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

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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
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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

Two dental  students (final BDS)  killed on road
Chennai: Two final year students of a private dental college in Puducherry were killed instantly when their car rammed a wayside tree at Nallur on East Coast Road early on Wednesday.
Police said J Balamurali, 24, of Ramanathapuram, and Rahul, 24, of Karur, visited the city on Tuesday and were returning to Puducherry. NEWS DETIALS

Supreme court orders in DCI election case
The Supreme Court in an appeal filed by Shri. Shaji K. Joseph once again reiterated the settled law that once the process of election starts, no court should interfere with the election process. Single Bench Justice Anil R. Dave was hearing the appeal with regard to election of a member to the Dental Council of India. ..MORE HERE

Minister finds dentist missing on inspection
District Collector Yogita Rana warned the Government hospital doctors and para-medical staff that disciplinary action would be taken against them if they failed to attend to their duties on time. On Wednesday, the District Collector made a surprise visit to the Armoor Government hospital in the town and found that a physician Dr Narayana, a dentist Dr Nagaraju and a clerk Vamshi Priya were absent. MORE HERE

Dental college gets in Guinness record
Narsihnbhai Patel dental coll in Visnagar Gujrat, got a place in Guinness record. Dr Basawaraj Kallali Dean of the college said it was planned to treat 15000 patients in 24 hours, but we achieved target in 9 hours only..NEWSLINK

Dr Arun JO, former prosthodontist from Calicut dental coll, now IAS, got award for best deputy collector in State
40 Years of Cholestrol Fraud..You ARE a FOOL to take anti-cholesterol Tablets.
US Govt removes cholesterol from naughty list after 40 years.CLICK HERE

DCI to reach Ministry, Obesity and tooth cavity
The Dental Council of India (DCI) has said it would soon reach out to the Union Ministry of Health to find a solution to the problem.
“Dentists have been doing major studies on the problem and have gathered a lot of data which is in a compilation stage right now. Dental caries and obesity are closely related and the problem is spreading like epidemic. Obese kids have lesser physical activity which leads to ineffective chewing which further makes them susceptible to caries,” said DCI member Dr AK Chandna....LINK

Final MDS student burnt body found near Exp-way- Case filed on HOD & guide
27-year-old final-year MDS student of the Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences (Endodontics), located on the outskirts of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, allegedly immolated himself in Sasgaon village, near Khopoli on January 9. The family of the deceased, Imran Khan, has accused the deceased’s guide and a head of department (HOD) of having harassed him by allegedly seeking illegal gratification to pass him (phone worth Rs 70,000 and branded whisky worth Rs 1.50 lakh) in the exams.
On noticing Khan’s charred body, locals close spot at MumbaiPune Expressway,  informed the police. We managed to retrieve his purse and his identity proof. His maternal uncle, Mohammed Ijaz Hussain, has filed a complaint against the HOD, Dr B Nagesh, and guide Dr Vemuri Sayeesh. NEWSLINK

Lko Dentist hired killers to murder Khanna
Killers have confessed that they were hired by dentist Dr Naimish Trivedi to eliminate Khanna, the owner of Ritz restaurant in Lucknow, over monetary dispute amounting to Rs 5 crore. Khanna/Bobby was shot outside his bungalow located across H road in Mahanagar late on January 1 by Subhash Yadav and Saif. On January 3, Bobby succumbed to injuries at KGMU..NEWSLINK

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Bangalore Dentist will be face of iPhone Ads
Dr Raina Nanaiahm was clicked on Diwali by her husband, a wild life photographer. He posted it on Instagram. He was surprised when he got email from Apple, pic impressed the Apple Inc and was chosen by them among 53 best pictures clicked across the globe, for its ‘Shot on iPhone 6S’ campaign. Only pic from India will be used for hoardings in India, but will be also used globally...NEWSLINK
Puppy with braces is celebrity
Veterinarian Dr. James Moore, known as the “doggie dentist,” puts braces on dogs. Yup, but it’s not for aesthetic purposes, Harborfront Hospital for Animals in Spring Lake, Michigan wrote on Facebook. Canines need their teeth fixed for health purposes. The post has received more than 283,000 reactions on Facebook and shared 288,293 times as of Tuesday…LINK

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Can 3rd BDS from UK be allowed to render Dental treatment to Indian kids?
Two Plymouth students are travelling to India to bring dental care to children. The Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry students are to join the Schoolhouse Dental Camp in Tamil Nadu this summer at Mission hospital in TN. They will be part of a group offering dental care to children in the region. Ashly Punnoose and Kowoon Noh are both in their third year...MORE HERE

Chandigarh Dentist duped another doc for 2.4 crores
The economic offences wing (EOW) of the Chandigarh Police has booked a dentist, a resident of Sector 8, for allegedly duping his doctor friend of Rs 2.4 crore on the pretext of setting up hydro electric power projects in Himachal Pradesh. The accused has been identified as Dr Rajdeep Singh Sandhu, 40, who has been booked by the Sector 3 police under Section 420 of the IPC. LINK…….This Dentist was arrested as per news on 13 Nov NEWSLINK

Dentist crushed by falling tree
A dentist from Westville, Durban was crushed to death by a falling tree on Saturday, said KwaZulu-Natal paramedics. The tree came crashing down as a it was being cut by tree fellers, said ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak. “He was passing through when the tree fell and crushed the roof and front part of his car,” said Vermaak.NEWSLINK
Dentist stands for stopping female genital mutilation
An estimated 90 per cent of Egypt’s women have become victims of the practice, which is believed to have been observed in the country for thousands of years. The procedure, which includes the removal of all or part of the clitoris, is usually done for local girls before reaching puberty. “Some doctors, who have no conscience, take advantage of parents’ mistaken beliefs,” said Atef Shalaby, a Cairo dentist. MORE HERE

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Kerala opposes new private dental colleges
The Indian Dental Association has objected to the reported move by the government to sanction more dental colleges in the State’s private sector. DCI has expressed concern about the deteriorating quality of dental education and has declared a moratorium on starting new dental colleges in Kerala. LINK

