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Leading Chennai dentist applies for bail in cybercrime case ?
As per the documents with us Police arrested Mr Jayaprakash for sending derogatory mails to several Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons. His data card lead to his arrest. Mr Jayaprakash is employed as manager in Balaji Craniofacial Centre, Teynampet, Chennai. whereabouts of Dr S M Balaji is unknown and is believed to be still abroad.
Anticipatory Bail Application of Dr S M Balaji was ‘dismissed as withdrawn’ by Justice Nagamuthu of the Madras High on 24/1/2014.

MBBS course to become shorter than BDS
The duration of the MBBS course is expected to soon be shortened by a year. After following a “segmented curriculum” for years, the Medical Council of India (MCI) is considering a “competency-based” curriculum for undergraduate medical students.
The proposed curriculum focuses on developing skilled doctors through early clinical exposure, which is expected to result in shortening the duration of the existing five-and-a-half-year MBBS course....MORE HERE

Mouthwash = Heart Attack
London: Using mouthwash is a ‘disaster’ for health, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, scientists are warning.
Swilling kills off ‘good’ bacteria that help blood vessels relax – so increasing blood pressure.
When healthy volunteers used Corsodyl, a brand containing a powerful antiseptic, their blood pressure rose within hours. Professor Amrita Ahluwalia, who led the study, last night condemned the widespread use of antiseptic mouthwash. DAILYMAIL UK

Patient gets Rs one lakh compensation for RCT problems
Upholding a district forum order, the state commission has directed a dental hospital and a dentist (Dr Prashant Wale of Smt Mallavvabai Valyal Charitable Dental Hospital ) to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to a man who accidentally swallowed a needle during a root canal procedure in 2009. The panel also reprimanded the hospital and dentist for relying on the defense that the complainant was drunk at the time of the incident. “When the respondent was under influence of the alcohol, the appellants should not have carried out the treatment,” the commission said. TOI NEWS

Rs 400cr okayed for dental college
The state government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 400.14 crore for the establishment of a government dental college and hospital at Paidna (Rahui block) in Nalanda district. A sum of Rs 4 crore has been OK’d for expenditure on the project in the current financial year. A 100-bed hospital would be set up at the college, which would have 100 students, said an official. TOI NEWS

Aligner company ties up with Dental chains..
ClearPath has tied up with Axiss Dental (30 centres), Vasan Dental Care Clinics (30 centres), Apollo White Dental (20 centres), MyDentist (65 centres), Narayana Hrudalaya (30 centers), Dentys (10 centres), Dentistree(10 centres), Dentzz (10 centres), Signature Smiles (15 centres), DrSmilez (12 centres) to name a few...MORE HERE

New oral antibacterial agent patented
Four UW School of Dentistry faculty members have received a patent for a new way of using titanium-based materials to fight oral bacteria.
The patent culminates several years of work in which the group studied a novel class of substances called titanates and peroxotitanates, which can inhibit bacterial growth when bound to metal ions. MORE HERE

Plague DNA found in teeth
London: Scientists say two of the deadliest pandemics in history were caused by strains of the same plague and warn that new versions of the bacteria could spark future outbreaks.
Researchers found tiny bits of DNA in the teeth of two German victims killed by the Justinian plague about 1,500 years ago. With those fragments, they reconstructed the genome of the oldest bacteria known. MORE HERE

BRUSHING THEIR TEETH WITH CHOCOLATE
Yes, you could soon be brushing your teeth with chocolate. Well, sort of.
Procter & Gamble is adding a very unorthodox mint chocolate flavor to their poplar Crest toothpaste line.Adv on the website says..
“Daredevils, have we got a surprise for you. Introducing Mint. Chocolate. Toothpaste.” MORE HERE

Ludhiana dentist honored on Republic day
Dr Vivek Saggar was honored by CM on 26 Jan .…LINK
Unfit men are at greater risk of periodontitis
A number of studies have suggested a potential association between gum disease and systemic diseases such as diabetes and atherosclerosis, indicating that oral health can affect the entire human body. Now, new research from Germany has provided additional evidence of this link. The researchers found that moderate to severe periodontitis was more common in men who did not exercise. MORE HERE

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Paper by Indian authors in American retracted for plagiarism
NEW DELHI: A paper published by four dental researchers from India in the Journal of Endodontics in 2008 has been retracted for plagiarism.
The four researchers include the lead author Velayutham Gopikrishna of the Department of Conservative Dentistry in Meenakshi Ammal Dental College in Chennai who was also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Conservative Dentistry, Deivanayagam Kandaswamy and Nagendra Venkateshbabu of the Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, PS Baweja and T Thomas.
The article titled, “Comparison of coconut water, propolis, HBSS, and milk on PDL cell survival,” published in the Journal of Endodontics, the official journal of the American Association of Enddontists, in May 2008 is said to have been cited 24 times. The retraction was reported by the blog Retraction Watch that keeps track of papers that have been retracted in the scientific world. FULL STORY

Re Gen Endodontics gets $2 million funding
A new study will evaluate the effectiveness of two regenerative approaches for the treatment of immature permanent teeth with pulpal necrosis in pediatric patients compared with the conventional mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) apexification. The trial, which will be carried out by three scientific institutions in the U.S. has recently been awarded a grant of $1.7 million by the American Association of Endodontists Foundation.
The clinical trial will evaluate standard apexification treatment, which involves the placement of MTA, an FDA-approved dental material, at the end of an immature root followed by a composite restoration. The treatment will be compared to a novel regenerative endodontic procedure using tissue engineering principles (REGENDO), in which commercially available growth factors that may induce the growth of dentine and pulp are placed into the root canal. MORE HERE

Antibacterial titanium brush is built to last a lifetime
Everyone wants a perfect smile, but the cost of oral hygiene has reached new heights with what is thought to be the world’s most expensive toothbrush.
A German luxury goods company has produced a stylish brush that costs around 1,000 times as much as a standard toothbrush – at £2,643.
Made of super-strong titanium, the brush is designed to last a lifetime and features replaceable heads and an antibacterial coating.MORE HERE

UGC takes over reins of technical institutes
University Grants Commission’s takeover of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is complete as far as degree-granting technical institutes are concerned. UGC has formally notified the regulations to be followed by technical institutes affiliated to universities.
UGC’s regulations come in the wake of a Supreme Court order which negated AICTE’s power to grant approval to technical colleges affiliated to universities. TOI NEWS

Poor Oral Health Affects Pregnancy
More and more evidence is arising to show a link between poor oral health and preterm birth, low birth weight, and pre-eclampsia.
A study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association found that pregnant women with chronic gum disease were between 4- and 7-times more likely to deliver prematurely (before 37 weeks) than those with healthy gums; furthermore, women in the group with more severe periodontal disease delivered even earlier (before 32 weeks). LINK

PG medical admissions- Court stays new rule
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of the new rule that prescribed that a doctor in government service would be eligible to seek admission to postgraduate medical and dental courses under the in-service quota only on completion of five year of regular service.
Petition contended that increasing the minimum period of regular service to five years from the earlier three would have a serious impact on their career prospects. HINDU LINK

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DCI clause struck down by court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has struck down an impugned clause in the Dental Council of India Revised BDS Course Regulations 2007 and allowed a batch of writ petitions challenging the same. As per the impugned clause, any student, who does not clear the first-year BDS university examination in all the subjects within three years from the date of admission, will be discharged from the course. Further, a candidate who has not successfully completed the first BDS examination cannot appear in the second year examination. MORE on NEWSLINK

