (Indian Medical Department) but also as the higher grade of IMS, which was previously available only to British nationals. After 1940, when it was decided that a large number of otherwise fit candidates who got rejected due to tooth decay could be easily recruited, the Indian Army Dental Corps (IADC) expanded significantly. [1]
Physically fit candidates can apply for the recruitment in the AD Corps after the completion of either the Bachelor of Dental Surgery or Masters Dental Surgery (MDS) degrees and applying for the job. The MDS degree can only be pursued after passing the NEET MDS Exam. Information on application can be found on a brochure made available through the Indian Army website.
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