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DGHS Bars Physiotherapists from Using ‘Dr’ Prefix, Orders Curriculum Revision
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DGHS Bars Physiotherapists from Using ‘Dr’ Prefix, Orders Curriculum Revision

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under the Union Health Ministry, has directed that physiotherapists cannot use the prefix “Dr.” before their names. The order, issued on September 9, 2025, requires the immediate removal of the provision from the newly approved physiotherapy curriculum that allowed practitioners to prefix their names with “Dr.” and suffix...