18/09/2021
We all Dental Surgeons and Medical practitioners are disappointed and incensed at the witless comment passed by actress and former MLA Mrs. Angurlata Deka. During an interview with a news channel on creating awareness about sexual and gender based violence against women, she made an offensive and really disheartening comment in a very offhand manner on the Dental fraternity as a whole and addressed the whole matter in an inappropriate way. The matter should have been addressed at a personal level with appropriate evidence rather than dragging and questioning the honesty, integrity and dignity of the entire Profession. When someone is given a platform to express, it is expected of them to be aware and well informed, and if not, then he/she should be held accountable for the same. We think this matter could have been addressed and put in different ways but she chose to bring this particular profession down by making such a derogatory comment.
*We condemn this act by Mrs. Deka and demand a proper public apology to the whole fraternity in this case.
IDA Assam State Branch
INDIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
All Assam Association of Dental Surgeons - AAADS
Government Dental College, Silchar
Government Dental college,Dibrugarh
CMO Assam
Himanta Biswa Sarma