Section 2(c) in Dental Council of India, Master of Dental Surgery Course Regulations, 2017
(c)"dentistry" includes._(i)the performance of any operation on, and the treatment on any disease, deficiency or lesion of, human teeth or jaws, and the performance of radiographic work in connection with human teeth or jaws or the oral cavity;(ii)the giving of any anesthetic in connection with any such operation or treatment;(iii)the mechanical construction or the renewal of artificial dentures or restorative dental appliances;(iv)the performance of any operation on, or the giving of any treatment, advice or attendance to, any person preparatory to, or for the purpose of, or in connection with, the fitting, inserting, fixing, constructing, repairing or renewing of artificial dentures or restorative dental appliances, and the performance of any such operation and the giving of any such treatment, advice or attendance, as is usually performed or given by dentists;
