Tension is gripping the patients due to rise of fake dentists like mushroom across the country. More than 50 thousand of fake dentists are regularly providing wrong treatment to hundreds of dental patients from different so-called chambers and footpaths in several cities, towns, haats and bazaars.
The patients are being cheated and affected with different unknown contagious diseases including AIDS and Hepatitis-b. The untrained and so-called doctors are not using perfect equipment during their treatment.
Experts claimed, germs of different fatal contagious diseases like AIDS and Hepatitis-b are spreading among the treatment-seekers due to lack of proper cleaning of the equipments.
The quacks use same injections and obtuse equipments to different patients that are posing serious risk of spreading contagious diseases. Due to their faulty treatment and use of wrong medicines, many pregnant women are victimized of untimely abortions and many people lose their teeth before time.
Sources have said many people have now turned into dental doctors from compounder, driver or guard of some renowned dentistry.
They don't have any training or academic certificate on the respective purpose. However, they are using different designations beside their names and using seal and pad of different renowned medical institutions of the country. There is a provision that nobody can introduce himself as a dentist without gaining degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). This rule is not only for Bangladesh, it is compulsory for all countries in the world.
But, hundreds of people have been running dental treatment business in the country without degree and certificate. They are providing wrong treatment in the name of 'root canal' and others. Many quacks also possess some fake certificates to draw the public attention and save them from harassment by the law enforcers.
Seeking anonymity, a renowned dentist in the city, has told The Asian Age that clearance certificate from Environment Department and license from concerned Civil Surgeon Department is a must to open a chamber, clinic and carry out such treatment. But many
people, who earlier used to work as peons and assistants of dentists, are now becoming doctors and opening chambers and clinics here and there without maintaining the formality.
There is a complaint that, they are running such businesses managing some unscrupulous officials of the concerned health department and law enforcers after collecting a trade license.
Sarwar Alam, Executive Magistrate of RAB headquarters, said at least 30 fake dentists were detained and punished awarding different terms in the last one year for providing false treatment in the guise of dentists. Mobile courts will be conducted across the country from February 1 to April.
Elite have urged the concerned authorities to take legal action against such fake dentists to ensure healthcare to the people.
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