Poor pay forcing young dentists to abandon dental profession
The situation at the ground level is so pathetic for dentists that some of them have started opting for second careers which they missed in the race to become a dentist.
Dr Rekha Kothari said “I was very good with colours and designs and after working for five years as a junior dentist, I realised that the payments and positions are not going to improve. I don’t have the resources to start a clinic on my own, so I decided to opt out. It is late but it is better than waiting and hoping that things will improve.” …NEWSLINK
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Dental implant lead to frequent complications
Almost 8 percent of patients experience loss of at least one implant within ten years. Even more develop peri-implantitis. Patients with periodontitis run a greater risk of both implant loss and peri-implantitis. A doctoral thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy has explored the various issues.. Approximately 30,000 Swedes receive dental implant therapy every year.  .MORE HERE

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Reliability and validity of intraoral and extraoral scanners
While all three scanners produced reliable measures, Ortho Insight 3D systematically underestimated arch length and canine height…LINK

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Rotary techniques were more efficient than manual techniques in GP removal. Overall, the D-RaCe Retreatment system was most efficient, whereas manual use of H-files with System B was least efficient. However, because all the techniques showed GP remnants in the canal and radiographs failed to show these remnants, additional measures would be required to ensure complete GP removal and check for cleaner canals during endodontic retreatment. ..LEARN Rotary Endo Today ….

Dentist booked for assaulting psychologist
NAVI MUMBAI: A female clinical psychologist (39), residing in NRI Seawoods complex in Nerul, has registered an FIR against a flat owner, who is a dentist, for allegedly assaulting her on Sunday.  “The owner objected to putting up lights on the porch. When the electrician was climbing the ladder to put up the lights, the owner pushed the ladder. She quarreled with me and another society member and beat me with a bamboo stick. I have six sutures near my eye and head,” the victim said. ...TOI NEWS

Dentist who bought passport for Dh55,000
Dentist who fled from Iraq after she received death and rape threats due to sectarian differences, landed in court for using someone else’s passport while trying to reach Europe.
Law enforcement officers were said to have stopped the Iraqi woman dentist at the airport while she was trying to fly to Brussels via Dubai in transit in September…NEWSLINK

YouTube- source of mis-Information for Dental patients
Videos posted by dental professional (p=0.046) and commercial sources (p=0.009) were significantly more complete than videos posted by laypeople. YouTube™ videos for endodontic search-terms varied significantly by source and content and were generally incomplete. The danger of patient reliance on YouTube™ is highlighted..ARTICLE LINK

Operation Smile
On World Smile Day, Align Technology will initiate a global photo sharing wave of activity by asking all of its Invisalign® fans and followers on social media channels around the world to take a selfie or find an existing photo of themselves giving a real smile and share it on their Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram profile. The campaign will also encourage social media users to nominate a friend to do the same. ..MORE HERE

Tata to start training Dental Hygiene Assistants
Tata Steel, the company has established a public charitable trust named ‘JN Tata Vocational Training Institute (JNTVTI). Tata group will skill 1 million people every year. Six paramedical vocational training courses will be taken up including Central Sterile Supply Unit (CSSU) Technician, Dialysis Services Assistant, Radiography and Imaging Technician, Operation Theatre Technician, Pathology Lab Assistant and Dental Hygiene Assistant...NEWSLINK

PGET COMEDK goes online
This exam will be an ONLINE COMPUTER BASED TEST, on Sunday the 17th January 2016. 12 Medical and 20 Dental Colleges who are members of the association admit students for post-graduate programs through PGET-2016…CLICK FOR MORE

Dental cavity procedure regrows tooth enamel
But scientists in Britain have developed a new procedure dubbed EAER, or “Electrically Assisted Enhanced Remineralisation,” that can repair a slightly decayed tooth before a deep cavity forms. The supposedly painless procedure involves cleaning (not drilling) the tooth of any signs of mild decay, then flushing it with minerals and stimulating it with an electric pulse. LINK

MEDi -robotic pain management tool for pedo patients
MEDi is an innovative robotic pain management tool that was developed to reduce the pain perception of children undergoing medical procedures. It has already been shown to improve patient outcomes in hospitals and is now being tested for use in pediatric dental practice. LINK

Delhi Doc caught in SEX trap
New Delhi: The news about an entrapment scheme that targeted doctors in the capital and extorted big sums from them has raised the question of whether the medical practitioners were mere victims of a sex scam.
Medical ethics clearly prohibit any sexual contact between a doctor and a patient.
“Doctors dating patients is not uncommon at all. The trend, which has been reported widely in western countries, is picking up in India.”
Adultery involving a patient or “improper conduct” with a patient is liable for disciplinary action under the MCI Act, says Dr KK Aggarwal, secretary general…Profession gives doctors access to patients’ bodies, it is perhaps more difficult for them to avoid temptations. FULL NEWS ARTICLE

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Given up dentistry…
Dr Pradeep Kumar, a dentist, passionate about art since schooldays, transformed himself and grew popular as Varnodhar or Varnodhar Pradeep Kumar about two years ago. He has almost given up dentistry, but practices at his private clinic ‘only to stay in touch’.
Speaking about the switch to Bangalore Mirror, 40-year-old Dr Pradeep Kumar said, “I am grateful to social media for bringing my genie (art) out of the magic lamp. Varnodhar specialises in caricature, portrait, concept art, live art...NEWSLINK
Researchers develop antimicrobial 3-D printing material
GRONINGEN, Netherlands: Scientists from the University of Groningen have created a new type of 3-D printing polymer able to kill 99 per cent of harmful oral bacteria upon contact. Results so far are promising for a multitude of future applications.
In the development process, the researchers embedded antimicrobial quaternary ammonium salts in existing dental resin polymers that are used for prostheses. The positively charged salts disrupt negatively charged bacterial membranes, causing them to rupture and die, the researchers explained. The new polymer was then put into a 3-D printer, hardened with ultraviolet light and used to print out a range of dental objects, including prosthetic teeth and orthodontic braces.…NEWSLINK

Cosmetic Dentistry market will grow 22 Billion USD
PUNE, India: According to a new report published by market research firm MarketsandMarkets, the global cosmetic dentistry market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of 6.8 per cent from 2015 to 2020 to reach US$22.4 billion by 2020. The report discusses the key drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges for this market...LINK

Periodontitis as a Risk Factor of Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is defined as arterial walls becoming clogged up with fats, cholesterol and other substances. This build-up forms plaques that can burst and trigger a blood clot.
Periodontitis is a common, progressive disease that affects the supporting structures of the teeth, causing loss of attachment to the bone and often resulting in tooth loss. Porphyromonas gingivalis plays a major role in the development of periodontitis. NEWSLINK

Calcium transport to Enamel
A team of researchers led by Rodrigo Lacruz, MSc, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology at NYU College of Dentistry, has published a paper in Scientific Reports (5:15803) titled “Dental enamel cells express functional SOCE channels,” which reports the results of a study showing for the first time the mechanism of calcium transport essential in the formation of dental enamel. LINK

Manhunt launched for dentist, Dr Durga..part of con gang
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly cheating a housewife by promising to help her buy a state-built, low-cost home. The cops have also launched a manhunt for three family members of the accused, who played a vital role in conning the victim. All members of the family are highly qualified and played different roles when the crime unfolded. The arrested woman, Jaymala Kumbhare’s husband Satish works in a nationalised bank, son Tapan works in the Merchant Navy and daughter Durga is a dentist. – See more at

