Now, dentists demand Rs10K risk allowance

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 1

As dental surgeons in the state are handling Covid samples and managing helpline, the Haryana Civil Dental Surgeons Association on Wednesday demanded risk allowance for them.

“Dental surgeons are working as frontline warriors too,” said association president Dr Inderjeet Yadav.

He said in every district, dentists had been giving duties ranging from sample collection for Covid, emergency, flu OPD, handling helpline, rapid response team, fever OPD, shelter home, disaster management district nodal officer and screening of Covid suspects.

He said dentists were at greater risk as they were also collecting samples from isolation wards for Covid testing and screening of suspects. “In return, we should be paid risk allowance. Even while dealing with dental OPD, we face the risk of HIV, TB, Hepatitis B and C. We should be paid Rs10,000 as risk allowance. We should not be discriminated,” Yadav added.