Anil Kohli is an Indian

dental surgeon A dentist, also known as a dental doctor, dental physician, dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry, the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. The dentist's supporting team aids in providi ...

, medical administrator and a former president of the

Dental Council of India The Dental Council of India was incorporated under The Dentists Act, 1948 to regulate dental education and the profession throughout India. It is financed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and through the local state dental councils. ...

. He is an elected fellow of the

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of the

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and holds the honorary rank of 'Brigadier' in the

Army Dental Corps The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) was a specialist corps in the British Army that provided dental health services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The corps was awarded the "royal" prefix to become the Royal ...

. He is a recipient of B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honor of the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

in 1992 and followed it up with the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

, in 2005, for his contributions to medicine, making him the first dentist to receive both the honors.

Biography

Anil Kohli, an alumnus of

King George's Medical College King George's Medical University is a medical university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The medical school was raised to a university by an act passed by the government of Uttar Pradesh on 16 September 2002. It is the only governmen ...

, Lucknow from where secured his graduate degree in medicine and postgraduate degree in dental sciences, received the ''S. S. Bhatnagar Award'' during his student days from his alma mater. He is a former Dean of Dentistry at the

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) is a public university established in July 1998 under the Government of Punjab, India, Punjab Act No. 18, located in Faridkot, Punjab, Faridkot. Faculties University has about 920 Bachelor of ...

and an adjunct professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. In 1992, when he received the

award, he became the first dentist to receive the honor. The Government of India honored him again in 2005 with the higher '' Padma honor'' of the

; two years later, he received the B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award. He was associated with the

as a member of the executive committee from 2001 to 2004 when he was elected as its president, a post he held for two tenancies, 2004–2005 and 2009–2010.

Works and contributions

Anil Kohli served as the dentist surgeon to Presidents of India more than 20 years. He served as dentist to the Prime Ministers of India. He is presently editor-in-chief Indian

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of Dental Research and representative of Asia in world body of

Endodontics Endodontics () is the Specialty (dentistry), dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp. Overview Endodontics encompasses the study (practice) of the basic and clinical sciences of normal dental pulp, the etiolo ...

IFEA. He received fellowship from all the three

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and

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. He has also received more than 10 Doctorate from different Universities of the world. Dr. Anil Kohli was honoured at oral cancer fundraising event on 6 October 2018, at the River Rock Casino Resort in

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Controversy

In 2010, corruption charges appeared against Kohli in the media, which he refuted. Subsequently, the

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic crime investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and gover ...

raided Kohli's home and office and filed a case against him for holding disproportionate assets. However, the case was closed after nine months of investigations by the agency, exonerating Kohli from the charges.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohli, Anil Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine Year of birth missing (living people) Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners Indian dentists Indian medical writers Indian medical academics Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Tufts University faculty Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian medical doctors King George's Medical University alumni University of Lucknow alumni Endodontists

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