Alarming rise in Teeth extractions in UK
There has been an alarming rise in the number of tooth extractions among kids all across United Kingdom. NHS has stated this as a disappointing situation. The statistics suggests that the number of tooth extractions performed in kids under the age of 10 is 33,781 during the year 2014-15 and this is just one year. NEWSLINK

Oral bacteria may be linked to esophageal cancer
Researchers have found that a bacterial species responsible for gum disease is present in 61% of patients with esophageal cancer.
The findings detected the bacterial species Porphyromonas gingivalis in 12% of tissues adjacent to the cancerous cells, while this organism was undetected in normal esophageal tissue. These findings provide the first direct evidence that P gingivalis infection could be a novel risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and may also serve as a prognostic biomarker for this type of cancer...NEWSLINK

Butcher dentist faces trial for mutilating over 100 patients
He gave me seven or eight shots in my gums. And he pulled out eight teeth in one go!” recalled former patient Sylviane Boulesteix. “After that, I bled for three days..said a patient.
Dr Van Nierop was stripped of his licence in Netherlands, then he landed in this small french town Château-Chinon. Van Nierop was placed under court supervision and banned from leaving France in 2013. Despite the ban, he traveled to Canada in December 2013, but authorities caught up with him three months later. He was first extradited to the Netherlands in September 2014, and then from the Netherlands to France the following January. MORE HERE

Young girl suffers brain damage due to extraction
The family of a little girl who suffered brain damage after being sedated at the dentist plans to sue the dentist who put her under sedation. Four year old girl went to denist to have tooth pulled and now
has to be fed by feeding tube and she s confined to a wheelchair. LINK

Dr Tolani launches Virtudent in USA
Traditional dentistry is usually done at the expense of patients, making them give up their time and steep sums of money to often receive unneeded treatments.
Virtudent puts patients first with its transparent telehealth model. It’s remotely connecting people with dental experts from top universities throughout the U.S., keeping costs low and focusing on preventative dental health rather than over-diagnosis. Virtudent employs tele-health technology to help reduce over-treatment, reduce insurance fraud and increase oral health care access for underserved populations via virtual dental visits….FULL STORY
Lady dentist is housing 130 pets
Dr Tripta Kaur is a dentist by profession and lecturer in a medical college in Visakhapatnam. Dancer and short filmmaker, winner of various national and international beauty-pageants, and an animal lover who provides shelter to around 130 stray animals. she was awarded the ‘Outstanding young person of 2015′ from Vizag by a social organisation – Junior Chamber International (JCI). MORE HERE

Maharashtra’s private medical/dental colleges can’t have own CET-S Court
Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by the association of Maharashtra’s private medical colleges to be allowed to conduct its own common entrance test (CET) for medical and dental college admissions.
It means students will be admitted to state as well as private colleges on the basis of a single test conducted by the state CET cell. TOI NEWS

MCI in need of complete reformation: Says Parliament panel
MCI is in need of a complete reformation, as corruption and lack of accountability threatens the medical education of the country, if unchecked this will lead to great social, financial and political cost to the country, according to parliamentary standing committee report on health. MORE HERE
All Women Dental center opened by Minister
Telangana health minister Dr C Laxma Reddy inaugurated DentaShine – the first all women dental care centre for women and children on Monday. Zahed Ali Khan, editor-in-chief, Siasat Daily and Pramod Kumar Kedia, chairman, Agrasen Bank were the guests of honour. DentaShine is a start up concept by Dr Kulsum Mirza, which will have all women specialists and will be an exclusive dental care centre for women and children. NEWSLINK

Murder of Indian Dentist in USA, Unsolved even after one year
ALBANY, Calif. (KTVU) – It will be one year on Tuesday, March 8th, since a UCSF dental student was killed in her own apartment in Albany.
Randhir Paul’s murder remains unsolved, but her family reached out to KTVU to talk about their search for answers and justice. Relatives say they are in frequent contact with the police, but they’ re frustrated that one year later, no one has been arrested for the crime. MORE HERE

Why British Dentists came to India to save Bears by doing RCT
British vets came to the rescue to operate on 19 rescued ‘dancing bears’ who were at risk of dying as a result of the trauma they’d experienced.
In a first of its kind operation, the endangered sloth bears underwent lifesaving dental surgery at the Wildlife SOS Agra Bear Rescue Facility in India.
The team of dedicated veterinarians from Wildlife SOS in India, with support from International Animal Rescue UK, performed root canal surgeries.
And their action reportedly saved the bears from certain death.NEWSLINK
Why Ortho patients should stay away from Drinks
Many people are not aware that soft drinks — even diet soft drinks, sports and energy drinks, and fruit drinks — contain acids, which can be especially troublesome for people in orthodontic treatment. The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) strongly advises patients in orthodontic treatment to avoid drinks with low pH levels because the lower the pH level, the more acidic the beverage. ..MORE HERE

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Tooth whitening in only 2 minutes per day without tray
Two minutes a day, thanks to the special accelerator XS 151 contained in the hydrogen peroxide gel, which activates while brushing, and its portability, which means it can be performed anywhere and not exclusively at home, thanks to the new pre-filled brush.MORE HERE
Treating migranes by adjusting jaw
Dentists could play a vital role in treating migraine. In certain patients, it can be treated by adjusting jaw imbalances, says Dr Curtis Westersund from Canada. He is in the country to deliver a lecture series on modern dental problems, including the condition called temporomandibular disorders (TMD), which often goes undetected because the patient never goes to a specialist. He said that an injury to the jaw or muscles on your head and neck can also lead to TMD. According to Dr Curtis, dentures suitably made for the lower jaw can correct the condition. MORE HERE

Cavitation at tip helps better scaling
The formation of tiny bubbles around the head of ultrasonic scalers, used by dentists to remove built-up plaque, is key to the cleaning process of teeth, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found.
Scientists from University of Birmingham in the UK observed the bubble formation, or cavitation, of water around the head of the scaler using high speed cameras. NEWSLINK

