Anil Kohli is an Indian

dental surgeon A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofacial comp ...

, 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

Faculty of Dental Surgery The Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent UK professional body committed to enabling dental specialists to provide patients with the highest possible standards of practice and care. The Faculty is a ...

of the

Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales. The ...

and holds the honorary rank of 'Brigadier' in the

Army Dental Corps An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

. 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 Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), 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. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

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

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan 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 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, 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, 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 was established in July 1998 by Punjab Act No. 18. Punjabi and headquartered in Faridkot. Faculties University has about 920 MBBS and 1,070 BDS seats across Punjab. Notable affiliated colleges incl ...

and an adjunct professor at

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) is a private, American dental school located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, and is connected to Tufts Medical Center. It is one of the 8 graduate schools that compris ...

. 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 (from the Greek roots ''endo-'' "inside" and ''odont-'' "tooth") is the dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp. Overview Endodontics encompasses the study (practice) of the basic and clinical ...

IFEA. He received fellowship from all the three

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and

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. 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 October 6, 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 premier 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 governmen ...

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 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

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