This Dental Implant can Fight Infection, Improve Healing and Last a Lifetime
“Dental implants can greatly improve the lives of people who need them,” said Tolou Shokuhfar (pic below) , an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. “But there are two main issues that concern dentists: infection and separation from the bone.”
The mouth is a dirty place, so bacterial infections are a risk after implant surgery, and sometimes bone fails to heal securely around the device. Because jawbones are somewhat thin and delicate, replacing a failed implant can be difficult, not to mention expensive. Generally, dentists charge between $2,000 and $4,000 to install a single implant, and the procedure is rarely covered by insurance.
A nano-material that can battle infection, improve healing, and help dental implants last a lifetime: titanium dioxide nanotubes....MORE HERE
French dentists strike over pay
February 3, 2014 — Many dental offices across France are closed today, February 3, as dentists strike over pay and conditions.
The National Confederation of Dental Trade Unions (CNSD), which represents a third of France’s 37,000 dentists, said its members are protesting against a freeze in state rates for basic dental care, according to a connexion.com story.
The dentists are demanding more pay for basic treatments and higher reimbursements for patients who need more complicated and expensive procedures.
Emergency dental care also was withdrawn in some areas of France yesterday as part of the dispute. MORE HERE

Danger of FB on your android phone
Leading social media company Facebook wants to read SMSs and other confidential information of people on the Android mobile phone platform, cyber security firm Kaspersky said today.
“Over the last few days there has been a constant scrutiny over Facebook having access to your SMS. Buried within the latest update for Facebook’s Android app is a feature that is causing growing concern…MORE ON CNNIBM

Army’s Dental Corps celebrates 73rd Raising Day
Udhampur, Feb 1: The Army’s Dental Corps today celebrated its 73rd raising day at the Northern Command headquarters
“While the history of dentistry in Indian armed forces goes back to 1st world war, it was on February 1, 1941 that the Army Dental Corps came into existence. Since then the Corps has thrived to reach newer goals in providing the best possible dental care to the troops of the Indian army”, a defence spokesman said in a statement issued here. MORE HERE

When a trip to the NHS dentist leaves your teeth in worse shape
Appalling state of NHS dentistry..MORE HERE

Diagnosing oral cancer without biopsy
Two research projects have developed new saliva and blood tests that could help achieve accurate results in cancer detection without the need for biopsy.
Researchers at the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, however, have investigated reliable oral cancer salivary biomarkers that can be used as indicators of the disease or other health conditions. The study is part of a global effort to develop a saliva test as an oral cancer screening tool. MORE HERE

SC to hear NEET review petition
The review petition is being heard by a bench comprising Justices H.L. Dattu, Anil R. Dave and Vikramajit Sen. The apex court had quashed the NEET for admissions into all medical and dental colleges on July 18, 2013 on the ground that it was beyond the powers of the Medical Council of India (MCI) to conduct such an examination. This ruling was followed by a review petition filed on August 5, 2013 by Sankalp, a non-governmental organisation, which sought a review of the court’s judgement to scrap the entrance exam. NEWSLINK

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Chennai dentist tortures wife ? in police net ?
The city police on Tuesday morning picked up a 38-year-old dentist for coercing his wife, a doctor, to mortgage a house in Thirumanagalam for Rs 1 crore and forging her signature to take a loan of 28 lakh but let him walk free, reportedly under political pressure, later in the day.
An investigating officer said M Ramasamy, a professor at Dental College in Tiruvallur who also practises in a clinic in Padi, also constantly harassed Chandrakala, 35, for dowry. FULL STORY
Dentist Booked In Dowry Case

Now Separate MDS entrance for Muslims
The Bombay high court in an interim order on Tuesday allowed a Pune college to conduct a separate common entrance test for Muslim students to fill up minority quota seats for its MDS course.
A division bench of Justices Anoop Mohta and Amjad Sayed dismissed the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti’s claims that the other 231 minority institutions will make similar demands. TOI news

Court asks MCI to do surprise inspections ?
Unscrupulous private and government medical colleges may no longer be able to resort to faculty impersonation or “hiring” furniture and lab equipment, to get the MCI approval for their institutions. For, after being nudged by the Delhi High Court, the MCI has now decided to conduct surprise inspections in colleges giving the management no room to hoodwink the inspecting teams. NEWSLINK

Azad under pressure to ease clinical trial norms
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday indicated that the government was contemplating relaxing norms for clinical trails in India.
“There has been more than 50% drop in clinical trials after stringent regulations were put in place last year. LINK

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Dentist thieves of UK.?
Counter Fraud Services, which started its own investigation and found a pattern of charging the NHS for gold or “precious” crowns when in fact he was fitting patients with cheaper crowns.
John Cameron said: “I’m ashamed, as a dentist, that any dentist could behave in this manner.”
The 54-year-old dentist seems to have disappeared. Correspondence sent to Craig’s home by the BBC, asking for an interview, was returned. MORE ON BBC

And now ‘toothpaste’ bomb
The US has warned airlines flying into Russia for the Winter Olympics that explosives hidden in toothpaste tubes could be smuggled on to planes. BBC NEWS

Mobile phone explosion scars teenagers FACE-Dentists extend helping hand
Exploded Cheap mobile phone had left a teenager from Seoni severely disfigured some three months ago. The blast fractured his jaw bones in four to five places, with his nose, mouth, tongue and chin being disfigured.
The team of doctors that performed the surgeries included professor and head of oral and maxillofacial surgery department of GDCH Dr Prashant Pandilwar along with his team of plastic surgeons Dr Sudhanshu Kothe, Dr Shailesh Kumbhare, Dr Saurabh Redij, anaesthetist Dr Deoshri Ramtekke, Dr Jitendra Chawla, Dr Shweta Gupta and Dr Archana Deshpande among others. TOI NEWS

Dentsply launches clear-aligner
February 5, 2014 — The Raintree Essix division of Dentsply International has made its U.S. market launch of a new clear-aligner service center treatment.
The MTM (minor tooth movement) clear aligner took more than a decade of development and clinical testing. It combines proven chairside techniques with advanced digital modeling to provide clinicians with a streamlined solution for treating minor anterior misalignments, the company explained. NEWSLINK
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Armed Forces Medical College admissions now through all-India test
Until 2012-13, AFMC conducted an all-India entrance test. It decided to join the Medical Council of India’s National Eligibilty-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) scheme from the 2013-14 academic year for admissions to both undergraduate and postgraduate (PG) ...TOI NEWS

Save your life, see a dentist now!
Unfortunately, in almost all parts of Asia, people are courting death because they have neglected their oral health. “I find it odd that that dental treatment is not always a part of an employer’s medical benefit plan,” observes Dr. Siti Mazlipah Ismail, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with the University of Malaya. “More often than not, dental treatment is equated with aesthetic needs rather than functional. As a result, the amount located for dental treatment per year would only suffice for scaling or single filling of teeth.” MORE HERE

Medical education at mercy of top political and business honchos
Medical colleges owned by top political and business honchos get most of the goodies both in terms of seats and courses from the Medical Council of India (MCI), officials said.
“VIP college managements act as powerful lobbies and aid one another to run their business. To get approval during MCI inspections, the managements get the required staff from another institute on a temporary basis. Also, they prevent policy changes in medical education at the state level,” A Y Chary, former director of medical education, told TOI. MORE HERE

MCI wants doctors to write in capital letters
The Medical Council of India has driven another nail into the coffin of the ancient practice of handwritten communication by suggesting that, henceforth, doctors should write their prescriptions in capital letters. MORE HERE

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Lady dentist robbed
Nagpur: An unidentified woman decamped with a purse containing valuables worth Rs59,000 belonging to Mumbai-based dentist Dr Meenakshi Uke on Sunday. The incident took place during a marriage ceremony at Savarkar Nagar Chowk. A closed circuit television camera at the venue has captured the woman stealing the valuables.
Dr Meenakshi, had kept her purse on the stage while meeting the newly married couple. TOI NEWS

Dental chains continue assault on YOUR CLINIC
“The dental market is witnessing many organized players entering through various routes,” adds Dubey. “Large health care providers like Apollo and Narayana Health are diversifying and establishing their own clinic chains. Entrepreneurs are setting up clinics…. Also, foreign players are coming in — Swiss Smile, Europe’s leading dental services brand, has a 50/50 joint venture with Global Tech Park, a Bangalore-based investment firm. Dentistree has forged a partnership with Qualitas Medical Group, a major primary health care network headquartered in Malaysia. The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has invested $100 million for a minority stake in Vasan Health Care, a specialty eye and dental care company.” FULL STORY

