It is financed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and through the local state dental councils.

The Director-General of Health Services is Ex-Officio Member – both of the Executive Committee and General Body.

The Executive Committee is the governing body of this organisation, which deals with all procedural, financial and day-to-day activities and affairs of the Council.

of Health) though the other source of income of the Council is the 1/4th share of fees realised every year by various State Dental Councils under section 53 of the Dentists Act, Inspection fee from the various Dental Institution for Inspecting under Section 15 of the Dentists Act, 1948 and application fee from the organisation to apply for permission to set up new Dental College, opening of higher Courses of study and increase of admission capacity in Dental Colleges under section 10A of the Dentists Act, 1948 as amended by the Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1993.

This is primarily due to widespread allegations of corruption in the Dental Council of India,[3] and raids conducted by Central Bureau of Investigation on Anil Kohli, tainted ex-President of Dental Council of India[4] and Ketan Desai, tainted ex-President of Medical Council of India.