Dr Puneet Girdhar is Indian Dental Association national chief

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Updated At : 11:16 AM Apr 26, 2022 IST

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Chandigarh: Punjab’s Joint Director Medical Education Dr Puneet Girdhar has been unanimously elected as national chief of the Indian Dental Association. Dr Girdhar an alumnus of Government Dental College, Amritsar, has worked with several ministers as a special officer on duty. The Indian Dental Association (IDA) represents more than 75,000 dental professionals and has 33 state branches and 450 local branches. TNS

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