Basic RCT, can it succeed ?
Short answer: Yes in simple and single rooted teeth, READ on
Researchers from Germany have investigated the effectiveness of basic root canal treatment (BRT) with tactile working length determination compared with BRT with standard radiographic working length control. They found that tactile working length determination achieves comparable treatment outcomes in terms of radiographic and clinical outcome parameters and is an accurate method in BRT. FULL PAPER
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Moral Panic or moral bankruptcy ?
India has been gripped by a moral panic as a result of a spate of sexual and financial scandals. Seemingly unrelated, these have a cumulative quality. The Indian male is on trial. Indian institutions have been diminished. Indians have woken up in a consumerist heaven with an uncontrollable craving for money and sex. Hardly a week goes by without a financial scam or a sexual offence hitting the headlines FULL STORY

KLEU PGAIET 2014 Examination Results Declared: Check at www.kleuniversity.edu.in / Counselling dates Announced - LINK HERE

Bite-mark evidence not always accurate
The exoneration of 25 people across the country who were mistakenly linked to crimes through analysis of bite marks has some in criminal justice circles questioning whether that type of evidence has any place in a courtroom.
When Gerard Richardson stood trial in Somerset County, N.J., in 1995 for the brutal murder of a 19-year-old woman left for dead in a ditch, a forensic dentist testified there was no question it was Richardson who left a bite mark on the woman’s body. Last year, analysis of DNA extracted from saliva left in the bite mark proved it wasn’t Richardson at all...MORE HERE

This Dental laser opens new avenues
According to company there are advantages of a 9.3-micron laser, it benefits both dentist and patient, and is getting good reception for this device from practicing dentists.
The Solea laser received FDA clearance for ablation of hard tissue for caries removal and cavity preparation in July 2013, after receiving clearance for soft tissue indications in February 2013.
The dentists report that “95% of patients don’t feel any pain,” he said, adding that “50% [of patients] feel nothing; 45% feel cold or some pressure; and 5% say they feel some pain. This laser can cut hard tissue and also do incisions, excisions, vaporizations, coagulation, and hemostasis of soft tissue.MORE HERE

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Hold That Smile – All is NOT well with Indian dentistry ?
Big money causes big bungling. Trade-offs happen, reveals Dr Mahesh Varma. Doctors in Delhi are shown as faculty on Karnataka. Delhi-based S.P. Agarwal is Indian Dentistry’s new scandal? Corruption has been the inevitable corollary. Karnataka, with its 41 private colleges (17 in Bangalore alone)..READ Full BIG STORY

One step dentures
He came up with dentures in five sizes that can be customized slightly, though not as much as the traditional kind. In 2011, Larell One Step Dentures took off.…MORE HERE

16 Fraudsters Fail PMT test …MORE HERE

MDS, MSc or MS, case filed in high court- Prez of ortho soc
Questions have been raised on degree claims of Prez of orthodontic soc and a case has been filed in High court and plea made to Kerala Dental council to cancel his registration.
NOTE: This matter seems sooo complicated and sadly has led to bitter/ prolonged battle between fellow professionals.(particularly due to the election of ortho soc) Dr Varghese has sent a copy of letter from DCI, on the other hand Dr Issac has sent a page from Kerala state Dental council where in Dr Varghese is registered as MDS.
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Dentist gets going this Valentine day
Charu, a dentist by profession is getting engaged on Valentine’s Day. “I met my boyfriend nearly three years ago and soon our friendship turned into love. Last year we decided to settle down. So we are getting engaged on V-Day and will get married on February 24,” Charu said. LINK
Also Jab We Met ..My wife is a dentist

Debilitating health-Govt motives questioned
Sudden transfer of union health secretary Keshav Desiraju has been linked to his opposing Ketan Desai nomination to MCI.
Gujarat University (clean Gujrat ?) nominated him as a member of the MCI and there have been speculations that he would again offer himself for the post of Chairman of the MCI. MORE ON TOI

Sex outcome- Alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancer in young adults
The rate of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has increased alarmingly among young adults, and the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame, according to a new study in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery (January 22, 2014).

What Does Science Tell Us About Teething? FULL ARTICLE

Wisdom teeth have stem cells
This alternative source of stem cells, which is yet to be explored in the country, is not only less painful, but also does not require a patient to be under a doctor’s scalpel. PGI’s biochemistry department, in collaboration with the department of oral health sciences of the institute, had recently developed a new technique for isolating stem cells from extracted wisdom teeth of patients. MORE HERE

PG becomes tough
An amendment notification of MCI asked the government to make it mandatory for applicants of all post-graduate courses that stipulates one-year rural posting at primary health centre (PHC) after completion of MBBS course.
It also calls for compulsory internship before they seek admission to any PG course from the 2015-16 academic session.”We are not opposed to rural posting for junior doctors if it is incorporated in the existing MBBS programme. LINK

Dental Group Advises Fluoride Toothpaste Before Age 2
Parents should use a tiny smear of fluoride toothpaste to brush baby teeth twice daily as soon as they erupt, instead of waiting until children are older, according to new guidelines by the American Dental Association.
That advice overturns the A.D.A.’s decades-old recommendation to start using a pea-size amount at 24 months. Once children are 3 to 6 years old, then the amount should be increased to a pea-size MORE HERE

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President election battle now lands Orthodontic society in High court
Dr Pradeep Jain has filed case against IOS in high court Chennai. This will bring up issues if IOS was right in changing the members of arbitration committee and also if it has followed required legal procdures to transfer memberships and assets of Vellore IOS to the newly formed Davengere IOS.
It is pertinent to note that dispute voiced by Pradeep Jain ( reg membership of Dr Joseph Varghese) was to be heard by the arbitration committee constituted by IOS. Each member should be familiar with whats going on …FULL DOCUMENT
Council refuses to register 27 Students
Dental Council has refused to register 27 students of Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD) after the college increased enrollment in 2008 on its own. YOU ARE RIGHT this can never happen in INDIA, it is PAKISTAN LINK

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Implant Dentist apologize for suffering caused to patient
It was claimed Ms Myers, of the Murray Myers clinic in Bray, Co Wicklow, was negligent in carrying out surgery for fitted implants and restoration teeth, to replace dentures which Ms Feerick-Swift had fitted many years ago. Ms Myers told her she would experience some pain and discomfort after the implants were inserted. But she said she was told this would dissipate and the restoration teeth could then be inserted.
The whole process would take a few months and Ms Myers assured her she “would be eating steak by Christmas 2008″.MORE HERE

Minority colleges flouting rules, hardly giving seats to minority
Committee headed by P Venkataramaiah, former vice-chancellor of Kuvempu University, stumbled upon blatant violation of rules. For instance, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences must fill in 66% of seats with Kodava-speaking students. However, only one student was admitted in the 2012-13 batch. MORE HERE

Innovation for cost cutting ?
Dr Pushkar Waknis, a Punebased maxillofacial surgeon, found an altogether unexpected use for it — to keep the skin flap in place while operating . Not only is it effective, but also more easily accessible than the textbook-prescribed Raney clips, which are hard to find in India and, at Rs 40,000 a box, quite expensive.
“The paper clip can bring down the cost of the surgery by around Rs 3,000. This can be a big amount for a poor patient,” MORE HERE

Honey heals wounds faster than betadine
Surgeons at AIIMS published a paper in the Indian Journal of Surgery, which showed that using honey (procured from beehives on neem trees) healed wounds better and faster than povidone-iodine (betadine), standard ointment used in such cases. Dr Anurag Srivastava, head of surgery at AIIMS, says that there was significant decrease in the surface area of the wound and pain in the group, where honey was used as wound dressing. TOI LINK

Dentist who won on Millionaire is jailed for fraud
Dentist David Heppleston, 45, won £64,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to one of the worst cases of NHS fraud in history – in which he created 800 ‘ghost’ patients.
He admitted 100 charges totalling £448,021, with the offences carried out over eight-and-a-half years. The dentist, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, made up ‘ghost patients’ and also charged the taxpayer for work on real patients which he did not do..MORE HERE

