Scotland ties up with India for dental nursing regulation

To encourage higher education partnership, a Scotland college today entered into an agreement with an Indian trust for regulation of dental nursing.
Coatbridge College and Kuravackal Educational and Charitable Trust today signed the MoU for regulation of dental nursing alongside National Occupational Standards.
"Coatbridge College and the Kuravackal Trust had been working for two years to develop National Occupational Standards for dental technologists, hygienists and assistants, as well as dental nurses. I am delighted to launch these National Occupational Standards in India today," Scotland Minister for International Development and External Affairs Humza Yousaf said.
National Occupational Standards (NOS) specifies the standard of performance an individual must achieve when carrying out a function in the workplace, together with the knowledge and understanding they need to meet that standard consistently.

The minister said that with this partnership, funded by the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), there will be now considerable demand from across the country for practitioners with these certified skills, from dental care providers and large teaching institutions.