The government jobs remained a prime focus for the incumbent administration in Jammu and Kashmir as it has been coming up with the recruitment processes in different government departments since the last over one year, thus generating hope among the unemployed youth in the Union Territory. However, the dental surgeons have got nothing during the period as all of them have been hitting the streets from time to time demanding the creation of posts in the Union Territory’s health care system. For the last more than 12 years now, there has not been a single post created for the absorption of the dental surgeons in J&K, which not only is strange but, at the same time, the difference of the administration identifies its priorities which at least does not the up-gradation of the oral healthcare across the UT. Hundreds of doctors pass out every year from the dental colleges within the UT and outside, but as of now, they do not have an option of getting absorbed in the UT’s healthcare as there are no such posts anywhere. By that attitude, the effects can be felt on the ground. Oral healthcare has gone into shambles which has further paved a way for those who are not professionals to carry out the quackery in the far off areas of the UT which has further increased the risks of blood-borne diseases among the individuals who have got no options but to avail the treatment from the quacks. The government at this juncture should come up with a decision with regard to the creation of posts for these dental surgeons so that they could heave a sigh of relief. There is a need to bring smiles on the faces of dental surgeons too, so that they are ignored and they will not feel alienated.
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