Antibiotic Use Tied to Diabetes Risk
Danish researchers have found an association between the use of antibiotics and the development of Type 2 diabetes.
In 2012, the researchers identified 170,504 cases of Type 2 diabetes and matched them with 1,364,008 controls without diabetes. Then they used Danish government databases to check the participants’ antibiotic use over the previous 13 years...MORE HERE

Book cab right from Google map
earch engine giant Google has introduced a dedicated tab with the information on cab services in Google Maps. At the time of entering the destination, users will see an additional tab in the Google Maps app and they can opt either for Uber or Ola...MORE HERE

Oral Health Day smartphone game
FDI World Dental Federation today announced that Mad Mouths, a brand-new smartphone game for World Oral Health Day (WOHD), is now available for download. The game is available in English, French and Spanish and was designed to help bring oral health education to life in a fun...MORE HERE
How/WHY Dentistry is dying in India ?
A fledgling dentist in India has very limited scope to survive on his own immediately after graduation. The cut-throat competition among fellow dentists has escalated to unprecedented levels and a sense of insecurity seeps into fresh graduates. The recent threat to private practice is the rapid surge of corporate dentistry and the blistering pace at which they grow and multiply, making it almost impossible for a recent graduate to make an independent living…MORE IN BRITISH JOURNAL..please Do read

Make at home your own invisible aligner
After scanning the dental cast, he was able to create a digital model for a number of different aligners, each with differently positioned teeth. He printed the models using a 3-D printer and, with the help of a vacuum form machine, later created plastic aligners that fit the models. He told us he used the same plastic retainer material that they use in an orthodontist’s office..Read how this laymen did corrected his own teeth with home made aligners..CLICK HERE  +++++ see result of home made aligner below
Dental student attacked Robbed
23-year-old student of dental science was attacked and robbed by six persons after a petty scuffle on Waghodia Road on Sunday night.
One of the accused intercepted Yashpal Barad and picked up a fight with him after he tried to overtake him on the bike near Crystal School at around 11pm. Five others joined him and attacked Barad. They tried to snatch his gold chain..MORE HERE

Does wearing Bindi/Tilak protect You ?
Applying a bindi/tilak stops this leakage of energy, and one finds much less fatigue in the midst of a crowd, if at all. ‘Energy-suckers’ affect you less…see the physical evidence.. ….CLICK FOR MORE

Extraction takes him close to death
Patient is in critical condition after complications from a tooth removal, his mother said.
She said her son Mason Woods, 23, had a wisdom tooth extracted on Feb. 27. Mother said Woods came home after his surgery and was pleased the tooth was out and the surgery went well. Mason Woods is now in critical condition from what his mother says are complications arising from the surgery. However, swelling and discomfort began soon after, Steele told CTV News. Mother said Woods was back at the dentist on March 4 because the swelling hadn’t gone down and he was out of pain medication...MORE HERE

Dentist and wife killed in plane crash
Dentist and his wife were killed in a plane crash north of Alpine, Wyoming near Palisades Reservoir late Saturday night. An Idaho Falls dentist and his wife perished in the crash. Brook Summers was a dentist at Family Dental Health Center in Idaho Falls. According to a biography on the company website, he and Heidi had four children. NEWSLINK
DCI/MCI beyong repair ?
“The situation has gone far beyond the point where incremental tweaking of the existing system or a piecemeal approach can give the contemplated dividends. That is why the committee is convinced that the MCI cannot be remedied according to the existing provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, which is certainly outdated,” the parliamentary committee stated...NEWSLINK

MCI den of corruption..Just Google “den of corruption medical council”. For several years it has been going on,WHY Govt is not willing to ACT ?, is some one top in MCI close to Amit Shah?..LINK

Patient sues dentist for drill swallowed while placing implants
A man is suing his dentist after doctors at Vancouver General Hospital removed a dental drill bit from his abdomen that he alleges was negligently dropped into his throat.
Istvan Balyi says that on May 13, 2015, he attended the West Broadway clinic of Dr. Roxana Saldarriaga and her partner, Dr. Dennis Nimchuk, to have a tooth extracted and to have five dental implants.During the fifth implant placement dentist dropped a drill bit attached to a handheld drill into his throat. He prescribed laxatives and sent home,but it did not work, later it was removed by colonoscopy..MORE HERE

3,500 “bogus” dental mechanics in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Dental Mechanics Association (MDMA) has demanded strict action against over 3,500 “bogus” dental mechanics allegedly operating in the state without required education qualification. The MDMA members had submitted a memorandum to state Education Minister Vinod Tawade, Commissioners of Police and Collectors of various districts. A large number of dentists are preferring cheaper teeth to earn more profits said Prez of MDMA...NEWSLINK

Patanjali will beat Colgate this year
“Colgate will be below Patanjali by this year, and in three years, we will overtake Unilever,” said Ramdev, whose Rs.2,000 crore company that makes everything from biscuits to soaps has been denting the market share of large multinational corporations in India...MORE HERE

77% Indian docs with foreign degrees flunk MCI test
77 per cent Indian students who returned with a foreign medical degree in the past 12 years failed to clear the mandatory screening examination conducted by MCI, (if those who pass out from Pvt medical colelges in India are asked to take same test..it would be interesting to see outcome)..LINK

MDS girl student ends life
MDS first year student was found hanging from ceiling fan inside her hostel room on Monday evening. Prerna Chowdhary (29) stayed in girls’ hostel of Sardar Patel Dental College.
From Allahabad district, Prerna was last spotted in the hostel building on Sunday evening. The reason prompting the girl to take the extreme step was not known and police were waiting for her kin to arrive from Allahabad to know more...MORE HERE …Autopsy was conducted and found she indeed committed suicide, her brother who is Allahabad high court lawyer came ..LINK