Passengers flying into India have to declare over Rs 10,000 in new immigration form
Passengers flying into India will have to declare Indian currency exceeding Rs 10,000 being brought by them, according to new customs rules which will be implemented from next month.
Besides, they will also be asked to declare number of baggage, including hand baggage, while entering into India, said the new rules notified by the finance ministry. TOI NEWS

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Dean of Dental College shot dead
Dean of medicine of Karachi Medical and Dental College Professor Javed Iqbal Qazi was killed in a targeted attack on Monday afternoon, Express News reported.
Qazi’s driver was also injured and is in critical condition with two bullet wounds.
The attack took place in Block M of North Nazimabad where the college campus is located. Four unidentified attackers on two motorcycles shot at his car as he left the college campus. NEWSLINK

Novel technique will make rct obsolete
A novel “regenerative” technique to repair infected teeth “SealBio”- claimed to be painless and cheaper than the traditional root canal treatment has been developed at AIIMS in New Delhi.
Developed by doctors Naseem Shah and Ajay Logani at the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, it has obtained an Australian patent, while an application with the US Patents office is under process.
Treatment in dozens of patients and the 4-5 years follow up results have been very encouraging,” Seyed Hasnain, a professor at the Kusuma School of Biological Sciences of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, said. TOI NEWS

DCI proposes to increase various Fees
DCI has proposed to Govt to increase Inspection Fees of renewals and Compliance Verifications from RS.1,00,0001- to Rs.2,00,0001- and Annual Fees from Rs.50,0001- to RS.1,00,0001- from the dental colleges, due to increase in the various expenditures of the Council.

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Implants may be the most painful (and costly) mistake of your life
Over the past few months there has been concern – even panic – within the dental profession about the safety and longevity of implants.
Trevor Peak spent £25,000 getting his teeth fixed in time for his daughter’s wedding – and soon feared that he’d made the biggest mistake of his life. FULL Article on DAILY MAIL UK
Scientists chip away at mystery of what lives in our mouths
Scientists have pieced together sections of DNA from 12 individual cells to sequence the genome of a bacterium known to live in healthy human mouths. Researchers were able to reinforce a theory that genes in a closely related bacterium could be culprits in its ability to cause severe gum disease.
More than 60 percent of bacteria in the human mouth refuse to grow in a laboratory dish, meaning they have never been classified, named or studied.
The findings contribute to the Human Microbiome Project, which initially focused on characterizing microbial communities in the mouth as well as other areas of the body. FULL PAPER

MORE Dental colleges part of 20,000 crore UPA govt plan
UPA Govt has Rs 20,000-crore plan to build 31 medical institutes, undeterred by criticism that the largesse is being directed to constituencies of various Congress leaders.
The 31 institutions approved and being implemented include nine post-graduate medical institutes, 15 medical colleges, three dental colleges, two nursing colleges and two paramedical training institutes. TOI NEWS

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Azad assures medical students
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad met with the representatives of agitating medical students and assured them that there were no plans to extend the MBBS course and make rural postings mandatory for doctors. MORE HERE

Home remedies for all your oral health problems
Sesame oil
Bananas
Tulsi
Babul
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DENTAL DOPPLER for Cavity Scan
Dentists are using a new device to detect the earliest stages of tooth decay, it is a color-coded scan that resembles a weather radar map. The “spectra” device shines fluorescent light on a tooth to sometimes see what she can’t. LINK
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Temple Univ School of Dentistry offers first online learning tool
The online site will allow dental students and dentists to view lectures, webinars and even live procedures for a minimal fee. And viewers may earn continuing-education credits for viewing certain online materials.
“This is unique in that it is the first attempt to introduce global online learning as a supplement to dental education.” MORE HERE

Dental Meeting updates
Here is all you need to know about upcoming dental meetings and conferences…CLICK HERE

Dentist should screen for chronic illness
Screenings by dentists for the most common chronic medical diseases could save the American health care system as much as $102.6 million annually, according to a new study. 8% of the U.S. population has undiagnosed hypertension, 3% has undiagnosed diabetes, and 8% has undiagnosed high cholesterol. MORE IN ADA

DTI introduces new cone beam magazine
Last week, Dental Tribune International (DTI) launched cone beam, international magazine of cone beam dentistry, a quarterly continuing education publication devoted entirely to CBCT in dentistry. Editor-in-Chief Dr Scott Ganz presented the first issue of the high-gloss English-language magazine at IMAGINA Dental, the 3-D and CAD/CAM digital dentistry congress that was held from 13 to 15 February in Monaco.

MDS admission announced in Himachal
The Association of private, unaided dental colleges, Himachal Pradesh invites applications for admissions to Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) for session 2014. Eligible candidates can apply latest by April 19. The exam for the same is scheduled to be held on April 27. MORE HERE

Dentures produced using 3-D printing
Digital process networking is linking dentists, laboratories and dental manufacturers more closely than ever and putting everyone involved under pressure to act. The entire process chain, from impression taking to prosthetic restoration, is undergoing a dynamic transition—a trend away from casting and toward digital additive manufacturing. FULL ARTICLE

Periodontal disease may increase seizure frequency in epilepsy patients
SÃO PAULO, Brazil: Researchers from Brazil found that periodontal disease and seizure severity were correlated in the patient group. Seizure frequency was associated with poor oral hygiene, gingivitis and periodontitis.
In the study, researchers determined the periodontal disease status of 109 patients treated for epilepsy and a control group, and documented the patients’ seizure frequency and use of medication. MORE HERE

Fashion clothing for dentists
After the launch of its collection in Turkey, CROIXTURE showed its collection at the Central European Dental Exhibition in Poznań in Poland, the Dental Salon in Moscow in Russia, the ADF congress and exhibition in Paris in France, and the Greater New York Dental Meeting, as well as several dental shows in Germany. MORE HERE

Stem cell banking from teeth gains acceptance
Dr Sagger said about eight people who have got their stem cells in the teeth banked. This technique is like health insurance, in which we invest today to get the results in future if we acquire health problems. Tooth stem cells are so powerful and strong that they can even regenerate a new bone. Pulp is being collected by the dentist and is sent to stem cell banks in Mumbai or Chennai for preservation.TOI NEWS

COMEDK Post Graduate Entrance Test 2014 final answer keys out
COMEDK has released the final answer keys for the Post Graduate Entrance Test 2014 (COMEDK PGET 2014).COMEDK conducts the PGET for admission to medical and dental post graduate courses...MORE HERE

Mercury filling impact on certain genetic variants
The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), a nonprofit health organization advocating for mercury-free dentistry, has released a new report on the safety of dental amalgam. Among other aspects, the report suggests that dental amalgam fillings may cause mercury poisoning in genetically susceptible populations. MORE HERE

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The Times of India 19^th July 2013 reported on the poor standards of the students from the Management quota. It went on to say that before starting treatment patients should enquire with the doctor if they were Management quota students in professional colleges. This is because, the TOI said, they have bought their degrees and never deserved them. msg was posted on Whatsapp..
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Dentistry Doomed ? or can we survive ?
Professional courses may not have lost their flavour completely with the current students, but some streams like dentistry are fighting for survival. With numerous BDS seats remaining vacant after counseling in Karnataka, as well as in other states, the situation is surely a cause for concern and reflects a disparity in the demand and supply.
Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups. The DCI (regulatory body)-private college nexus…FULL ARTICLE

Are you making a mockery of Endodontics- Ending with F2
Canal preparation generates a substantial amount of debris. The size and taper of the Master Apical File (MAF) affects on penetration of irrigants and subsequently canal cleaning efficacy/disinfection. Based on this study, 30.06 may be considered as the minimum MAF size for acceptable debridement.
(Effect of Master Apical File Size and Taper on Irrigation and Cleaning of the Apical Third of Curved Canals-Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014. 11(2):188-195)