Are YOU guilty of damaging your Kid’s brain
Thompson explaining the CDC cover-up: “I regret that my coauthors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the journal Pediatrics. The omitted data suggested that African American males who received the MMR vaccine before age 36 months were at increased risk for autism.” —CDC Senior Vaccine Safety Scientist, Dr. William Thompson, through his lawyer, August 2014….FULL REPORT n Video

Bye Bye Dentistry
she was all set to become a dentist, but Namrata Sudhindra’s passion for yoga was the fork that led her to change course and in 2005 she exchanged her dental probes for yoga mats. Today, Sudhindra is a full-time yoga teacher and runs classes at the Smriti Nandan studio on Palace Road. She advices.. Pranayama is a great way to start and then move towards meditation. Doing this will make you more productive, focused, and help deal with lifestyle diseases. Personally, I go for some meditation to de- stress when I need to.” Bangalore Mirror

Finland calling
HELSINKI, Finland: From 19 to 21 November, the Finnish Dental Congress and Exhibition will once again convene Finland’s dental community at Messukeskus Helsinki, the city’s expo and convention centre. The event, being held for the 77th time and organised by Messukeskus together with the Finnish Dental Society Apollonia, will highlight the latest developments in industry, science and research.…LINK

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n 2008, the concept of the “single-file technique” was adopted by DENTSPLY International as a project in collaboration with eight international clinicians to produce a more optimal, dedicated, safe, unique reciprocating single file and to identify the most suitable unequal bidirectional angles with a motor system to generate this movement. The outcome was the launch of RECIPROC (VDW) in 2010 and WaveOne (Dentsply Maillefer) in 2011. As a result of continued research is the recent launch of WaveOne GOLD, a new generation of reciprocating files offering simplicity, safety and single use in shaping canals. Also See the NEW System- SILK Rotary System just released in India …CLICK FOR MORE

Oil Pulling can Naturally Whiten teeth
The oil acts as natural mouthwash or disinfectant and helps in removing stains, smoothening and cleaning your teeth. It strengthens your gums and teeth and makes it easier to remove plaque. “Oil pulling is a part of the Ayurvedic dental care regime that includes several other practices. The dincharya or everyday routine starts with using Datun from the tree bark to clean your teeth similar to brushing, followed by Jivaha Nirlekhan which means cleaning your tongue, then oil pulling and finally Dhumpan in which the gum from herbal plants like Guggulu and Shirish is burnt and the steam is inhaled for internal purification. In traditional Ayurveda, these were used to treat the imbalance of various doshas,” explains Dr. Ashutosh Gautam, Clinical Operations and Coordination Manager at Baidyanath….FULL ARTICLE

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Mechanism of bone loss ..
Receptors on bone cells activate bone loss in contact with bacteria that cause inflammation in patients resulting in loosening of the teeth, loosening dental and orthopaedic implants or arthritis. The discovery indicates that the so-called Toll-like receptors also play an important role in the formation of new bone. This according to a dissertation at Umeå University in Sweden. If the mechanism controlling new bone formation via these receptors can be revealed it could be used to recreate bone lost due to inflammatory processes...SCIENCE DAILY

All India entrance test platform launched
A release from Era Foundation said: “With the partnership between ComedK and ERA Foundation, the students seeking admission to post graduate studies in medical and dental courses for the academic year 2016-17 can write one examination, and either appear for counselling for admission conducted by ComedK for its member institutions, or apply directly to the private / deemed Universities that accept Uni-GAUGE scores. ..MORE HERE

Dentist taken off from the flight-Terror scare
November 13, 2015 : A Barbadian dentist who was pulled off an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport by armed officers after “suspicious item” triggered an alarm, and led to the delay as many as 50 flights, is now seeking legal advice. That “suspicious item” turned out to be a replacement cable for a Cavitron ultrasonic scaler ...MORE HERE

Big B s tips to Preity Zinta to make her dentist visit Easy-on Twitter
Amitabh is known to reply to celebs and other people despite being one of the biggest stars in the country today. Preity tweeted “It does not matter how brave you are or can be, it’s always terrifying going to the dentist. It’s the only thing that scares me. Bachaao”
Amitabh Bachchan indeed did find a way to save her from the pain as he wrote on Twitter “@realpreityzinta put the Tv on while on the chair .. watch an IPL game your team won, and before the winning run is scored, it shall be over”...MORE HERE

13 colleges fined Rs 20 lakh for each bogus admission
Maharashtra’s Pravesh Niyantran Samiti, a quasi-judicial body, has found that 13 reputed medical institutions have not followed the proper procedure while giving admissions to students and has fined them Rs 20 lakh for each student. Most of the institutions are run by senior politicians of the state.
Moreover, the Samiti has asked the government to withhold their affiliation for the coming academic year in case they failed to pay the penalty amount within four weeks.…NEWSLINK

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MBBS made in CHINA …now these doctors in India
NEW DELHI: Not just Chinese consumer products, India also receives thousands of “made in China” doctors. China is today the largest contributor of MBBS doctors to India followed by Russia, Ukraine and Nepal, according to data collated by the National Board of Examinations, which conducts Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) screening tests.
The FMGE is a voluntary entrance test introduced in 2002 as a qualifying exam for Indian students holding medical degrees from other countries and intending to practice medicine in India. The Medical Council of India (MCI) recognises this exam....NEWSLINK

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UK scientist decode physical complexities of glass ionomer cements
LONDON & ABERYSTWYTH, UK: While they have been improved over time, glass ionomer cements (GIC) are still lacking in toughness and other requisite properties to be considered the material of choice for permanent implants, for example. This could soon change, according to scientists from England and Wales, who have recently gained new insights into how the material sets inside the tooth in real time. Understanding these sweet points could have implications for creating more durable and longer-lasting fillings in the future....LINK

NY dentist made holes in condoms to spread HIV- Arrested
A criminal complaint prosecutors filed on Dr John Wolf also states that he is H.I.V.-positive and that, according to an informer, he said he had punctured holes in condoms “in an intentional attempt to spread the H.I.V. to his sexual partners.”
A drug dealer arrested at Kennedy International Airport in March told the authorities that he had been swapping methamphetamine for Dr. Wolf’s dentistry. The dealer also said that Dr. Wolf had shown him videos “of infants and toddlers being sexually abused by adults,”  FULL SHOCKING STORY

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The treatment consists of two antibiotics, ciprofloxacin and metronidazole, along with a dose of nitric oxide. These are encapsulated in an injectable, self-assembled “biomimetic” nanomatrix gel.
“The reason a tooth dies is due to lack of blood vessels,” Kaushik said. “By removing the infection and recruiting new blood vessels to the tooth, we believe we can rejuvenate it.” “We are currently evaluating the effectiveness of the nanomatrix gel on clinical samples from endodontic patients at the School of Dentistry,” Kaushik said, and they are beginning pilot animal studies. ..LEARN SINGLE VISIT ENDO