Dr Anil Kohli wins Golf turnament
Dr Kohli ex DCI prez is playing gold and doing well, just won Hero Indian Open Golf Tournament 2016 on 17 March 2016, as per email received from him..
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The demand for dental care services in the U.S. is projected to grow on a national level, mainly owing to demographic changes. However, a new report has forecast that all 50 U.S. states will have a shortage of dental professionals in the near future. Based on dental workforce data from 2012, it is predicted that the excess growth in demand in relation to dentist supply will result in a national shortage of approximately 15,600 dentists in 2025…MORE HERE
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Your mobile is cooking your Bal….s
The study – by highly respected specialists – found that sperm levels of men who kept their phones in their pocket during the day were seriously affected in 47 percent of cases compare to just 11 percent in the general population….FULL ARTICLE

DCI amends admision regulations
Dental Council of India (Establishment of New Dental Colleges, Opening of New of Higher Course of Study or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity in Dental Colleges) (8th Amendment Regulations, 2016″.) ….Full Notification .…CLICK HERE

Dentists sue association over restrictions
Several dentists have filed a lawsuit alleging they’re being treated unfairly by their own governing body. The dentists are suing the Alberta Dental Association and College (ADAC), alleging that restrictions on marketing and advertising/code of ethics violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees freedom of expression...MORE HERE

Ignoring oral and dental diseases could be fatal
President of the Indian Dental Association said untreated oral diseases could be fatal as they may cause serious infection of head and neck region. “A patient with dental problem generally avoids consulting a dentist at an early stage and the only reason which brings him to a dentist is an attack of a severe dental pain”..NEWSLINK

MCI may be scrapped soon
The BJP government has begun work on a major overhaul of the Medical Council of India as it looks to create more medical colleges and produce more doctors to cater to growing healthcare needs.
Sources said during a review meeting of the health sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the health ministry had discussed the option of even scrapping the country’s apex medical education regulator which has been shrouded in controversy in recent years…MORE HERE

Dentists hold candlelight march; demand job for Narang’s kin
Dentists in the city on Sunday staged a candlelight march to condemn the recent murder of a member of their fraternity in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri area.
“He was the only male earning member in the family and so we urge both the central and the state governments to offer a job to one of his family members and some compensation and protection,” President of the Indian Dental Association Praveen Verma said…NEWSLINK

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Dr Narang is trending on twitter
A senior Delhi Police official on Saturday faced abusive posts on Twitter after she ruled out communal angle in the alleged murder of 40-year-old dentist in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri area. A section of twitterati also questioned the necessity of the tweet disclosing details about the religion of the accused persons. They also alleged the police has not done proper background check.
After the incident which was reported on Thursday, hashtags like #DrPankajLynched and #JusticeForDrNarang started trending on Twitter. Here are a few non-abusive tweets on Twitter…CLICK HERE

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Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay on Sunday offered a job to dentist Pankaj Narang’s wife in a municipal hospital. LINK 

Govt notifies new rules for biomedical waste
The Union government on Sunday notified new rules for the management of bio-medical wastes in the country that prescribe more stringent standards for incinerators to reduce emissions and envisage the creation of a bar code system for bags containing such refuse. MORE HERE

Manipal holds Alumni Golden jubilee
Manipal dental college completed 50 years, they have honored eminent alumni, see pics below

Fake patient- DCI Prez admits-PVT dental colleges compromising Quality
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Supreme Court recalls order exempting private medical colleges from NEET
This is will have far reaching impact on medical edu in India, not this year but expected to be in place from next year.
NEW DELHI: Recalling its earlier order, the Supreme Court on Monday said admission to private medical colleges will be on the basis of entrance tests conducted under the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). MORE HERE

Ministry disaffiliates Panjab University MDS courses
The Union Health Ministry has disaffiliated five specialised Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) courses at Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, for the academic session 2016-17.
There are 14 seats in the five specialised courses being run by the dental college. The ministry took note of a report of the inspection team for the annual renewal of the MDS courses of the PU in which it was pointed out that there was no regular principal in the college, a mandatory norm of the DCI...NEWSLINK

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PM Narendra Modi urged to revamp MCI
Charging that Medical Council of India (MCI) has lost its “credibility and moral standing”, former health secretaries and doctors have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revamp it to ensure that hospital chains and owners of medical colleges, having “deep conflicts of interest”, do not enter this body.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the former members of MCI, health secretaries and prominent doctors, also urged Modi to revamp the curricula for graduate and post-graduate medic .. MORE HERE

New ACP IN TOWN
ACP Dr. Kunal Sonawane dentist who completed his bachalor  degree from SJM DENTAL COLLEGE  who topped  MPSC examination for the year 2015  has been posted on rank of assistant commissioner of police.
BDS not Good enough, Go for MBBS
To what may offer a solution to acute shortage of medical doctors and specialists in the country, the Dental Council of India (DCI) has proposed to start a bridge course for dental graduates so that they become an MBBS doctor. Though in a nascent stage, the proposal offers hope to thousands of jobless dental graduates across India who take up jobs in other streams.
“The proposal has been framed with the help of Medical Council of India and would be placed before for the ministry of health and family welfare for active consideration soon,” said DCI president Dr D Majumder who was in the city on Saturday to participate in King George’s Medical University’s dental faculty foundation day function. LINK

MDS admissions: State cracks whip on pvt dental colleges
The state government has cracked the whip on the private and unaided dental colleges regarding admission to the master of dental surgery (MDS), postgraduate degree and diploma courses in the open and management categories.
“There will be centralised counselling for the management category in all private/unaided dental colleges under the close observation of Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, and state observer appointed by the Director, Medical Education and Research. NEWSLINK

Smoking drastically alters oral bacteria
Roughly 600 bacterial species live in people’s mouths. This is the finding of a study led by NYU Langone Medical Center and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center to be published online March 25 in the ISME (International Society for Microbial Ecology) Journal.
The researchers say their analysis is the most comprehensive to date to examine the effects of smoking on the make-up and action of bacterial species in the human mouth based on precise genetic testing. MORE HERE

This Toothpaste will harden your teeth
A team of researchers has come up with a new toothpaste ingredient that hardens your teeth while you doze. The new BioMinF toothpaste ingredient, developed by Queen Mary University of London, puts back the lost minerals from tooth enamel and helps prevent decay and treat sensitivity while you sleep and is available online and from specialist dental distributors now. It is expected to be available through high street stores by the end of the year. LINK

Dental college principal leaves for heavenly abode
Dr Sumeet Sandhu, Principal SGRD Dental college, Amritsar, Expired today as per sources. She was ailing and was just about 50 years of age, RIP.
Everytime we post uncomfortable news about DCI, and immediately there is attempt to hack into our website.. don’t know if it is just a coincidence.