Cavities are contagious, research shows
University of Louisville ental caries, commonly known as tooth decay, is the single most common chronic childhood disease. In fact, it is an infectious disease, new research demonstrates. Mothers with cavities can transmit caries-producing oral bacteria to their babies when they clean pacifiers by sticking them in their own mouths or by sharing spoons. Parents should make their own oral health care a priority in order to help their children stay healthy. SCI LINK

NEET replaced by AIPMT
NEET exam has now been replaced by the more flexible All India Pre Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT), to be conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, which earlier conducted NEET.AIPMT is to be used for admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses and is taking place on May 4, 2014. AIPMT scores are used for admission to 15 per cent seats in Government Medical/Dental College and are also used by participating private colleges. MORE HERE

Dental, medical, eng course fees remain unchanged
Fee structure for undergraduate engineering, medical and dental courses for the academic year 2014-15 would remain almost the same as 2013-14.
Private college managements met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Friday, and it was decided to go ahead with the existing agreement. The seat-sharing ratio between the State government and private institutes would be 40:60 for medical, 35:65 for dental and 45:55 for engineering courses in non-minority institutions. MORE HERE

First tooth fossil find in Malaysia
Experts have unveiled Malaysia’s first ever dinosaur fossil after nearly two-years of digging, it’s been reported.
The find is a 75 million-year-old tooth. Less than an inch long, it is thought to have belonged to a fish-eating predator – a member of the spinosaurid family of dinosaurs..On BBC NEWS

Madurai dental hospital signs MoU with Germany
A city-based dental hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a German company for procuring dental implants.
Collector L. Subramanian, who inaugurated a new lab facility on the fifth anniversary of Nala Dental Hospital here on Wednesday, said with changing lifestyle and food habits, people of all ages should give priority to oral hygiene. MORE HERE

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CBI report states that DCI member Dr Joseph Isaac colluded with a former principal of a Tamil Nadu college to derecognise it. The CBI report raises questions on the role of current DCI member saying he gave a ‘false and exaggerated report’.
“We would want to remove him. This is shocking,” said DCI Chairman Dr Dibyendu Majumdar, reacting to the report. FULL STORY watch THIS 10 min video given below

Students in Mauritius stare at uncertain future
Indian educational institutions continue to earn disrepute in Mauritius.
Two students – Sanjay Alias and Harris Joy Varghese – have dragged DY Patil Worldwide Ltd, the holding organisation of DY Patil Medical College, to the Supreme Court of Mauritius with a series of allegations including lack of infrastructure and poor quality of faculty. MORE HERE

Dental student kills herself on highway
A teenage girl who was dumped by her ‘controlling’ boyfriend committed suicide by deliberately stepping into the path of traffic on a dark motorway, an inquest heard.
Dental student was killed after walking in front of a van travelling at almost 60mph along the inside lane of the M65 near her home in Burnley, Lancashire.
She recorded a 3am voicemail message for her boyfriend: ‘You will probably love me one day the way I loved you, but it will be too late’. MORE HERE
Resolution of Odontogenic Sinusitis after RCT Retreatment
The use of CBCT in Endodontics is helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis of odontogenic origin. The following case demonstrates how proper endodontic treatment will resolve an asymptomatic sinusitis of odontogenic origin.
7 month recall. Pt is asymptomatic. CBCT shows resolution of the previously thickened sinus membrane, healing of periapical lesion, previous elevation of the sinus floor has resolved. All signs and symptoms have resolved. MORE HERE
Dental Caries impacts Growth in School-Age Children
Dental caries in young children is commonly untreated and represents a public health problem. This is reported to affect their anthropometric outcomes. CONCLUSIONS of this study: The inverse linear association between dental caries and all anthropometric outcomes suggests that higher levels of untreated caries are associated with poorer growth in Saudi schoolchildren. LINK

Clean teeth can hold off arthritis
Researchers found a link between the bacterium responsible for gum disease and earlier onset of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as faster progression and greater severity of the condition.
The bacterium produces an enzyme which reacts with the residue of certain proteins.
The body recognises these proteins as intruders, leading to an immune attack, the researchers from the University of Louisville’s School of Dentistry in Kentucky said. MORE ON UK WEBSITE

1,000 year old Calcus in skulls- preserves bacteria
A ‘microbial Pompeii’ has been discovered, preserved on the teeth of skeletons around 1,000 years old. The research team discovered that the ancient human oral cavity carries numerous opportunistic pathogens and that periodontal disease is caused by the same bacteria today as in the past, despite major changes in human diet and hygiene. “The study of ancient microbiomes helps us understand the evolutionary history of human health and disease,” says a senior author of the study. “It informs modern medicine.” ...MORE HERE
Proximal contact loss between implant-supported prostheses and adjacent natural teeth
Proximal contact loss is not uncommon in posterior implant-supported prostheses. In this study, age of the patient, prosthesis type and time since delivery of prosthesis were found to be contributing factors.
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Printing teeth in 3 D
Stratasys Inc.has launched VeroGlaze dental material for use with its Objet EdenV and OrthoDesk 3D Printers. VeroGlaze enables the 3D printing of dental models with precise A2 teeth color shade, combining quality, accuracy and efficiently produce natural looking dental models such as crowns and bridges. The small copier-sized printer can also be used in orthodontic labs to 3D print accurate and smooth models for orthodontic appliances. MORE HERE
MCI hand in glove with pharma companies
Ravi Duggal, advocate and health care activist speaks to dna on Medical Council of India’s bizarre decision to keep doctor bodies out of medical code of ethics. Duggal who is part of the People’s Health Movement, said that the MCI decision will lead to widespread corruption and have a negative impact on India’s healthcare system. I am sure that this will not stand in the court of law when challenged. MORE HERE

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Bomb Scare at Dental college in India
MADURAI: Tension prevailed at a city-based dental college after the administration received a series of bomb threat calls on Tuesday. A large number of police personnel along with the bomb disposal and detection squad staged a combing operation on the premises. But, to their relief the calls turned out to be a hoax after a thorough search.
Police said the caller was a woman, who had told the college authorities of the presence of an intensive explosive on the premises. The caller had also warned that the explosion would take place in the noon.
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Charity in the Garb of Training institute set up in India by California dentist
Dr. Saj Jivraj, founder of the Anacapa Dental Art Institute in Oxnard and Woodland Hills, Calif., has partnered with leading dentists in India to help educate fellow clinicians there in cutting-edge dental techniques. LINK and NOW read 2nd NEWS below
Jivraj is establishing a non-profit organization in India to help patients who are unable to afford treatment and to help train dentists in the most modern techniques. Jivraj is partnering with the Indian Society of Oral Implantology, Nobel Biocare and the Rajan Dental Institute to develop programs where patients with no resources will get state-of-the-art treatment. MORE HERE

YES its a FEMALE voice
A study conducted by PH Media Group to discover what dental practices are using for audio branding found the most popular voice is female and aged between 30 and 45. It is also empathetic, conversational and warm in tone.
The female voice is perceived by customers as soothing and warm, so is particularly appropriate for use by dentists. MORE HERE
Study finds excellent outcomes with immediately placed implants
Immediate implant placement and provisionalization in the aesthetic zone results in excellent short-term treatment outcomes for survival and also minimal change of peri-implant soft- and hard-tissue dimensions, according to a new study in the Journal of Periodontology (February 6, 2014).

