Permission to 3 dental colleges refused in Punjab
Permission refused to 3 dental colleges and 2 medical colleges. The decision is likely to affect over 300 MBBS and 200 BDS seats in the state.
The colleges are Punjab Institute of Medical Scienceu (PIMS), Jalandhar; Chintpurni Medical College and Hospital, Pathankot; SKS Sarabha Dental College, Sarabha; Rayat Bahra Dental College, Mohali; and Sri Sukhmani Dental College, Dera Bassi. NEWSLINK
Dentist dies on holiday
TWO British men have drowned off the coast of Malta while on holiday. One is believed to be a 35-year-old dentist from Small Heath, Birmingham. NEWSLINK
Street dentists shine in India
Ignoring noisy buses and curious onlookers, street dentist Allah Baksh plunges his hands into a patient’s mouth to fit a sparkling set of dentures for $12 in the Indian city of Bangalore.
With his plastic stool, mirror and glass cases of teeth on display, Baksh is among hundreds of such dentists frowned upon by their licenced counterparts in rapidly modernising India.
But the 54-year-old insists he is providing an essential service to tens of millions of poor who cannot afford a visit to a sterilised clinic.
India passed a law in 1948 allowing only licensed dentists to treat patients, but the legislation’s vague and outdated wording about exactly what constitutes a dentist has allowed many unregistered ones to operate…MORE HERE
3 D cleaning in Endodontics for success
XP endo is a unique file. It is designed to be used with irrigants after initial root canal instrumentation with the aim of removing vital and/or necrotic tissues, dentinal debris accumulated during instrumentation and smear layer. The file does not require any specific motor or irrigation system. Micro-CT studies have shown remarkable effectiveness for this finishing file...LINK
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Natural plant chemicals could help fight tooth decay...NEWSLINK
Several plants used in India traditionally do the same, see the Indian study on mango leaf..FULL PAPER
HOLI-DENT from Apollo
Apollo White Dental, India’s largest chain of dental clinics, with over 70 centres across India having its presence in all major cities, has launched ‘HOLI-DENT’ scheme to embrace travellers seeking dental treatment in India. Equipped with the latest technology besides offering treatment of highest quality on par with international standards.NEWSLINK
Mouth and tongue exercise can stop snoring
Although snoring is very common in the general population and is associated with obstructive sleep apnea, no standard treatment is available yet. Now, preliminary results from a new study conducted at the University of São Paulo have indicated that special mouth and tongue exercises can help reduce snoring significantly. This may thus offer a possible solution for the many people who snore, the researchers stated. MORE HERE
Ozone holds promise for treating gum infections
A powerful new antiseptic agent, called ozone nanobubble water, holds promise for the treatment of periodontitis, or severe gum infections, according to research published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
The study, by Professor Shinichi Arakawa and colleagues, evaluated the bactericidal activities of ozone nano-bubble water — also known as NBW3 — against the two main bacterial agents that cause periodontitis. It also assessed NBW3’s toxicity to human oral tissue cells. MORE HERE
Dentures with high tech, NO border molding
The device, which he is calling Air Scan, uses jets attached to an intraoral scanner that pulsate air into the narrow area between the gum and upper cheek. The design allows dentists to create denture impressions from the scanner without border molding.
“If you know five dentists, you know five different ways of making dentures. I wanted to streamline this denture-making method,” Dr. Weisenberg told DrBicuspid.com. “I’m trying to replace the need to use gray stick compound by using air to load that soft tissue, with the scanner head right there to record everything.” ..NEWSLINK
Remineralise Dentin with new Tech
So far we had only Glass ionomer cements, now Salvatore Sauro, Professor of Dental Biomaterials and Minimally Invasive Dentistry at CEU Cardenal Herrera University has led a research project which focused first on the use of phosphoproteins’ biomimetic analogues in combination with experimental bioactive resin-based dental adhesives to remineralise the mineral-depleted dentine at the bonding interface of teeth filled with common restorative dental composites. ..NEWSLINK
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