MDS courses on sick bed
The lone government dental college of the state, which is in Indore, may not get recognition for continuing the MDS courses due to delay in the affiliation process by the Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University.
In its recent meeting, the Dental Council of India (DCI) observed that recognition for the fourth batch at the college can’t be granted as it lacked affiliation. Meanwhile, Principal of college Dr Deshraj Jain said that they have provided the required dental chairs and other equipment and have already applied for the affiliation with the university….NEWSLINK

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Poor response for dentist posts
There are about 18 dentists enrolled for treating patients under the Aarogyasri in the private sector in the entire Telangana and close to 40 applications are said to be pending. Although the Trust authorities had relaxed the norms a wee bit to allow smaller hospitals/clinics to get empanelled, the response has been poor….LINK

One dose of Antibiotic can Damage your system for a year
Single course of antibiotics is strong enough to disrupt the normal makeup of microorganisms in the gut for up to a year, potentially leading to antibiotic resistance, says research published in mBio. The microorganisms in participants’ feces were severely affected by most antibiotics for months. In particular, researchers saw a decline in the abundance of health-associated species that produce butyrate, a substance that inhibits inflammation, cancer formation and stress in the gut.
The current study, led by Egija Zaura, PhD, an associate professor in oral microbial ecology at the Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, looked at 66 healthy adults from the UK and Sweden who were prescribed different antibiotics. ..NEWSLINK

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With more than 100,000 registered users across 160 countries, iCliniq boasts more than 1,000 doctors available for online consultations. Sehat’s founder Suresh Kanumuri says with more than 10,000 doctors, the portal is visited by 12,000 to 15,000 users every day. Delhi-based Lybrate, according to its co-founder, Saurabh Arora, is “larger than the largest healthcare facility in the country.” In July this year, the Delhi-based health portal that lets users consult a doctor on the phone, email and even WhatsApp secured Rs 67 crore from Ratan Tata ...NEWSLINK

Dentist in Kolkata get extortion calls
KOLKATA: Having a white collar job no longer protects you from extortionists in Kolkata. In the last month alone, there have been at least nine complaints of small-time goons threatening ordinary professionals – dentists, executives and the like – into paying up regular “protection money”, just as traders and realtors are forced to do. This is masked under the garb of “welfare tax”. In Sonarpur, dentist Prasenjit Biswas and his wife were brutally attacked in front of their nine-year-old daughter, allegedly because he refused to pay a “local development fee” of Rs 60,000 to a Trinamool leader. Biswas suffered fractures in his jaw and nasal bone, apart from cuts and bruises all over his body. Wife Champa landed in hospital with a clot in her brain, haemorrhage in both eyes and a fracture below her left eye. TOINEWS

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NEW Dental College to come up in Nizamabad dist.
HYDERABAD: The state government on Friday  sanctioned second dental college for Nizamabad district as a special case.
Tirumala Medical Academy Educational Society was accorded permission for establishment of Tirumala Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre in Bardipur village in Dichpally mandal in Nizamabad district. However, there is already one dental college Meghana Institute of Dental Sciences in the district. LINK
Dentist role in Sheena murder case
The dental samples provided by JJ’s anatomy team (labeled FM 579/15) and the skeletal remains exhumed by Khar police on August 28, 2015 (FM 578/15) were compared by Dr Freny Karjodkar, professor and head of department, oral medicine and radiology, Nair Dental College. In her report, dated September 5, 2015, she states: “All the teeth collected from JJ hospital do not belong to the maxilla and mandible of skeleton recovered by exhumation…” – MORE HERE

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Metal braces give way- to Alingners
HYDERABAD: Until recently, teens sporting metal braces to ‘correct’ the shape of their teeth was commonplace; but not anymore. Giving those ‘not-so-pretty’ looks a miss, the young lot is now taking to transparent dental aligners – made of plastic and customized to help ‘set’ the teeth – to make that perfect cut. And this despite their fancy price tags. While a regular pair of metal braces come for not more than Rs 20,000 (or less), these new-age aligners are priced at anywhere between Rs 60,000 and Rs 2 lakh. Duration of use: 3 to 48 months!…MORE HERE

Power of Robots in Orthodontics
Iintervention of robots possibly make orthodontic treatment more personal and precise – especially when the robots are overseas? Orthodontic specialist Asif Chatoo knows from experience that they do...MORE HERE

Andra CM inaugurates Dental Clinic
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a Dental Hospital in Vijayawada on Wednesday. He said that Dr Rajendra, Dr Vijay Srinivas and Dr Chakrapani, have unitedly come forward with Super Speciality Dental Hospital, with the incorporation of all modern technological equipments. – NEWS n Video
Dentist couple killed in helicopter crash
New Zealand: Last Saturday, the wreck of a helicopter was found in a crevasse on Fox Glacier, a glacier on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Although it is still unclear what caused the crash, the New Zealand Police have confirmed that the pilot and the six passengers died. On board the aircraft were a retired dentist from the UK and his wife.LINK

New York Calling
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry will present seven programs at the 2015 Greater New York Dental Meeting (Nov 27 to 2 Dec),  including several hands-on workshops. Founded in 1951, the AAID is the first professional organization in the world dedicated to implant dentistry. The academy’s mission is simple: To advance the science and practice of implant dentistry through education, research support and to serve as the credentialing standard for implant dentistry for the benefit of mankind…MORE HERE

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Functioning right under the nose of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and thriving by the dozen, ‘dental clinics’ along Sardar Mahal are perhaps one of the most blatant instances of quackery in the old city. The clinics are highly sought for dentures and teeth ext at LOW cost..HINDU NEWS

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Cad Cam world meet in Singapore
The event will be held from 3 to 5 December at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre and present the latest developments and innovations in the field..There will be overview of the use of digital technology in dentistry and its integration into treatment processes and the practice workflow. The organisers have invited prominent experts from around the world to Singapore to give presentations on a wide range of topics, including computer-guided implantology, intra-oral scanning, and smile design..LINK

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Bad teeth slow you down
Study published in Dental Traumatology, 66% of Brazilian basketball players surveyed reported that oral problems could “diminish their strength” during training and performance. They also expressed hesitation toward resuming time on the court after oral trauma. A 2011 study, published in Oral Medicine, found a correlation between poor oral health and proneness to injury (measured by the number of intrinsic injuries, i.e., muscle, ligament/tendon or bone) in Spanish soccer players...FULL PAPER

Dentist at YOUR Door
Nightingales Home Health Services (unit of Medwell Ventures) has launched its unique service of home dentistry in here today...LINK
Clove Dental, North India’s largest dental network, with over 60 clinics and 180 doctors, today announced the launch of Clove@Home, its home care initiative. Clove’s vision of becoming India’s preferred dental care provider is quickly becoming a reality, thanks to its proven ability to provide advanced, ethical and affordable dental care. Clove’s home care service reinforces its commitment to providing best-in-class dental care to those for whom accessibility is an issue, notably the elderly and infirm...NEWSLINK

Why this Goa Dentist donates breast milk
A dentist by profession, Amber felt a change in perspective after donating milk. She had grumbled about her over-supply until she met mothers who burst out crying in gratitude. These were parents of sick babies to mothers who were fighting cancer and undergoing chemotherapy....MORE HERE
Time to STOP new BDS admissions
There was one private dental college in 1966 but now we have a total of 310, with 292 privately owned, with high intake capacity of almost 25000 new dental students annually. This is All in the making of “The Great Unemployment Crisis”…FULL ARTICLE