Dr Ketan Desai running MCI by proxy
Political analyst Ramachandra Guha said, “Desiraju was someone who attempted to clean up the MCI. The old crooks who ran the the MCI have been trying to make a comeback for several months now and he has been resisting it. But there also other aspects of his works as he has taken a fearless stand against the tobacco lobby.” LINK
Now store orthodontic study models online
DDS Lab has launched its OrthoVault service, which allows dentists to store their orthodontic patient study models securely online and access them at any time.
Traditionally, study models are created for each orthodontic patient out of fragile plaster and physically stored for a minimum of seven years. With OrthoVault, models or impressions are scanned to create a digital file that the practitioner can recall from OrthoVault’s Web portal. NEWSLINK

Dental college Gives push to Herbs/Garden
Named as Endoherb, the garden, which is a venture of the college’s conservative dentistry department, was inaugurated on Monday by Roopa Deshmukh, wife of chairman VSPM Academy of Higher Education Ranjeet Deshmukh. Some of the plants were sponsored by NGO Maitri Parivar. It has around 25 varieties of herbs, these are turmeric, neem, aloe vera, Tulsa ram, tulsi, Tulsa shyam, lemon grass, all spice, bay leaves, pomegranate, amla, lemon, beetle leaves, orange, mint, coriander, babool, clove, black pepper among others. TOI NEWS

Byproducts of bacteria-causing gum disease incite oral cancer growth
Researchers from USA have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi’s sarcoma-related lesions and tumors in the mouth. High levels of these bacteria are found in the saliva of people with periodontal disease, and at lower levels in those with good oral health — further evidence of the link between oral and overall physical health. SCI daily link

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Dental student hangs herself
A 21-year-old student allegedly committed suicide at Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College at Barwala near here. The police received the information around 8.30 pm on Thursday that Sachika Sharma, a native of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and a student of third year, hanged herself in her hostel room. So far no suicide note has been recovered from the spot.It was victim’s friend and roommate Balraaj Kaur who first spotted her body hanging from a fan in the room. HT NEWS

Mafia controls council
Training its guns against former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief Dr Ketan Desai, Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan on Friday alleged that “medical mafia” had taken over the Council with the patronage of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, SP chief Mulayam Singh and health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. TOI NEWS

Dentist to contest against Farooq Abdullah
A dentist by profession, Bhat, 37,RTI activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat will be the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate against sitting MP from the Srinagar constituency and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Bhat had resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on February 10 last year. MORE HERE

Teen Dies Days After Having Wisdom Teeth Removed
A teenager died days after having his wisdom teeth removed sending his community into shock. Benjamin had his impacted wisdom teeth removed on Feb. 19th and had the typical post-operative pain and swelling. The 18-year-old’s condition deteriorated within 48 hours following the surgery and he died in his mother’s arm, The Portland Press Herald reported.
His parents, Peter and Lynn LaMontagne, said that rescue workers tried to revive him but couldn’t. They believe he died from complications to surgery. An autopsy is being conducted.
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Teeth found inside brain
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital have removed a rare tumor that contained several fully grown teeth from a baby boy’s brain.
The tumor was found in the then-4-month-old from West Virginia in 2012 after a pediatrician noticed that his head was unusually large for his age.
Doctors wrote about the findings in an article that appeared this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. The discovery could someday help researchers trying to cure diseases or grow new organs.. MORE HERE

Supreme court punishes college for excess admission-Sets example
Making an example of a medical college in Madhya Pradesh run by Suresh Narayan Vijayvargiya for admitting 107 more students in MBBS course than what was permitted by the court, a bench of Justices B S Chauhan, K S Radhakrishnan and S A Bobde imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the contemnors.
Adding to the misery, the bench ordered that the excess seats filled by the medical college would be counted against its quota for the academic years 2014-15 and 2015-16, thus substantially reducing the intake of students for the next two years. MORE HERE

IDA launches web lecture program in collab with ABOTT-
Compliance is poor for removable appliances
“Patients tend to overestimate their wear time by approximately one-third when they do not know that wear time is recorded,” authors said among their conclusions. They noted that informing patients that wear time is being recorded “can lead to a better subjective estimation of wear time by the patient and can add to more transparency regarding the patient’s compliance and thus to a better understanding of possible stagnation or failures in treatment.” FULL PAPER

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Dental care on wheels, across India
His specially designed caravan has two bedrooms, a work station, and a bathroom.
A dental chair has been attached to the body of the van, says Dr. Rathod, who hails from the royal family of erstwhile Limdi.
“I have completed 218 days, treated 6,400 patients, and organised 54 camps in the rural areas of these 10 States,” Dr. Rathod, who was at Venganoor here at the fag end of his 15-day tour to Kerala, tells The Hindu.
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Dentist wife denied alimony BUT gets 60,000 per month for two daughters
A Punjab-based doctor has been directed by a Delhi court to pay Rs 60,000 as maintenance per month to his two daughters (since the children have denied to remain in his custody), who are living with his estranged wife here.
The court, however, dismissed the plea of his wife, who is also a dentist, seeking alimony from her husband on the ground that she has concealed material facts and is not entitled for any relief at this stage. ZEE NEWS

Tooth decay hits ‘epidemic’ proportions
One of the most common diseases of childhood — five times as common as asthma, and seven times as common as hay fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC says 42% of children ages 2 to 11 have had cavities in baby teeth; 21% of those ages 6 to 11 have had cavities in permanent teeth. A new education campaign by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry highlights the seriousness of dental decay in children and urges parents and caregivers to start early to prevent it. MORE HERE

Film ‘Rahasya’ is a fiction/ based on Dentist Arushi Talwars ?
The Censor Board today told the Bombay High Court that the movie ‘Rahasya’ is based on fiction and bears no resemblance to the case of dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar who were convicted for the murder of their teenage daughter Aarushi and the domestic help in 2008.”The film ‘Rahasya’ is a work of fiction. The film has a disclaimer in the beginning that it is based on fiction and bears no resemblance to any person dead or alive,” NEWSLINK Tooth jewelry –See below

Whose Mouth has 28 Molars, Media ki Jaye ho
With 28 molars in our mouth, a dentist will never be jobless. Prachi Rege gleans information on the various specializations in dentistry and its support functions.
Did you know that your jaw movement could be the reason for constant migraines, neck or ear pain? Though people either ignore these pains or pop in a pill, the cure for these aches could lie with a dentist. “Every person needs a dentist,” declares Dr Sandesh Mayekar, renowned aesthetic and cosmetic dentist. FULL STORY

France -World Congresses to focus on laser dentistry and oral implantology
PARIS, France: The next World Federation for Laser Dentistry congress will take place from 2 to 4 July in the Maison de la Chimie in Paris, the organisers have announced. It will be held together with the first Oral Implantology World Congress. The organisers are calling for abstracts, which can be submitted until mid-April. MORE HERE

One stage augmentation and implant
Conventionally, a two-stage method is used for the surgical treatment of 3-D bone defects. The bone defect has to be reconstructed first and implants are inserted after a healing period of six months. In a free botiss webinar on March 10, implant specialist Dr. Bernhard Giesenhagen will introduce a technique that allows bone augmentation and implantation to be performed simultaneously in a single procedure.
The bone ring technique developed by Giesenhagen is applicable for almost all indications, including sinus lift. To enroll for free lecture CLICK HERE

New method of teeth formation found
A bit of pressure from a new shrinking, sponge-like gel is all it takes to turn transplanted unspecialized cells into cells that lay down minerals and begin to form teeth.
The bioinspired gel material could one day help repair or replace damaged organs, such as teeth and bone, and possibly other organs as well, scientists from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Boston Children’s Hospital report recently in Advanced Materials. SCI NEWS

3 D printer soon in your clinic
Israeli lab has been producing new products to enable dentists to take advantage of 3D printing techniques — the latest being a material called Veroglaze, which can be used to print crowns, bridge restorations, diagnostic wax-ups, and other tooth-related objects.
In digital dentistry, dentists forgo physical impressions and use intra-oral scanners, which provide a full view of the anatomy of the mouth, jaws and teeth, and allow labs to build precise models that fit right on the first try. MORE HERE

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Stuff from beer brewing to help fight dental diseases
Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn’t used for making beer contains healthful antioxidants and could be used to battle cavities and gum disease. Researchers say that they’ve identified some of the substances that could be responsible for these healthful effects. Full STORY
GOVT finally ACTS- Antibiotics will need prescription
Now, you will need a doctor’s prescription for buying common antibiotics, certain pain-relievers, anxiety-busters and sleeping pills.
Retail chemists have started asking for prescriptions while dispensing 46 medicines across therapies-these cover over 7,000 formulations in the domestic market. The sale restrictions apply to popular antibiotics, best-selling cough syrups like Corex and certain anti-tuberculosis medicines, all of which used to be easily available over the counter.
The new rules kicked in this month, following a government notification to restrict abuse of antibiotics and anxiety depressants. TOI NEWS