Association of Radiographically Diagnosed Apical Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Disease
This study examined if there is association between apical periodontitis (AP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
AP was significantly associated with CVD, hypercholesterolemia, race, missing teeth, caries experience, and number of root canal treatments in our bivariate analysis. Our final adjusted conditional logistic regression model showed statistically significant positive associations between AP and CVD...LINK

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Association Asks Doctors Not To Advertise ‘Guaranteed Treatment’
Association (IMA) has issued a circular to all its 2.5 lakh members warning them not to advertise “No Cure No Payment” or “guaranteed cure” stating both are violations of Medical Council of India (MCI) Code of Ethics Regulations as well as Drugs and Magic Remedies Act...MORE HERE

How accurate are CBCT scans?
A recent study measured the thickness of bone labial and palatal to maxillary anterior teeth on cone beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images, and compared these measurements with direct clinical measurements to determine the reliability and accuracy of CBCT. Researchers concluded that, in fact, CBCT scans may lead to overestimating labial bone thickness...MORE HERE

Tehelka reports on ineligible member in DCI
Dental Council of India (DCI) is a statutory and recommendatory body which comes under the Dentists Act (XVI of 1948). It regulates dental education and the profession of dentistry throughout India. Finances come from the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) under the Government of India.
With such a structure, can it behave like its own master and start ignoring injunctions from the ministry? Recently, the DCI appointed 55-60 members under Section 3(d) and (e) of the Dentists Act 1948. Notifying these appointments with the health ministry is mandatory.
DCI corruption for years continuously, this is not being seen lightly. But this time, the MOHFW has taken serious note of the working of DCI, particularly appointment of ineligible members. TEHELKA has exclusive access to a copy of the minutes of a meeting held under an MOHFW joint secretary. MORE HERE

Are you pushing too much sealer in apical region ?
The efficiency of a filling material in properly sealing the root canal is determined by its physical properties and handling characteristics. No other filling material has been as successful and widely accepted as gutta-percha, probably owing to its favorable properties such as biocompatibility, plasticity, radiopacity, and easy insertion and removal from the root canal.Despite these beneficial features, gutta-percha shows no adhesion to dentine, resulting in gaps between the cone and root canal walls. In root canal treatment, the ideal result is to insert the largest volume of gutta-percha and minimum amount of sealer inside the root canal, enabling the sealer to penetrate the irregularities of the dentine walls and tubules..FULL PAPER

Brushing your teeth can ward off CANCER
New research suggests that properly cleaning our teeth may also help ward off a particularly vicious form of cancer.
Scientists have discovered that pancreatic cancer – one of the most deadly – is linked to two types of bacteria that also cause gum disease. A team in the US found that people who had these two bugs in their mouths were up to twice as likely to develop pancreatic cancer over the next decade. MORE ON UK DAILY MAIL

Gum disease may be treatable with bioceramic material
P. gingivalis perishes on contact with the surface of silicon nitride, lead researchers to wonder if this could lead to a new type of treatment.
In the journal Langmuir, a multidisciplined team from Japan and the US describes what it found when it investigated the antimicrobial properties of silicon nitride. MORE HERE

SUGAR-FREE alternatives STILL ROT TEETH
Added sugar is a health hazard. Not only can sugar be incredibly harmful for those with insulin resistance, but the extra calories of sugar-laden junk foods is one of the primary drivers of weight gain and tooth decay. For this reason, sugar-free alternatives, such as artificial sweeteners and diet drinks, are often perceived as “guilt-free”. While they are definitely an improvement, new research has found alternative sweeteners still rot your teeth…MORE HERE

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Dentist hangs herself at Clinic
27-year-old dentist was found hanging in her clinic in Kelambakkam on Saturday night. She was identified as S Sushmitha of Puducherry.
The deceased was running the clinic in Sai Baba Koil street for nearly a year and was also working at a private medical college-cum-hospital in Nellikuppam. The incident came to light when a patient came to meet her at 7.30pm and found the door of the room closed for a long time. Since repeated knocks did not elicit any response, he looked through the window and found her hanging from a ceiling fan....MORE HERE

New dental service rules for teachers
The recent notification on the Punjab Dental Education Service (Group-A) rules has not gone down well with dental teachers working in state-run dental colleges as the state government has reduced the promotion quota from 75 per cent to 50 per cent, giving equal weightage to direct quota
recruitment…NEWSLINK

Vasan Eye care Raid ?
Chennai-based Vasan Healthcare, founded by A.M. Arun, is a former healthcare unicorn that operates a chain of eye-care and dental clinics in India. “Yesterday’s ED visit is part of the ongoing investigation into Vasan where Sequoia India is a minority investor along with others.MORE HERE

Senior Orthodontist No more
Dr Sachin Karnakar senior orthodontist from Andheri is no more.