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Is your FITNESS trainer Fit enough ?
Shreya Jain, then a 27-year-old dentist, decided it was time she improve her health and hire a personal trainer. Her random assortment of exercises, she realised, was just not going to be enough. “Two months and 24 sessions later, I was a lot less rich and only a kilo or two lighter,” says a still-grumpy Shreya…What was WRONG, find out...CLICK HERE

Dentist goes Fishing
Angling competitions are very famous in foreign countries and in several states of India where it is emerging as a popular sport. Dr Rajaram Naik, dentist by profession and angler by passion from past four decades, said “I started angling from childhood and every weekend used to go to Maravoor for the activity with other anglers to catch some fish..NEWSLINK

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Dry mouth solution
These protective nutrients are now in a soft chew called BasicBites. Arginine, a common amino acid, nourishes the beneficial pH-raising bacteria.
Just two chews a day can help dry mouth sufferers maintain their enamel health. Recommended by leading dental professionals, BasicBites contain 20 calories each and are available exclusively online. ..MORE HERE

DCI Prez gives award to Telgu Dentist
Anupama Ivaturi, the girl from Hyderabad was chosen as the best among post graduates in India in the branch of Public Health Dentistry at the 20th National Conference held at Manipal recently, and the award was presented by the President of the Dental Council of India, Dr. Dibyendu Majumdar....HINDU NEWS

Massive raids on quacks
Hyderabad: As many as 107 persons were taken into custody by the South Zone Police for illegally running clinics and providing medical treatment to the public. Rizwan-ur-Rahman, was found practising BDS although he dropped out during 1st year BDS course in 2008. He does not have valid certificates and the registration with the Dental Council of India…>TOI NEWS

Dentist committed suicide after deep brain stimulation
This was the case when cure became the killer. NSW dental prosthetist Kenneth Mawby took his own life after the Deep Brain Stimulation surgery made him impulsive and paranoid.
His widow Cherie said the surgery that was meant to give him a better quality of life ended up costing it. The day he killed himself Mr Mawby told her: “I’m never going to be better, this is worse than before.” The $125,000 surgery was hailed a breakthrough in treating the Parkinson’s disease which affects walking, writing, speech and motor skills but patients aren’t being warned of the deadly side effects….NEWSLINK

Nanodiamonds Found To Strengthen Dental Fillings
Diamonds are said to be a girl’s best friend, and it turns out that they could be a pretty strong ally in everyone’s dental health – although don’t go racing to Tiffany’s just yet, as these diamonds are so small, they are invisible to the naked eye. In yet another case of ‘tiny but mighty’ it is the time for nanodiamond to take to the (microscope) stage. Often overshadowed in the nanotechnology world by its siblings, carbon nanotubes and graphene, dusty fragments of diamond have now found a use in the world of dentistry...FORBES News

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Dental hygienist pays tributes to 9/11, 26/11 and Paris attack victims
Harwinder Singh Gill dental hygienist created miniature versions of Eiffel Tower, The Taj in Mumbai and the World Trade Center, with the dates of attacks mentioned at the bottom. The artist created the piece in one week, “I used paper, fabric and wood to create the miniature model and it comes with a message that everyone stands united against the acts of terrorism around the world,” ...MORE HERE

Dentist stabs husband to death in Maharashtra
Nagpur, Nov 30 (PTI) A woman dentist allegedly stabbed her husband to death following some domestic quarrel in the city, police said today.
The accused, Dr. Twinkle (40), allegedly stabbed her husband Ravikant Madhukar Ukey (42), who worked as pathology technician, with a sharp knife yesterday at Uday Nagar in Hudkeshwar area of Nagpur after the duo had a fight over some issue, they said.
Ravikant, who sustained multiple stomach injuries in the attack by his wife and was bleeding profusely, was rushed to a private nursing home where he died.
The woman was subsequently arrested and booked under section 302 (murder) of the IPC, police said, adding that the couple used to have frequent fights since some time. NEWSLINK

Forgotten …Time to learn Medical ethics
UNESCO has launched a campaign to teach bioethics to the faculty of universities of health sciences, medical and dental colleges and institutes of nursing and allied health sciences across the state. A three-day workshop signalling the launch of the drive commenced at Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (UHS) here today…MORE HERE

Meet the world s largest dental manufacturer
SALZBURG, Austria/YORK, Penn., USA: DENTSPLY International and Sirona Dental Systems announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement. It is expected that the new company will be the world’s leading manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, having the largest sales and service infrastructure in the global dental industry with about 15,000 employees across the world. NEWSLINK

In this Dental clinic Dog calms the patient
Bailey is a certified therapy dog, a canine trained to provide comfort and affection. He will eventually train to be a service dog and provide help to people with disabilities.
“He is very outgoing and friendly,” Boudry said. “He is even more than I hoped for and is the type of dog you just immediately fall in love with.”
In order to incorporate 7-year-old Bailey into the office, which opened in May 2014 at 10 Forest Ave., Boudry sought approval and licensing from the Wisconsin Dental Association...MORE HERE

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Oral consequences of methamphetamine abuse
A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Program have published new findings that provide conclusive evidence of disproportionately high rates of dental disease in methamphetamine abusers...MORE HERE

Have you heard about prescription addiction
Yes. People who abuse prescription drugs—that is, taking them in a manner or a dose other than prescribed, or taking medications prescribed for another person—risk addiction and other serious health consequences. ..LINK

TN dentist accused of rape, stabbing arrested
KNOXVILLE — A Sevierville dentist accused of raping and stabbing a woman outside an East Knoxville motel has been arrested in Minnesota.Dr. David William Gary, 47, was taken into custody about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Olmsted County, Minn...NEWSLINK

Asst prof of dental college short listed for nomination to IAS

Dr Puneet Girdhar, assistant professor in government dental college, Amritsar has been shortlisted for  Punjab cadre of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS)…NEWSLINK

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Indian-American elected to top Association for Dental Research
An Indian-American doctor and professor of dental sciences has been elected vice-president of the prestigious International Association for Dental Research (IADR), a media release said today.
Rena N D’Souza, an alumni of Government Dental College – University of Bombay, is currently serving as the professor of dental sciences, neurobiology & anatomy, and pathology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. MORE HERE

How this Dentist invests in stock market
But not all women investors have long-term targets like Burla. Ekta Sharma, a 31-year old dentist in Delhi, likes to keep small achievable shortterm targets while investing. A string of wrong F&O bets -advised by a broker – opened gaping holes in Sharma’s equity portfolio last year. This has left Sharma disenchanted with equities in general and stock advisors in particular.
“I’m not a fan of equities anymore; I invest more in agricommodities. I don’t do complex stuff… My target is to make `2,000-`3,000 from trading every day,” Sharma said. “Do not rely too much on advisors while investing. Do your own research; devote more time to understand market ..MORE HERE

Chopped body parts: Expert docs to verify age ..Dentist on the pannel..”An orthopedic surgeon, radiologist and dentist will be part of the panel,” added Singh. ..LINK 

USE Toothpaste with Caffeine to energize your mornings .. NEWSLINK

Faculty competence, Council sends them back to classroom
Medical faculty members in Bihar will go back to classrooms, as students, after almost two to three decades.
MCI has prepared a revised basic course for medical education and made it mandatory for faculty members to undergo its training. Those who do not complete it by January 1, 2017, will be de-rostered, says the MCI advisory.…NEWSLINK

