The Times of India: Mangalore: Friday, April 06, 2012.
Dr Mithra Nidarsh Hegde's claim that she had been appointed the personal dentist of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, is far from the truth, an RTI revelation has proved.
Dr Hegde, a Mangalorean, is a senior professor and head of the department of conservative dentistry and endodontics, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte. In August 2010, she had claimed that she had been appointed the President's personal dentist. However, in reply to an RTI application filed by dentist Shiva Sharan, the President's secretariat made it clear that "Dr Mithra Hegde has never been appointed dentist to the President of India and she has never treated the President of India".
The RTI reply, dated October 17, 2011, also states that "there is no panel of dentists at present".
Following this, Nagarika Hitharakshana Samiti, a civil rights organization, filed a complaint with the Dental Council of India (DCI) state unit to conduct an inquiry against Mithra, who allegedly spread false information through the media for personal gain. A complaint has also been sent to the state Kannada and Culture department as she was conferred the state Rajyotsava Award in 2011.
Samiti president G Hanumanth Kamath told reporters on Thursday that the council should take action against Dr Mithra. "Prima facie, it has been proved that Dr Mithra was trying to attract patients through publicity in the media," Kamath alleged. He also demanded that the Rajyotsava Award conferred on her be withdrawn immediately.
Dr Hegde, a Mangalorean, is a senior professor and head of the department of conservative dentistry and endodontics, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte. In August 2010, she had claimed that she had been appointed the President's personal dentist. However, in reply to an RTI application filed by dentist Shiva Sharan, the President's secretariat made it clear that "Dr Mithra Hegde has never been appointed dentist to the President of India and she has never treated the President of India".
The RTI reply, dated October 17, 2011, also states that "there is no panel of dentists at present".
Following this, Nagarika Hitharakshana Samiti, a civil rights organization, filed a complaint with the Dental Council of India (DCI) state unit to conduct an inquiry against Mithra, who allegedly spread false information through the media for personal gain. A complaint has also been sent to the state Kannada and Culture department as she was conferred the state Rajyotsava Award in 2011.
Samiti president G Hanumanth Kamath told reporters on Thursday that the council should take action against Dr Mithra. "Prima facie, it has been proved that Dr Mithra was trying to attract patients through publicity in the media," Kamath alleged. He also demanded that the Rajyotsava Award conferred on her be withdrawn immediately.
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