MCI to be revamped soon ?
Plans are afoot to split the Medical Council of India (MCI) into a “leaner body” by restructuring it
and segregating its powers to separate bodies. Days after a parliamentary standing committee came out
with a damning report on MCI, stating its composition was “opaque” and “biased” against larger public
health goals, the Union ministry of health is working with the Niti Aayog on its restructuring, at the
behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ..LINK

How tooth pain turned chest pain for this famous politician
An inquiry has been ordered into former deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal’s sudden admission to St George’s Hospital on Monday after it emerged that he had complained only of a toothache and was granted permission by prison authorities to visit the Government Dental College and Hospital. The St George Hospital doctors and their counterparts at the Government Dental College and Hospital on Tuesday gave
contradicting accounts of what transpired on Monday. ..NEWSLINK
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Matter pertained to Modern Dental college and SC asked three member committe to oversee working of MCI, have they overlooked DCI ?
The Supreme Court on Monday called for setting up of a three-member panel headed by Justice (retd) R.M. Lodha to oversee the functioning of the Medical Council of India (MCI) regarding admissions to private unaided dental colleges in Madhya Pradesh.
Specifically, the panel will oversee the admission criteria in private unaided dental colleges amid allegations of state interference in various aspects of admissions.
Apart from Lodha, the Supreme Court-appointed committee will comprise Dr. Shiv Sarin working at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and former comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG) Vinod Rai.
“The committee shall be in operation for a period of one year unless the Parliament enacts a mechanism for the admission process of private unaided dental colleges earlier,” the order said...NEWSLINK

Supreme court asks MCI if states can be allowed to hold own tests
May 3, 2016 In a major development with regard to the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Medical Council of India (MCI) to respond to state governments’ plea to hold separate exams this year. The MCI has to respond to the plea by Thursday. The development came as the Supreme Court heard the petitions by some states and private medical colleges seeking permission to continue with separate tests for admissions in the MBBS and BDS courses..CLICK FOR MORE

State can regulate admissions, fees, rules Supreme Court.BUT central law will over ride
Underlining that education is a “not a business” but a “noble activity” aimed at empowering people, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court Monday ruled that the State is authorised in law to regulate admission, fix fee as well as lay down any other regulatory mechanism that promotes merit and curbs commercialisation in institutions of higher education.
The Bench, comprising Justices Anil R Dave, A K Sikri, R K Agrawal, Adarsh K Goel and R Banumathi, also upheld the validity of a common admission test (CET) to be conducted by state governments as well as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges.
The court said that when the central government issues a notification for NEET and the state governments also want to conduct their own CETs, the issue could be resolved between them by relying upon Article 254 of the Constitution. Under Article 254, higher education has been placed in a concurrent list with both the state and central governments having powers to make laws. But when the central government makes a law or issues a notification such as NEET, it would override the state governments’ laws..MORE HERE

SC Upholds MP Law for 50% Govt Seats in Private Dental Colleges
The Supreme Court today upheld the provisions of a Madhya Pradesh law which enables government to have 50 per cent shares in management seats in private dental colleges, saying there was no violation of right of autonomy of educational institutions in Common Entrance Test (CET) being conducted by the state or in fixing fee.
“There was no violation of right of autonomy of the educational institutions in the CET being conducted by the State or an agency nominated by the State or in fixing fee...NEWSLINK

Dentist hands over gun to police
One recent morning, Dibendyu Dutta (Dentist) rose at 6 a.m. to catch a three-hour train back to the city of his childhood, Kharagpur. He made for his family house, retrieved a case and brought it to the local police station. He handed over the case the police. Ten minutes, some questions and a few signatures later, it was time to get back on the train to make it home in time for dinner.
The case? It contained a gun, and Dutta, like the estimated 6 million registered gun owners in India, was performing a civic duty...MORE HERE

Merit will prevail in med admissions, suggest experts
Indore: Supreme Court’s judgment on competency of state government in regulating common entrance, fees and reservation in private professional unaided medical institutions in the state was hailed as historic by students, academicians and social activists.
Dr Rahul Rokade, officer-in-charge (OIC) of legal team representing the case in apex court, said, “It is a welcome decision and deserving candidates will benefit. The verdict is a slap on face of private medical colleges where admissions are marred by irregularities.” MORE HERE

NEET 2016: Government will take final call, says Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday accepted that the Supreme Court’s order on common all-India medical entrance test has created “practical problems”.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Naidu said the government will take a final call on the matter after a comprehensive study.
“There is a problem with states having examinations in their regional language as NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is in Hindi and English only. So there are practical problems as the pre-medical examination has been converted by the court order,” said Naidu while responding to the members’ concerns over the court verdict…NEWSLINK

Dental chain raises 1 crore in seed investment
MyDentistChoice, a Hyderabad based e-commerce platform for dental products, has raised $150,000 (around Rs 1 crore) in seed investment from a US-based investor, it said in a statement.
The company, however, did not reveal the name of the investor.
The firm, which was founded by P Sivaprasad, is part of Hyderabad-based startup incubator T-Hub. It claims to have a customer base of 3,00,000 dentists and 500 dental colleges. Its clients include Apollo White Dental, Denty’s, and Partha Dental. NEWSLINK

Dental caries treatment may prevent pneumonia in Parkinson’s patients
A new study that explored risk factors for pneumonia development has now found that patients treated for dental caries had a reduced risk of pneumonia compared with patients who had not been treated….MORE HERE

BDS student found hanging in Dental college
A first year student of dental surgery allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan inside her hostel room in Teerthanker Mahaveer University in Moradabad, police said.
The body of Diksha Agarwal, who hailed from Dalkhola in West Bengal, was found hanging from a bedsheet in her room at 9:30am on Saturday when the police broke into her room after being informed by college authorities, they said…..MORE HERE

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Deemed varsities stop medical, dental entrance test process midway
Students who had registered and paid fees for multiple entrance exams for admissions to medical and dental colleges under various deemed universities in Karnataka will no longer take the exams as the universities have cancelled all of them.
Universities such as Manipal University, which had already begun conducting the entrance exam, have decided not to conduct it from Sunday. Many universities have midway stopped receiving applications for these exams....CLICK FOR MORE

COMED-K cancelled
Bengaluru: The late night decision of the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) to cancel the medical and dental Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) scheduled for Sunday following an interim order of the Supreme Court, left many students confused.
The announcement was made at around 11 pm Friday night on its website, taking many students by surprise. Several rushed to its office in the morning to check for themselves. The notification on the website said while the medical and dental UGET was being cancelled , the entrance exam for engineering would be held on May 8 as scheduled...NEWSLINK

No exemption from NEET-2 for private medical institutions in states, government ones can hold own entrance only for this year ….MORE HERE

