DENTAL HYGIENIST CUM CHAIRSIDE ASSISTANT COURSE

THE FINAL EXAMINATION

9) This examination shall be open to any student who –
     a) Has been enrolled during one academic year preceding the examination in an institution approved by the dental council of India for the           purpose.
     b) Has previously passed the primary examination of the certificate of dental hygienists
     c) Has his/her name submitted to the board of examiner by the head of the institution in which he/ she is enrolled;
     d) Produces the following certificate signed by the head of the department.  

i) Of good character:

ii) Of having attended not less than 75% of full course of lectures delivered and practicals / demonstrations / clinicals conducted in each of the subjects of examination.

III) Of having passed the PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION in all papers.
 Provided that the head of the institution shall have power to exclude any candidate from the examination if satisfied that the such candidate is not fit person to be admitted thereto.

10)  Every candidate shall forward his/ her application to the examining body by date fixed by the board of examination accompanied by the prescribed fees .a candidate who fails to pass or present himself / herself for the examination shall not  be entitled  to claim a refund of the fee

11) Every candidate shall be examined in the following subjects comprising of three papers as follows:
 
Paper I –        Dental Hygiene and Oral Prophylaxis
Paper II –        Dental Health Education, Social and Public Health Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry
Paper III-        Operating room technique,
                        Chair-side assistance and dental materials,
                        Dental ethics and jurisprudence,
                        Orientation in dentistry.
 
Marks for each of the papers shall be as under
Written-           75
Oral -               25
Total-              100
 
Each written paper shall be of three hours
There should be one practical examination which includes all subjects, conducted by the board of examiners comprising of two where on e is external examiner

Marks for practical exams shall be 100 marks.

12) Every candidate shall be required to take up all subjects of the examination. A candidate failing in any paper or papers  of this examination before being permitted to reappear at the subsequent examination, shall produce evidence of having pursued such a course of teaching as the head of the institution may determine.

 A candidate, who passes in any one or more papers under examination, shall be exempted from appearing in which he or she has passed and shall be allowed to reappear in the test in which he / she has failed in any subsequent examination within a period of two years. After two years the candidate will have to appear in all the papers of this examination.

13) The minimum number of marks required to pass the examination shall be 50% in each paper both in the (i) written and oral (ii) practical parts of the examination
Candidates who obtain minimum of 75% of the marks in any paper shall be declare to have passed with distinction in particular subject/s. candidate who do not pass in all the papers of the PRIMARY EXAMINATION at one and the same time shall not be declared to have passed with distinction.

14)  As soon as possible after the examination the board of examiner shall publish a list of the candidates who have passed .each successful candidate shall be granted a DIPLOMA OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS.

EXAMINATION PATTERN
PRELIMINARY (THEORY)

FINAL (THEORY)