STOP Drill n Fill Dentistry- says NEW research
“It’s unnecessary for patients to have fillings because they’re not required in many cases of dental decay,” he said. “However, 50 years of research studies have shown that decay is not always progressive and develops more slowly than was previously believed.
“A tooth should only be drilled and filled where an actual hole in the tooth [cavity] is already evident,” he said. The study was published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology on Monday. NEWSLINK

Ideal implant positioning
Study recently found that actual and planned implant positions varied significantly. Errors in computer-guided implant surgery are caused by either the operator during surgery or the surgical template preoperatively. In order to evaluate the effect of surgical templates on the accuracy of implant placement, jaws from 16 patients were scanned using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Fifty-three implants were planned in a virtual 3-D environment, of which 35 were placed in the mandible and 18 in the maxilla...FULL PAPER
Myth of Easy root canal treatment
You often hear many dentists say  “I only do root canals on incisors and premolars. I refer out the molar teeth, because I only like to treat the easy ones.” If we can agree that all root canal treatment is associated with a certain degree of skill and precision in spite of perceived ease of treatment, I think it is fair to say there are no easy root canals…WHY else SO many incisors fail and go for apicoectomy…LEARN Proper RCT Today

How to avoid Endodontic irrigation accidents
The final efficiency of endodontic disinfection will depend upon both chemical and physical effectiveness. It is important to realise that even the most powerful irrigant will be of no use if it cannot penetrate the apical portion of the root canal, interact with the root canal wall and exchange frequently within the root canal system. Fluid dynamics studies on apical negative-pressure irrigation have demonstrated maximum apical penetration of the irrigant, without any irrigant extrusion. smaller-diameter needles (28- or 30-gauge) have been recommended for root canal irrigation. Ideally, in a canal enlarged to size 30 or 35 and taper 0.04 or 0.06, an open-ended needle should be placed 2 or 3 mm short of the WL to ensure adequate irrigant exchange and high wall shear stress, while reducing the risk of extrusion…MORE ON ENDO irrigation……. LINK2

Medical council files chargesheet against 4 pathologists
Lab technicians, and not pathologists, sign reports. dna found this illegal practice rampant in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, and Borivli. Sources from MMC said, “If the MMC ethical committee has decided to file a chargesheet, it means prima facie the panel found some manipulation....MORE HERE

Dental student commits suicide
Solan, Dec 13 (UNI)A 26-year-old student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with the fan at his house in industrial township of Baddi, police said.
Baddi Superintendent of Police Basher Singh Chauhan today said the preliminary investigations revealed that the youth, identified as Ritvik Tiwari, was studying in IIIrd year of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in a local dental college. NEWSLINK

58% Decay in school kids
As many as 58% of children studying at eight Delhi government-run schools suffer from dental caries, or tooth decay, a recent survey has revealed. “Students in government-run schools have equal access to fast food such as burgers, fries and chips. These are mostly refined food. They get stuck to the tooth and convert into acidic substances quickly causing the decay. Many children who missed classes due to the oral health issues...MORE HERE
Round the clock free dental service launched on Dec 12 in Hyd
24 X 7 access to dental advice overphone is currently a free service being offered to every healthcare seeker as part of the Desismiles Pro-Active Dental Wellness Program launched in Hyderabad in December 12th 2015, by DesiMD Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, a unit of Hygiea Solutions LLC, USA. The online initiative was envisioned by Dr Ajay Potluri, a Canadian-based Implantologist of Indian origin; with the aim of assistingevery dental and general healthcare seeker achieve optimum general health through good oral health. By preventing oral diseases, the economic burden of high costs of extensive dental procedures gets reduced substantially. MORE HERE
DesiSmile has also launched Cheap packages “Dental Suraksha” starting at Rs 499

MDS Entrance deferred
The entrance examination for admission to postgraduate dental courses in the state, scheduled on January 3, 2016, has been postponed. The revised examination date and notification of details for the online application will be announced in due course, a statement from the office of the commissioner of entrance examinations said here on Friday.
However, the other entrance examinations scheduled on the day (January 3) for admission to other postgraduate medical degree/diploma courses in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode will be held as per schedule….LINK

Pre RCT pain leads to more anesthesia failure

The current study focused on the lower teeth of more than 175 adults in India. These patients were rated as having mild, moderate, or severe pain in one lower-jaw molar before their root canal. All were given a standard local anesthetic. The injection was considered a failure if the patient continued to feel pain during the root canal procedure.  The authors found that the amount of pain presurgery affected the successfulness of the anesthesia. Patients with more pain before the root canal were more likely to feel pain during the procedure. In the study, 33% of patients with mild pain before the root canal felt no pain or only mild pain during the procedure, but only 16% of patients with severe pain had a painless surgery….NEWSLINK …….Article LINK

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Mumbai Dentist arrested for unnatural sex with dentist wife
A dentist has been arrested by the Meghwadi police for harassing his wife, also a dentist, for dowry and having unnatural sex with her. His parents too have been booked for harassment. The couple tied the knot in July last year after meeting on a matrimonial portal in 2013.
According to the police, before the marriage, the in-laws of the woman, who is from Jogeshwari, had demanded Rs 51 lakh cash, gold ornaments, clothes for relatives, wedding ceremony at a five-star hotel and air tickets for guests flying in from across the country....TOI NEWS

Dentist duped of Rs 15 Laks
Dr. Hasmukh Kakkar, an Andheri based dentist was allegedly duped for Rs 15 lakh by an employee over a period of a year. The Panchavati police booked Ghansham Jadhav for the crime on Friday, the accused was a marketing manager with the company that makes artificial teeth. For the past one year the accused allegedly forged documents and billed some of the clients of the company with fake bills and pocketed the cash under the name of the dental company.
Dr. Hasmukh Kakkar has a number of dental labs is Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Gujarat and Nashik under the banner of 5YW dental labs was the victim of the crime....TOI NEWS

Bracket-less fixed orthodontics …
Many simple corrections can be done by this simple technique which even a general dentist can do .…CLICK HERE

Also Read -VERY INTERESTING – WHY doctors are greater than Yama––CLICK HERE

Maxillofacial surgeon can harvest bone and graft
In reply to a RTI query DCI has clarified that as per the revised MDS regulations 2007 oral and maxillo
facial surgeon is eligible to harvest grafts and free flaps from distant sites like fibula, illum, raial forarm etc…COPY OF REPLY below
Dentist Maya will debut in Movie Darling-2
Dentist-turned-actress Maya, who is making her debut in the horror film Darling-2 (Tamil), will next be seen in a romantic comedy titled Ka. The film is directed by newcomer RK and has Kayal’s Chandran as the male lead. She calls her entry into films an accident,”My best friend had sent my pictures to the makers of Darling-2. I got an audition call from them. NEWSLINK
This dentist is a superbiker
Helmets, gloves, jackets, padded ones that cover the chest, back, arms, shoulders, elbow to protect the riders are must-haves. “Then there are riding trousers, boots and scala, which is a bluetooth device that is fixed to the helmet to help communicate with other riders,” says Khanna, who is a dentist by profession. LINK

