Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- University Grant Commission's failure to abide by the instructions given by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, in her capacity as the Minister of Higher Education, on the process followed to establish the Faculty of Dental Sciences,University of Sri Jayewardenepura, has irked the Government Dental Surgeons' Association.

The Government Dental Surgeons' Association (GDSA) claims that the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (FDS, USJ), had been established without a feasibility study which is mandatory to invest public funds.

According to the GDSA, from the inception of the FDS USJ, the process has been followed by personal motives over national interest, bypassing the proper channels and...