Fighting the biggest cavity- Mouth body connection is REAL

Faculty gets quality training
Teaching staff from 30 medical and six dental colleges in the state have undergone training in patient care and safety.
The training adhered to standards set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).
RGUHS joined hands with the Quality Council of India (QCI) to start Quality Assurance and Accreditation programme in January 2012. 216 teaching staff from 10 government medical colleges, 20 private medical colleges and six private dental colleges were imparted training, said Dr T Rajeshwari, director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation, at RGUHS. MORE HERE

Which is the most recommended toothpaste by dentists- for sensitivity
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS) GlaxoSmithKline’s Sensodyne is now India’s no.1 dentist recommended brand for sensitive teeth, as per research conducted among dentists by TNS, an independent market research firm.
Sensodyne came out as the clear leader and was voted “most recommended” brand by more than 500 dentists surveyed across the country.
According to the research more than 8 out of 10 dentists recommend Sensodyne to their patients suffering from sensitivity. NEWSLINK

DENTSPLY Implants launches new implant system
Objective of the new system is to further improve system logic, robustness and user friendliness. It is based on the ASTRA TECH Implant System BioManagement Complex, well documented for its long-term marginal bone maintenance and esthetic results provided by the combination of four key features: the OsseoSpeed surface, MicroThread, Conical Seal Design and Connective Contour. MORE HERE

Mother’s saliva predicts kids’ early childhood caries
Dentistry is sounding the alarm about early childhood caries (ECC) as data roll in about its long-term impact on oral health. Now a new study has the potential to give dentists another tool to help parents understand how their own oral health affects that of their very young children.
The researchers have shed more light on the relationship between the oral health of mothers and their children in a study published in the Journal of Dental Research (March 2014, Vol. 93:3, pp. 238-244). The data could be a piece of the solution...MORE HERE

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RIMS Dental College students took out a protest rally from Kadapa Zilla Parishad to the Collectorate in Kadapa on Monday demanding a judicial inquiry into the suicide of a dental student, G. Krishna Chaitanya. Associate professor Lavanya has been suspended, who is in charge of the hostel, pending a magisterial inquiry. NEWSLINK ……. HINDU link

Med Teacher Sends Vulgar SMSes, Sent to Jail
Assistant Professor of Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem has been held for harassing a former student. After investigation, the Town All Women Police arrested Kumar and remanded him in Salem Central Prison.
According to Town All Women Police, Senthil Kumar (46), of Rasipuram in Namakkal district was working as Assistant Professor (Childcare) at Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College.
During 2006-09, a girl from Namakkal was a student in the College. Senthil had allegedly proposed to the girl on numerous occasions but she never showed any interest. EXP news

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Colgate trains its guns at GSK to fight over 6000 crore
A mother takes her daughter to the dentist, clutching an apple in her hands. The apple, half-eaten, has blood stains on it, which the dentist says is because of bleeding gums.
One in every three Indians suffer from gum problems. But few consult a dentist, let alone use a product for it. Colgate is targeting these people. But it isn’t the only. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer’s Parodontax also targets the same problem.
After sparring with Hindustan Unilever and Procter & Gamble, Colgate is now training its guns at GSK Consumer. The two have been in battle before for a share of the sensitivity toothpaste segment, nine per cent of the overall Rs 6,000-crore-a-year toothpaste market. MORE HERE

Mystery of oral bacteria that causes heart valve disease
A disease-causing bacterium found in the mouth needs manganese, a trace mineral, in order to cause a serious heart infection, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPhilips Institute for Oral Health Research in the School of Dentistry.
The findings, which may solve a longstanding mystery of why some bacteria need manganese to cause disease, provide possible new targets for antibiotics. NEWSLINK

Genetic techniques have role in future of dental care
A visit to the dentist could one day require a detailed look at how genes in a patient’s body are being switched on or off, as well as examining their pearly whites, according to researchers. “In the case of oral health, epigenetic factors may help to orchestrate healthy and unhealthy states in our mouths. They respond to the current local environment, such as the type and level of our oral microbes, regulating which of our genes are active. This means we could use them to determine an individual’s state of health, or even influence how their genes behave. We can’t change the underlying genetic code, but we may be able to change when genes are switched on and off,” a co-author says. SCI NEWS

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Urgently needed, immediate joining, best package and AC fully furnished FREE accommodation and all facilities. A dental college needs Prof & Head in dept of Orthodontics, Cons/Endo and Oral patho. Apply immediately in full confidence. Send your CV to icdr@hotmail.com

Dentist swindled money to amass huge shoe collection
A dentist jailed after she made more than £1million by fraudulently claiming for dental work on the NHS has been ordered to pay the whole lot back by a judge.
She submitted 100 claims for patients who were dead, and triple-claimed for others during a scam netting her £1,376,423.80 from 7,141 fraudulent claims.
She then splashed out on designer shoes and clothes, luxury homes, £1,000-a-night hotel suites in the Caribbean and America, and private schooling for her granddaughters. DAILY MAIL …She made dentures for DEAD patients

Reasons for failures of oral implants
Following situations are correlated to increase the implant failure rate:
a low insertion torque of implants that are planned to be immediately or early loaded, inexperienced surgeons inserting the implants, implant insertion in the maxilla,
implant insertion in the posterior region of the jaws, implants in heavy smokers,
implant insertion in bone qualities type III and IV,
implant insertion in places with small bone volumes,
use of shorter length implants, greater number of implants placed per patient,
lack of initial implant stability, use of cylindrical (non-threaded) implants and prosthetic rehabilitation with implant-supported overdentures.
use of the non-submerged technique,
immediate loading, implant insertion in fresh extraction sockets,
smaller diameter implants. …( Chrcanovic, B. R., Albrektsson, T. and Wennerberg, A. (2014), Reasons for failures of oral implants. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.)

Agonising Toothache that has nothing to do with teeth
It took 2½ years – and an astonishing four sessions of needless root canal treatment on different teeth – before Alison was given the correct diagnosis.
Not only is trigeminal neuralgia often slow to be picked up, it’s thought to be one of the most painful conditions known to medicine. It’s even been called the ‘suicide disease’, because patients can begin to feel suicidal, so debilitating are the symptoms.
Many sufferers describe the pain as like an electric shock, but for Alison it felt ‘like a knife stabbing into my jaw’. MORE ON DAILY MAIL

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Why this dentist is doing LLB ?
Dr Seby Varghese’ clinic is at Kadavanthara. But, every morning you can find him at the first year classes of Government Law College, Ernakulam.
A dentist with 16 years of experience, Dr Seby is doing a three-year LLB, not because he wants to practice law. He is on a mission to create awareness among both doctors and patients about medical laws and rights.His aim is to equip himself with the capability to carry out awareness programme.
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Clinical trial for anti cavity drug begins
C16G2 is being developed for the prevention of dental caries in adults, adolescents and pediatrics.
Drug is a synthetic peptide derived from the company’s pheromone signaling platform technology referred to as STAMPs (specifically targeted antimicrobial peptides). The drug targets the specific elimination of Streptococcus mutans, which is believed to be a critical factor in the cause of dental caries or tooth decay. MORE HERE

New group of powerful antibiotics
WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight deadly bacteria such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health.
The new class, called oxadiazoles , was discovered by University of Notre Dame researchers led by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery…MORE HERE

How council have ruined health education
Regulators use the power they have to indulge in massive corruption, as indicated by the cases of corruption against heads of Medical Council of India, Council of Architecture, All India Nursing Council and Dental Council. FULL STORY