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Indian Dentist features on masterchef and now has her own brand in Australia
A dentist with her roots in Gujarat, Deepali floored the judges with her potato curry. Continuing her success with gujiya, chicken curry and pot stickers, she even aced the cooking of beef (which, given her background, she had never even tasted before) during a challenge. However, Chef Shannon Bennett’s dish during a pressure test trumped her and she was eliminated early. After the show, she launched Deepali’s Delights which features a wide range of pickles, jams, preserves and chutneys. She works at Golden Bay Dental Clinic in Australia.. MORE HERE

Dentist gets rank in UPSC exam
It’s a dream come true for Kanishka, a dental surgeon by profession from Jalandhar, who has got the 515th rank in the Civil Services examination, conducted by the UPSC.
After completing her postgraduation in Public Health, Kanishka has been working in the National Rural Health Mission in Haryana. She had always dreamt of joining the Civil Services...NEWSLINK

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It is FINAL -Only via NEET-for admission- will it be a game changer ?
NEET will be the only test, affirms SC and states can not hold its own tests. After weeks of uncertainty, the Supreme Court on Monday finally “clarified” that National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is indeed the only way for students to get admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses across the country. Those who took NEET 1 can give up the exam and then can reapper again in NEET 2 if they so wish...MORE HERE

Colgate wakes up to Patanjali challenge
“All dental problems have been solved with this, you need not go to the dentist,” says a Bangalore salesman for Dant Kanti, the herbal toothpaste made by Patanjali Ayurved, a company led by TV yoga guru Baba Ramdev.LINK
After Baba Ramdev claimed that his Patanjali Ayurved will drive out Colgate and Nestle, especially in the oral care segment, at least Colgate has taken this challenge seriously. Colgate-Palmolive acknowledged this threat and is planning to launch more products in the ‘natural’ category...LINK

Medical colleges in ‘rotten’ state, says SC
The Supreme Court on Friday, May 6, termed the state of medical colleges in the country as “rotten,” while imposing a fine of Rs 5 crore on an Odisha -based private medical college for abruptly increasing the number of seats from 100 to 150 in an academic year and accusing it of “playing with the future of students”…FULL COVERAGE

Instrument swallowed, dentist denies negligence
a drill bit attached to a handheld drill was dropped into his mouth by Dr. Roxana Saldarriaga in May 2015. Several days later a surgeon extracted the drill bit, he said in a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court..NEWSLINK

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4,000 Saudi dentists jobless
JEDDAH: A whopping 4,000 Saudi dentists are unable to find jobs, according to a report in an online publication on Friday.
There are 3,000 who have just graduated and 1,000 who have done so but have not found work. Experts were quoted as saying that jobs are available, but expats are being hired...MORE HERE

PG dental /medical exam result out in 4 hours, case filed
Amidst a debate raging over NEET for MBBS and BDS undergraduate admissions, a petition has been filed in the state High Court alleging lack of transparency in Chhattisgarh Pre-PG Examination (Medical/ Dental) 2016 and pointing out that its results were declared within four hours after completion of exam on the same day—without publishing the set of question papers and model answer keys. NEWSLINK

NEET Will Be Deferred-Centre Plans An Ordinance
The Centre has decided to issue an ordinance, or an executive order, to defer the implementation of NEET or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – the common entrance test for medical and dental courses — for state governments and their institutions. The deferment will be meant for this academic year. MORE HERE

Dental college playing with our lives: students
Students of AME Dental College on Monday staged a demonstration at the campus off Bijanagera Road here, condemning the management’s “disinterest” in resolving the issues surrounding the admission of 22 students. The students said the management was playing with the lives of students and punishing them for no mistake of theirs...LINK

Dentist surplus forces freeze on new colleges in India
The firm stand was taken recently at the general body meeting of the Dental Council of India which grants permission to new institutes. The decision follows requests from several existing colleges that wanted the council to reject fresh proposals for more institutes, as well as the high rate of unemployment among dentists. (India will emerge as a big dental market...LINK )
India currently has 309 dental colleges, which churn out around 26,000 dentists every year. The count was as high as 30,570 in 2010. In 1970, only 8,000 dental students graduated annually…MORE HERE
BUT funnily Lucknow Govt college has doubled its BDS seats..LINK

In MP state only 12 MDS seats filled out of 190 (scam) rest will be sold for good money ? see news below
Dentist shot dead in clinic in Delhi
Dentist was shot dead inside his clinic in southwest Delhi’s Palam area Friday night. The victim has been identified as Dr Balwant Singh Ramawat, said police. He had been practicing in the area for the last 30 years. According to police, the incident occurred Friday at 10 pm when Singh was leaving his clinic after work. “Two persons entered his clinic posing as patients and shot him in the neck,” said a senior police officer. NEWSLINK

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Churning out hordes of unqualified professionals
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These agents specialise in helping underperforming SPM graduates find placements in universities abroad for difficult courses like medicine, pharmacy and veterinary studies, dentistry and aviation….FULL STORY
Future of dental graduates looks to be dark in India
But with the mushrooming up of dental colleges not only in the state of Punjab but all over India, job opportunities as compared to the number of BDS pass-outs every year are too less in private as well as the government sector. Frankly speaking, with the existing situation, the future of dental graduates who give smiles to others looks to be dark. – FULL ARTICLE

Jaw cancer patients spared misery of facial disfigurement
Hundreds of patients suffering from jaw tumours may be saved from complicated and disfiguring surgery by a titanium implant inserted through tiny incisions near the ear and under the chin.UK NEWS

Dentist fined 71 k for pulling teeth
In Supela Bhilai of Durg district in Chattisgarh, Dentist Dr Deepak Thakur, MDS (Maxillofacial Surgeon) of Sai Muskan Superspeciality dental hospital, was sued by patient for giving wrong information and extraction of ten teeth, click on clip below