Research find a way to literally–multiply teeth
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, working with colleagues from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, have found a way to — literally — multiply teeth. In mice, they were able to extract teeth germs — groups of cells formed early in life that later develop into teeth, split them into two, and then implant the teeth into the mice’s jaws, where they developed into two fully functional teeth. LINK

Retirement age increased for Dental college teachers
हरियाणा सरकार ने हेल्थ यूनिवर्सिटी रोहतक के डेंटल कॉलेज की फैकल्टी की रिटायरमेंट उम्र की सीमा को बढ़ा दिया है। सीएम मनोहर लाल खट्टर ने डेंटल कॉलेज में कार्यरत फैकल्टी (दंत संकाय) की रिटायरमेंट उम्र 62 से बढ़ाकर 65 वर्ष कर दी है।
राज्य सरकार के प्रवक्ता ने बताया कि सीएम खट्टर ने रोहतक पीजीआई में संचालित डेंटल कॉलेज में रिटायरमेंट की आयु सीमा में वृद्धि को मंजूरी दे दी है।...MORE HERE

Pathankot Martyr is Hubby of the Dentist (our heart felt prayers)
Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan Kumar’s (Husband of Dr KG Radhika, a dentist) body will today be taken from Bengalaru to his home town Palakkad in Kerala, where last rites are expected to be performed tomorrow morning for the NSG commando who was martyred in Pathankot on Sunday. He was married only 45 dasys back..MORE HERE

Govt launches free dentures scheme
A good one year after its launch, the State government’s ambitious Danta Bhagya scheme — to provide free dentures to senior citizens with complete tooth loss — has barely reached 1,000 people.Lack of awareness about the scheme among people, delay in disbursement of funds to dental colleges, apart from some technical glitches, are said to be the main reasons for the slow progress. The Health Department is now planning a massive awareness camp simultaneously in all districts on January 8, where people will not just be screened but also provided with dentures on the spot. MORE HERE

Tamilnadu fascinates this Swiss Dentist
Swiss national Dr Stephan Gottet, a dentist with a keen interest in history and archaeology, has spent over three years studying the ancient sacred groves and village gods of Tamil Nadu. The results of Dr. Gottet’s work will be published as a 364-page German book Heilige Haine – Blicke auf Mysthische Tongfiguren Sudindiens (Sacred groves: Views on Mythical Clay Figures in Southern India) , in March 2016...MORE HERE

41 per cent of BDS students fail exam
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) today declared the result of final year exit exam of BDS students of 15 dental colleges in the state. Of the 487 students, who wrote the final year exit exam of BDS last month, 289 passed. While the pass percentage is 59.34 this time, it was 82 per cent in 2014 and 78 per cent in 2013. LINK

Hall of Shame..MDS /Prof even writing MIDA in degrees ?
Dentist beaten, clinic damaged after molestation

To read full news and see pic of dentist and clinic damage .…CLICK HERE

RCT file swallowed by patient at Dental college…removed after surgery..clinic on pic below to read

Cheap dentistry…Shameful…Who will act against this shame

Sure remedies in Homeopathy can help you in teeth and body…CLICK HERE

Dental Student is now MISS Bihar
Patna: Piyush Varsha of Patna walked away with the Miss Bihar 2015 title at a function held at the Sri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna last Tuesday…..LINK

DCI makes it mandatory to set up public health dept for all 310 dental colleges....CLICK HERE

The Year That was: Introspecting dentistry in India….2015 how was it for dentistry…LINK

Dental Student alleges sexual exploitation by college Chairman
BR Ambedkar Dental college student has made allegations of sexual harassment/favors in lieu of passing in a subject. She claims  to have video of the same act. Allegations have been denied by College Chairman Raghvendra Narayan Rai..See CLIP BELOW, CLICK to enlarge
India heading to Top spot for PORN capital of world
The verdict is out. Ban or no ban, India is watching more porn than ever. In 2015, India knocked out Canada to grab the third position — after the US and Britain — in visiting one of the world’s largest adult websites PornHub. In its annual review of how people around the world watch porn, PornHub found that while the US added 11 seconds to their average time spent on watching porn, India — at 9 minutes 30 seconds — recorded a higher average time with a one-minute increase in the duration of each visit…NEWSLINK
Sunny Leone most searched in India ….LINK
Bite mark analysis can lead to false conviction
Forensic science is a vital crime-fighting tool in today’s criminal justice system. But it can also lead to false convictions, according to H. David Sheets, PhD. Landmark research by the Canisius College physics professor proves that bite-mark analysis is “far from an exact science.”..MORE HERE

Healthmantra undergoes revamp…Have a look ...CLICK HERE

Tooth pain in stomach leads to surgery
An Indian teenager was rushed to hospital with chronic stomach pains only to discover he had had 2.5kg parasitic “twin” living inside him.
18-year-old Narendra Kumar from the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India is one of only 200 people in the world who have been diagnosed with “foetus in fetu” – a rare condition where one twin is absorbed by the other through the umbilical cord during early pregnancy but continues to live inside. They had removed a mass of “hair, teeth, a poorly developed head, a bony structure of chest and spine with lots of yellowish amniotic like fluid in the sac ..PIC AND LINK

Dentist Spends 15 Years Living Isolated in a Forest
Aleksandar Pirivatric, a 50-year-old Serbian dentist, appeared in the city of Belgrade last Saturday, after spending the last 15 years concealed deep in the forest of Krusna Gora, in the Czech Republic.
Aleksandar used to be a renowned oral surgeon in the Czech city of Teplice, but the Serb couldn’t legally reside in either country because he had no documents. So at one point, he ended his practice and took to the forest for nearly a decade and a half, visiting the nearby city from time to time, for supplies. His bizarre story was finally discovered by Peter Silva, a Czech professor who befriended him after noticing his regular presence on the outskirts of Teplice...MORE HERE

Former VC of Manipal University writes this path breaking article..Why We fall ILL

Video Dentist Consultations launched in India
DesiSMILES.com, an 18-month old online dental services facilitator has devised a brilliant way of avoiding travel, saving time, planning treatment and cutting down on costs for a dentist’s consultation; all from the comfort of your own chair! Free video consultation with a dentist is being offered to every healthcare seeker from January 2016, by DesiMD Healthcare Pvt. Ltd...NEWSLINK

Dentists pull teeth by hundreds on mission trips
We extracted over 600 teeth while we were there. Most people had at least two extractions, and I extracted 28 teeth from one woman.” She said going on mission trips to Third World countries is an education.“I am more grounded as an individual and I have learned so much about true compassion. I now find that in my life I desire less because I need less. Those are good qualities.” During the past 20 years, she has been to Vietnam, Guatemala, China, Costa Rica and Honduras. She has been to some countries more than once. FULL STORY

NRI doctors now perceive India as better place to work- planning to come back home
Ramesh Mehta, GAPIO vice-president and president of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO), told The Hindu that not just retired doctors but even young medical graduates are finding India a better place to work.
Dr. Mehta is in the city to participate in the 6th International Conference of GAPIO. Nearly 50,000 of the 1.2 million Indian doctors in the world are in the U.K. and 15,000 of these are retiring soon, he said.
Agreeing that it was a sort of “reverse brain drain”, he said young graduates are seeing bigger opportunities in India...MORE HERE

