Vimla Sood
Vimla Sood (1922 – 1 August 2021) was the first woman to become a dentist in India. She graduated from the University of the Punjab in 1944.
Education
Sood was the only woman out of 30 students in her class at the DeMontmorency College of Dentistry in Lahore.[1] She graduated University of the Punjab in 1944.[1][2] Her family were all doctors, and encouraged her to become a dentist. She moved to New York for an internship and travelled America, completing a master's degree in Pediatric Dentistry in 1955 at the University of Minnesota.[3] After partition, Sood moved to Chandigarh.[3]
Career and later life
Sood worked in Wellingdon Hospital (now
In November 2016 she arranged a White Coat Ceremony for dental college students swearing their professional oath.[4]
Sood died on 1 August 2021, at the age of 99.[5]
Recognition and awards
Sood was recognised by the Indian Dental Association as senior respected faculty; she was honored by IDA Chandigarh on Teachers Day, 5 September 2020.[6] She was also recognised as the first female dentist in India by faculty of Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital and her life was celebrated with a video[7] at the event.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b c "India's Ist woman dentist shares journey". Tribune India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "1st Lady Dentist of the country to hand over White Coats to BDS/MDS 1st Year students at PU". Cityairnews. 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Nostalgic 90s: When India's 1st woman dentist visited alma mater". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "1st Lady Dentist of the country to hand over White Coats to BDS/MDS 1st Year students at PU | City Air News". cityairnews.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "100 years old first female dentist of Undivided India passed away". Royal Patiala. August 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Indian Dental Association is... - IDA Chandigarh State Branch". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Dr Vimla Sood - India's First Lady Dentist" – via www.youtube.com.
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