In a major relief to the State Health Department reeling under acute shortage of doctors, 203 dental doctors would soon join the State Health Services. After declaration of result of dental doctors, the Uttarakhand Medical Services Recruitment Board (UMSRB) has now scheduled the interviews of the selected candidates. The interviews would be held from July 24 to 28. The UMSRB has constituted three boards for the interviews and approximately 90 candidates per day would be interviewed by the board. Every board would have three subject experts and one board member. The UMSRB has invited 440 candidates for the interview. The interview carries ten marks while weightage of written examination is 90. The cut off of general males and females candidates not belonging to the state is 70.78 while for the general female candidates of state and other reserved category the cut off is kept at 50.
The Uttarakhand Medical Services Recruitment Board (UMSRB) had conducted an entrance examination to recruit 203 dental doctors for state health services on January 22 this year.
These Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) doctors would be appointed in 53 positions in dental cadre and 150 of Provincial Medical Health Services (allopathic doctors) cadre of the state health services.
The services of these doctors would be permanent in nature and would be governed by the state dental service rules and regulation. Apart from treating dental disorders these doctors would also treat people suffering from common diseases.
The Chairman of the UMSRB, Dr I S Pal told The Pioneer that the final result of the dental doctors would be declared by second week of August. The board would hand over the list of the selected candidates the state administration which would appoint them in state health services. He said that the UMSRB has also received a requisition of recruitment for 750 medical officers (712 for health department and 38 for ESI hospitals) and the recruitment advertisement for these posts would be released soon.
The recruitment of these doctors is expected to infuse some life in the state health department which has almost become defunct in the mountainous areas. The department data reveal that out of total 2711 posts of doctors in 993 Government health centres of state health services, as much as 1615 posts are vacant.