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Indian dentist wins top honor in Australia
A Kerala dentist settled in Melbourne has been honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia. Dr. Sajeev Koshy was given the award for his service to dentistry in Victoria, Australia.
Dr. Koshy, who has served as the president of the Kerala Dental Council, president of the Indian Dental Association, was honoured on the Australia Day Awards 2016, by the Governor General of Australia.
Koshy is currently the head of the endodontics at the Royal Melbourne Dental Hospital, which is the teaching hospital for the University of Melbourne.
Dr. Koshy has received many awards for his services to the community, However, the highest civilians honour of Australia is the biggest award he could get.MORE HERE

Dental colleges are big violators of rules
As per DCI there are 276 private dental colleges in India. Contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) are mandatory for those earning up to Rs. 15,000 a month in all organisations with 20 or more employees. Of the 276 private dental colleges, nearly 117 have not yet registered themselves with the EPFO, while 17 have defaulted on employees’ PF contributions after their enrolment.
“All offices are requested to verify the level of compliance by dental colleges in their jurisdiction and take action against those who have failed to comply with the law,” the memo said, calling for an action-taken report from PF offices by the first week of February. MORE HERE

Chennai Provident Fund Commissioner Arrested
A Regional Commissioner of Employees Provident Fund Organisation and six others were on Monday arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chennai in an alleged bribery case involving a Saveetha Group of Institutions….LINK NEWS

BDS not finished in 14 years..Visa denied
But after the court received information that the student who had got admission for the B.D.S. course at the Vakkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, in 2002, had overstayed and is still completing his degree for the past 14 years (the outer limit to complete the dentistry course is eight years), has now refused to extend his visa.MORE HERE

Lady dies after medication from Dentist..See image clip below

There is no sweet tooth..scientist say
It’s actually our brain’s desire for readily available calories – not sweetness – that creates a desire for sugars, according to the study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience...MORE HERE

Psychedelic Bacteria Living on Your Teeth
Like every other surface of your body, your mouth is teeming with a panoply of bacteria. It’s a thought most of us try to keep buried in the backs of our minds, but a new study shows that the tiny communities flourishing between your molars can be quite pretty. In a kaleidoscopic nightmare-fuel sort of way...LINK 

Dentist accepts job as a bus conductor in Gujrat..See Gujrat News paper clipping below

Dubai Calling
Endodontic Summit will take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Dubai hotel in the United Arab Emirates. Aimed at updating participants about the latest in endodontic treatment, an unparalleled series of lectures and workshops will be held by global opinion leaders in the field..MORE HERE

Quicker and faster Orthodontic Treatment technique
Various techniques have been proposed to accelerate tooth movement and shorten orthodontic treatment time. Most require surgical intervention, lessening their acceptance by patients and clinicians.As an alternative, low-level light therapy (LLLT), also known as photobiomodulation (PBM), has recently been developed as a noninvasive method of accelerating orthodontic tooth movement. Accelerated treatment is advantageous not only for patients who may be concerned about treatment duration, but also for those who are unable to attend frequent orthodontic appointments...FULL PAPER

The Gurgaon lady dentist who is a super-biker
Dr Neharika Yadav was the only female motorbike rider to participate in the JK Super Bike Cup last year. She enjoys thrill of riding at 265km/hour, Needless to say, she is among the rare breed of female bike racers in the country...MORE HERE

PG students Get selected to Govt job
The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) issued an advertisement for recruitment to the posts of 211 Dental Surgeons in the Group A (Junior) category of the Odisha Medical Service (Dental) cadre and conducted examination for the purpose. But it called only 152 candidates for counselling by not even publishing the test results of the rest 59 applicants leading to suspicion in public.
The OPSC, sources said, has even selected Post-Graduate (PG) students for the posts of Dental Surgeons…MORE HERE

Needle-Free Method To Deliver Anaesthesia to dental patients
Scientists have found a new method to deliver anaesthesia using a tiny electric current instead of a needle. The advance could help improve dental procedures, save money and avoid contamination and infection, researchers said.
“Needle-free administration could save costs, improve patient compliance, facilitate application and decrease the risks of intoxication and contamination,” said Renata Fonseca Vianna Lopez, from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.…NEWSLINK

Health and Sex connection...MORE HERE

BBC story on India s street dentists...MORE HERE

Fixers can Fix anything in your college
An investigative report published this week by NDTV has found continued wide-spread corruption with inspection of medical colleges by the present MCI which is still under control of disgraced ex-MCI president, Dr. Ketan Desai...FULL REPORT

Will DCI still allow Her to attend meetings
Dr Revathi s membership to DCI is null and void with immediate effect after order of Manipur Governor, WHY doubts about this order s implementation..?..see below
Have you planned for meetings out of India for 2016
We have put all dental conf in exotic places in one place so that you can make your plans for 2016…CLICK HERE

College has no right to hold original certificates in lieu of fee payment
Joseph sought from the college his original documents as he was not in a position to continue the course. When the college refused, he approached VTU which directed the college to return his documents. When it was not done, he approached the HC. Justice AS Bopanna heard the case. Court ruled that the college may recover the money legally but not by refusing to return his original marks cards and certificates. It directed the college to return it immediately...MORE HERE

How Pressure Changes During SCUBA Diving Affect Teeth
I was surprised to find that many of them had teeth problems in the course of their dives. As a diver I was relieved; as a dentist I was intrigued. I looked through dental research literature to find some information on this topic, but there were no studies that answered my questions.” It’s important for the diver and his or her dentist to be aware of these changes and their effects in order to provide the best treatment.”..NEWSLINK

Health ministry clears common entrance test
In a significant move, Union Health Minister J P Nadda has approved the Medical Council of India’s recommendation for an amendment to the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act that will empower it to hold a nationwide common medical entrance test. The health ministry has prepared a draft cabinet note to be circulated among the ministries. -NEWSLINK

Syndrome patient gets teeth in one day
Ms Savita age 21yrs (named changed) not only got her smile back but also had a life changing experience. Suffering from a rare disease ” Papillon Lefevre Syndrome” she lost all her teeth at the age of 15yrs. She has been using removable dentures with serious functional, social and psychological handicap. Prof Paulo Malo of Portugal and Dr Prem Nanda of Pune gave her teeth in ONE day. Malo clinic  has world presence and has tied up with Nanda clinic in Pune..NEWSLINK

Green-Tooothpaste with plant-based dye
On the first test day, everyone brushed with the control toothpaste. At a follow-up visit seven to 10 days later, the people who brushed with Plaque HD had a 51.3% reduction in plaque compared with the first visit, while those brushing with the control paste had only an 8.3% reduction. MORE HERE

Manipur Governor replaces Dr Revathi
Order says Dr Revati has not registered herself with the Manipur state Dental regn tribunal and has not rendered service to tribunal till date. Therefore Governor of Manipur is pleased to replace Dr Revathi by Prof M Angouba Singh, Head of Dept of Dentistry, JN Inst of Med sci, Porompat, Imphal, Manipur with immediate effect. See order copy below

Central Govt Nominates DCI member
Central Govt has nominated Dr Maneklal Mathurdas Patel of Ahmedabad as DCI member, CLICK TO SEE ORDER

Death sentence to killers of Dentist son
Nagpur District and Sessions Court on Thursday awarded double death penalty to both the perpetrators for kdinapping and diabolical murder of eight-year-old Yug son of dentist Dr Mukesh Chandak in September 2014 that had sparked off huge outrage across the city...NEWSLINK