Council misleading health ministry or ministry misinforming parliament?
There seems to be a communication gap between MCI and the Health ministry. MCI claimed on February 18 they had no jurisdiction on doctors’ associations and hence all its decisions against officer bearers of doctors’ associations were void. However, just two days later, on February 21, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told Parliament that MCI was taking action against office bearers of the Indian Medical Association for endorsing food products. TOI NEWS

SC asks Govt- provide details on deaths in Clinical trials
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to provide details on the number of deaths and severe adverse effects caused to people who were subjected to clinical trials. There were around 4,000 cases of severe adverse effects (as per NGO) of drugs trial, including deaths, the government claimed the figure stood at 506, with 89 cases of deaths. ZEE NEWS

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Dentist charged with Molesting a women on Metro
A dentist was charged in court on Wednesday with molesting a woman on an MRT train.
Hoo Swee Tiang, 30, is accused of touching the 30-year-old woman’s thighs on a service travelling between City Hall and Pasir Ris on April 10 last year.
The National University of Singapore (Dean’s List) graduate had worked in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and National University Hospital ..NEWSLINK

DCI asks all Dental colleges to Update website within two weeks
I am once again directed to request you to create your own dental college website and the following information should be displayed in the website and the same be kept updated for the benefit of General Public as well as for maintaining the standard of Dental Education in the country.. See CIRCULAR WITH LIST OF COLLEGES

Delhi Slum gets dental clinic from Australia
Australian aid programme has funded the setting up of a dental clinic which would cater to slums in the city’s Govindpuri area.
The Shanti Sahyog Charitable Dental Centre, a one-room air -conditioned facility was unveiled today by Lisa Usback, Consul General, Australian High Commission, which runs the Direct Aid Program (DAP).
The grant programme supports small-scale, sustainable grassroots development projects in India. NEWSLINK

Play staged on the miserable Dentist
“Dr Palta”, a one-act play written by eminent playwright Balwant Gargi, is about the struggle of a dentist who is under debt. He rarely receives any patients and tries every trick to fool his patients by portraying himself as a good doctor. Not only this, he even pretends to be busy on the phone so that his patients think that he is a capable one. However, with time all his tricks backfire. At last, he finds himself in a bigger mess than he was in before.TOI NEWS

Talwars file plea seeking stay on release of ‘Rahaysa’
Dr Talwars have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the release of Manish Gupta’s Rahasya. Their plea is that the movie is based on “distorted facts surrounding the gruesome death” of their daughter Aarushi. Defending the film, 19-year old Sakshi Sen, who is the lead actor of the film, told Mirror, “Rahasya is not based on the Aarushi murder - MORE HERE
Getting the right color for veneers
“The final color of porcelain veneers is the product of the interaction of color of the original tooth, and the translucency and thickness of both the resin cement and the ceramic veneer,” they said.
Although different results may be expected using lithium disilicate CAD/CAM milling blocks, considering the materials used in their study, “the shade match of CAD/CAM produced porcelain veneers was not influenced by the translucency of the used milling block or the opacity of the resin cement,” the authors reported. LINK HERE

“Oil pulling” DO it NOW, what R you waiting for ?
The Indian alternative medicine practice Ayurveda claims oil pulling can prevent 30 different diseases by pulling toxins from the mouth that you can spit out. A 2011 study in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine says it has been used extensively as a folk remedy for many years to prevent decay, bad breath, bleeding gums, dryness of throat, cracked lips and for strengthening teeth, gums and the jaw.
Dr. John C. Comisi, a spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry who practices in Ithaca, N.Y., told CBS News the science behind it makes sense for mouth health. LINK

Bacterium and Fungus plays role in dental caries..
Early childhood caries, is a result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to a paper published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.
The resulting tooth decay can be so severe that treatment frequently requires surgery—in the operating room, says corresponding author Hyun (Michel) Koo of the University of Pennsylvania. Investigators showed that infection by S. mutans and C. albicans together doubled the number of cavities, and boosted their severity several-fold in rats. MORE HERE

Danger of magnetic fields from dental devices
Low-frequency electromagnetic fields produced by common dental devices, such as electric toothbrushes and curing lights, are a potential threat to human health, researchers from the Nippon Dental University in Niigata, Japan, have reported. In a test, they found that such devices induced significant electric currents not only in several metallic intra-oral appliances but also in teeth. MORE HERE

Disney joins to help kids with brushing
In collaboration with the Walt Disney Company, Oral-B has developed an interactive oral care application to help children increase their brushing time, an area of concern identified by many dentists. The Disney Magic Timer app encourages children to brush longer by revealing more famous Disney and Marvel characters the longer they brush. MORE HERE

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CBI recommends action against DCI and other members for lapses
As per the report, “DCI and other officials have failed to discharge their duty as manddated in DCI regulations 2007, Note has been sent to the Secretary, Min of health & family welfare, Govt of India recommending to take such action against the DCI inspectors viz Dr Sripathi Rao .…REPORT 1, Report ext 2

Dentist gravely injured in deadly accident
34 year dentist from Bhatinda, Dr Dheeraj Dixit met with grave road accident in his recently purchased car when he lost control. His brother in law sitting by his side died and Dr Dheeraj has been badly injured and is in coma. His wife and daughter who were also in car are escaped with minor injuries. Dr Dheeraj graduate from Davengere is only son of his parents and has been practicing for about 4 years near Gurudwara Qila Mubarak. NEWSLINK

Dentist helps to nab stalker after long ordeal
Sixteen months after a stalker first visited her clinic in Vijayanagar on the pretext of having his teeth checked, a dentist and her friend finally trapped the pervert and handed him over to the police this Saturday.
But not before he made her life a living hell by bombarding her with hundreds of obscene messages, incessant phone calls, revelation of personal details like the colour of the dress she was wearing, photographs taken of her, and requests which got intrusive by the day. …FULL SAGA
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Flying dentist injured in accident
RAJKOT: Dr Arnob Gupta, popularly known as ‘The Flying Doctor’, has been hospitalized in the city after he was injured in an accident near Wankaner on Tuesday. Dr Gupta lives in Andheri in Mumbai.
Sources said Dr Gupta, a dentist by profession, was on his bike and was reportedly hit by a heavy vehicle. He traversed the 6,000km-long Golden Quadrilateral in 92 hours and 30 minutes last year, shattering the previous record that stood at more than 100 hours. Dr Gupta also holds a record for Leh to Kanyakumari North-South run covering the distance..TOI NEWS

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Patient in coma following surgery on wisdom teeth
A healthy young mother of two children went to the dentist to have her wisdom teeth removed, but something went wrong.
Kristen Tavares, 23, of Hilo, Hawaii, went into cardiac arrest during surgery, according to her boyfriend, Chauncey Prudencio. She was flown to a hospital in Maui where she remains in a coma.
According to a CT scan her brain is swollen, her father, Joe Tavares, told Hawaii News Now, and she is hooked up to a breathing machine. Her heart is too weak to do any additional medical procedures. MORE HERE

CBI books Medical Council of India officials, doctors in registration scam
CBI on Thursday said it has registered a case against eight doctors and officials of the Medical Council of India (MCI) on the allegations that the doctors with foreign medical degrees obtained false permanent registration certificates, “purportedly shown to have been issued by” the MCI.
The CBI said that it had conducted raids at 12 locations across the country including Asansol (West Bengal), Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Chhatrapur (Madhya Pradesh), Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Thiruvananthapuram and Kollan (Kerala), Vadodara, Mehsana and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Chhattisgarh. NEWSLINK……..Also see Operation fake doctor launched by CBI

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Depression, anxiety lead to loss of teeth
Depression and anxiety may be associated with dental decay and tooth loss, a new study has claimed.
Tooth loss from caries and periodontal disease is an outcome from complex, chronic conditions. Seve-ral biopsychosocial factors are involved, including accessing care, said R. Constance Wiener from West Virginia University. Individuals reporting dental anxiety may avoid dental care and individuals with depression may be negligent in self-care, Wiener said. Experts examined a potential association of tooth loss with depression and anxiety by using data of 451,075 respondents…MORE HERE

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