BDS aspirant gets Rs 5 lakh compensation
Finding fault with officials for setting a humanly impossible deadline of 90 minutes to a Dalit BDS course aspirant girl to get her seat alloted in a college 450 km away from here, resulting in her forfeiting it, the Madras High Court has awarded her a Rs five lakh compensation.
The court was disposing of a petition by the candidate, A.E Durga, who lost an opportunity to pursue BDS course this year, because she was allotted the seat on the last date of admission and asked to join the college in Madurai..LINK
Evidence of corruption in DCI
Along with the letter, Prashant Bhushan has annexed all relevant documents as evidence to show how the DCI, particularly during last three years, has been hand in glove with private institutions to degrade and compromise the quality of dental education and research for monetary gains.AAP LINK
Specific instances have been provided on how DCI members have indulged in bribery to compromise with dental education in different parts of the country. COPY OF LETTER
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Center lowers upper age limit, reduces number of attempts
She opted to have the tooth pulled, but the procedure went wrong when the crown of the tooth broke. MORE HERE
Going to Dentist can mean- Heart infection risk
Curbing the routine use of preventive antibiotics before dental work may have contributed to a rise in heart valve infections in England, a new study suggests. In the U.S., the highest risk patients still get these drugs and no similar trend has been seen. FULL STUDY
Dentist to act in Khatron ke Khiladi
The qualified dentist feels that the Colors’ show will enable him to evolve as a mentally strong person. “The show needs a lot of physical training. But I feel mental preparation is more needed than physical. I can have all the muscles in the world but if I can’t plan my task out then all my muscle power is of no use,” Dr Chang said. EXP NEWS
Poor or Rich- who has fewer teeth ?
More than 6,000 people were involved in the research which showed oral health was substantially worse among the poorest 20% compared with the richest.
The paper, published in the Journal of Dental Research, showed poor people also suffered more from tooth decay.BBC NEWS