Money stolen from Dentist Car
Gang stole a bag containing Rs 90,000 from the car of Yusuf Kaizer Chunawala’s (43) car at Koregaon Park after breaking one of the windows. The incident place between 7.40pm and 11pm on Convent Street. Chunawala is a professor at Rangoonwala Dental College in Camp and works as a dentist in a clinic on M G Road...NEWLINK

Now align without of braces
Align Technology, Inc announced that the Invisalign system is now commercially available in India and that the Company has shipped its first Invisalign cases to Indian orthodontists. Invisalign system is now commercially available in India and that the Company has shipped its first Invisalign cases to Indian orthodontists. Align is training doctors in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh, and Chennai, and will expand into Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Calcutta, and Cochin over the coming months. LINK
“Invisalign treatment uses our unique SMARTForce technology to create a series of custom-made removable aligners for patients,” Julie Tay, Vice-President and Managing Director, Align Technology said at Mumbai. ...NEWSLINK

Dental chain gets funding
Free3 Healthcare Pvt Ltd, which runs a dental clinic chain under the Smile Merchants brand, has received an undisclosed amount in follow-on investment from impact investor Unitus Seed Fund. The money will be used to expand operations in Tier II and III cities, Unitus said in a statement…LINK

Two best occupations in America this year are orthodontist and dentist..LINK

MDS arrested for stealing gold chain
Coimbatore. Police arrested a dentist who stole gold chain of a lady. It was Jobi (33), wife of Biju Thomas from Changanacherry whose gold chain was taken by Dr. Pradeep (36) , Shivaji colony, Edayar palayam main road. Jobi and family were returning after visiting Velankanni by Ernakulam tea garden express.
After midnight on Monday, when the train reached Tirupur, Pradeep snatched the chain worth 2 sovereign gold from Jobi’s neck while she was sleeping. After 1.30 am when the train reached Coimbatore, Pradeep was trying to escape when CRF confronted him and recovered the gold chain hidden in his clothes. He was handed over to the Railway Police, presented to the court and jailed. Pradeep is an MDS degree older.
Dental clinic chain raid- 13 arrested
NATIONAL Police fraud squad officers have arrested 13 members of the board of directors of one of Spain’s largest dentist chains.
They were said to have been demanding their branches to pay them in cash, stashing it in tax havens in Switzerland and Luxembourg, and then using it to buy luxury cars and other assets without declaring it to the tax authorities.
Vitaldent was launched in 1997 and has over 350 branches on high streets throughout the country, but its board of directors is based in the Greater Madrid region…MORE HERE

Colgate launches pain out
Colgate has created a completely new segment of “express tooth pain relief” with the launch of their innovative new product “Pain Out”. Now you need to apply just one drop directly on the tooth which is paining to get express symptomatic relief.
Tooth pain is one of the most common Dental problems and a recent study* conducted to assess attitudes towards dental care showed that 37%* of people have suffered from tooth ache in the past six to 12 months. Moreover, a whopping 62%* suffer from tooth ache at least once a week. Yet, 47%* of the people have never visited a dentist. NEWSLINK
College ‘forcing’ alumni membership: Students
BDS students of Aurangabad Govt Dental College are worried over a new diktat from the authorities asking them to become members of the alumni association for getting their internship completion certification.
The students, most of them from drought-affected areas of the region, allege that they are being forced to either pay Rs 1,000 as annual membership or Rs 5,000 for life-time membership...MORE HERE

College withdraws diktat after students threaten strike...CLICK HERE

WHY single visit RCT ? Are you still torturing your patients ?
100% of the selected Level B studies reported no significant differences between single- and multiple-visit treatments. This study concluded that there is evidence to confirm there is no difference between the two different treatments (single vs multiple visit) ..LINK   Master Single Visit RCT NOW

Free Cleft camp held
Mission Smile, a non-profit organisation, in association with Muthoot Pappachan Foundation has taken the task of spreading awareness and identifying the patients from impoverished background for the reconstructive surgery. Taking help from the New Medical Centre, free surgeries are being conducted at the hospital to children and adults with cleft lip and cleft palate. LINK

Brain researchers demonstrate the importance of oral health in stroke …CLICK HERE

MDS courses get push by GOI ?
Earlier, students were only interested in doing MBBS but now a days the mindset has changed and students are deliberately opting for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).(so said DCI member)
Not many students opt for non-clinical courses because job opportunities are limited to teaching only while clinical branches have a lucrative option of practice,” Union Health Ministry is looking at increasing the seats in MDS courses across India like MBBS seats. Recently, out of 41 recommendations received from the DCI, 25 applications of MDS course in respect of 15 dental colleges have been recommended for permission for the academic year 2016-17...MORE HERE

Dental Council of India Recruitment 2016
Dental Council of India invited application from eligible candidate for 17 Lower Division Clerk and other posts. Interested and eligible candidates can send their application in the prescribed format within 30 days from the date of advertisement published in the employment news...LINK

Bite mark evidence should no longer be admitted in court cases
A Texas forensic science commission has recommended that bite mark evidence should no longer be admitted in court cases. LINK
The decision comes after Steven Mark Chaney, a Dallas man, was freed from prison last fall when the court agreed that bite mark evidence used to convict him of murder was bogus.
“The implication now is that if anybody tries to bring bite mark evidence into the courtroom they’re going to cite the Texas commission decision,” says Peter Bush, an expert in forensic dentistry at the University of Buffalo’s South Campus Instrument Center….MORE ON BBC NEWS

Dentist with terror links
A dentist allegedly linked to militant group Al Qaeda as well as Safoora Goth terrorist Saad Aziz was arrested after an encounter early on Sun-day, Preedy police station officials said. Preedy police booked suspect Dr Usman in two cases pertaining to attacking police and possession of illegal weapons.
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eCligner ..Superior to Invisalign
Each step of the treatment consists of three aligners of different thickness which to be worn in weekly intervals. The applied layer thicknesses are 0.5 mm (soft), 0.62 mm (medium) and 0.75 mm (hard). The use of varying layer thicknesses is one of the essential differences of eCligner® to other products. Clinical studies brought evidence that the use of soft aligners at the beginning of a treatment phase is of decisive importance.
They also handover hard models of each step to dentist, so in case of any damage to any aligner by patient, dentist can just form a new one in his lab. ..MORE HERE

Treat all types of cases with Aligners..will they kill Lingual Appliance?
When aligners were first introduced to the market, there were some limitations and we could only treat mild malocclusions. However, aligner therapy has come of age and is now a genuine appliance system with which we can treat the majority of malocclusions...LINK

PG Entrance held online for first time
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, for the first time conducted the postgraduate medical entrance test for 393 seats online today.
In this entrance test for admission to PG medical/dental (MD/MS, MDS) and Ultrasonography courses, 2,126 MBBS doctors appeared at five centres all over the state...NEWSLINK

Dental clinic participates in Maldives expo
India began Friday its first ever health expo in Maldives in a bid to ramp up the regional superpower’s assistance to its island neighbour in order to strengthen its ailing health sector.
This marks the first health expo India is holding in the Maldives, with the participation of 18 hospitals of India, including famous names such as Apollo Hospitals, Ananthapuri Hospitals, Manipal Hospitals, NU Hospitals and Rajan Dental. MORE HERE