Palam dentist was killed over extra-marital affair
Murder of 61-year-old dentist Balwan Singh Ranawat, who was shot dead at his clinic in southwest Delhi’s Palam last week, was plotted by a man whose former girlfriend had an extramarital relationship with the doctor, said the police. Four men were arrested for the murder. WEhen woman became close to Dr Ranawat, Sharma felt spurned by her and jealous of the Dentist,” the officer added.
Sharma sought help of his friend Vikrant, who demanded `2 lakh for killing Ranawat...MORE HERE

President signs NEET ordinance before leaving for China
President Pranab Mukherjee signed on Tuesday an ordinance to keep states out of the ambit of a court-mandated single, all-India medical entrance test this year. MORE HERE

HongKong dental school accepts Indian girl for course
Gunjan Gupta, a student of DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, has been selected for the bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) programme by the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
The QS ranking of world universities has ranked BDS programme of the HKU number 1. ...NEWSLINK

NEET: Confusion prevails as President seeks more clarity from govt
The Union cabinet had approved the ordinance, following pressure from states, which wanted to conduct their own tests for entry into medical colleges at least for a year. Over the past two days, the President had consulted an array of legal experts, and, on Monday, he called Union health minister JP Nadda to the Rashtrapati Bhawan to explain the provisions and urgency of implementing the statute, despite SC objections...NEWSLINK

Kejri urges Prez not to sign ordinance...LINK

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Dental chain justifies its adv campaign
MyDentist CEO Vikram Vora denied all charges, saying the Dentists’ Code of Ethics Regulation 1976 was revised via gazette in June 2014. “It says the global position on the issue of Ethics of Advertisement by Dental/Medical professionals has drastically changed over the last few decades. A dentist or a group of dentists may advertise, provided they maintain decorum, keeping in mind the high moral obligations and the value that society places on the important nature of their work and the moral character and integrity expected of them,”…LINK

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Importance of taking consent from patient
The Hon’ble Supreme Court held that, ‘Consent’ in the context of a doctor-patient relationship meant granting of permission by the patient for an act to be carried out by the doctor. Consent, in some circumstances, could be implied from the patient’s actions. The consent is implied when for eg.a patient enters a dentist’s clinic and sits in the dental chair, consent for examination, diagnosis and consultation is implied. The ‘adequate information’ to be furnished by the doctor (or a member of his team) who treats the patient, should enable the patient to make a balanced judgement as to whether he should submit himself to the particular treatment. The court also declared that except where consent can be clearly and obviously implied, there should be express consent. LINK

Legal action sought against pvt dental colleges for giving admission to less than 50%
A few aspiring medicos and social activists are seeking legal action against private dental colleges that have allegedly given admission to candidates securing less than 50% marks in All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Examination, 2016.
Minimum eligibility for admission to PG dental courses is 50% in the qualifying examination. An aspiring medico, Dr Surangan Gupta in a legal notice to the directorate of medical education and principal secretary of medical education department has alleged that she was refused to register for second counselling in which nearly 169 dental seats were vacant.
“I scored 49.5% marks in the All-India examination. I was refused to register for second counselling because of marks less than required for admission in PG dental course. However, private colleges conducting a counselling on May 31 gave admission to candidates who secured less than 50% marks in clandestine manner,” alleged Dr Gupta....NEWSLINK

HongKong Calling
Leading dental professionals from around the Asia-Pacific region and beyond will come together in June to reflect on the latest developments and advancements in dentistry during the next Asia Pacific Dental Congress. Among the presenters who will be discussing such issues as bone biomechanics in implant dentistry are Prof. Ming-Lun Hsu from National Yang-Ming University’s School of Dentistry in Taiwan and World Health Organization Dental Officer in Global Oral Health Dr Hiroshi Ogawa. LINK

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Patient dies after Root canal treatment
A narcotised 18-year-old patient died last Friday after receiving root canal therapy in a dental office in Hamburg. As reported by German news portal Spiegel Online, the young man had undergone normal surgery under general anaesthetic, according to the treating dentist. Anaesthesia had been expressly requested by the patient. The Hamburg state forensic medicine is now to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of death.
According to the dentist, an experienced anaesthetist continually monitored .….MORE HERE

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Beware of plastic- it may be KILLING your SEX drive
Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most prevalent, found in every-day items including refillable drink bottles and food storage containers. Vinclozolin is another endocrine disruptor that was commonly used as a fungicide in vineyards, golf courses and orchards. Researchers collected cells from the rats’ teeth surface and found that BPA and vinclozolin changed the expression of two genes controlling the mineralisation of tooth enamel .
As BPA and vinclozolin are known to block the effect of male sex hormones, the findings reveal a potential mechanism by which endocrine disruptors could weaken teeth. MORE HERE

17 in fray for 50 MDS seats
In a dramatic change of trend, staff of 10 private dental colleges were today seen in a competitive mode as opposed to aspirants to attract the latter for 50 vacant Master’s of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats during the second extended counselling at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) in Faridkot.
As there were only 17 willing candidate to fill these 50 vacant seats, colleges were offering significant rebates in tuition fee and hostel charges to lure them...MORE HERE

Dentist carves world’s smallest tooth replica
Vadodara: A dental intern who has completed his final Bachelors of Dental Surgery (BDS) attempted a unique world record on Sunday.
Naman Rao, a student of K M Shah Dental College and Hospital, a constituent of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, carved out world’s smallest human teeth replica, which is 85% to 90 %, smaller than the actual human teeth. NEWSLINK

DCI formulates revised code of ethics for dentists
DCI sub- committee has formulated a revised code of dental ethics. A dental surgeon shall not claim to be a specialist either through displayed signs on the name board and / or the office stationary (visiting cards, letterheads, etc.,) unless he has a special qualification which is recognized by the Council in that specialty. A dental surgeon can however practice all branches of dentistry provided he shows adequate qualification, competence and bonafide training in the concerned branch or branches.
It is not ethical for a dental surgeon to prescribe, supply or sell drugs, remedies or dental appliances in his clinic as long as there is no exploitation of the patients.
Advertisements should not carry false promises. It has been stipulated in the code of ethics not to advertise directly or indirectly through camps or promotional activities through any organization, registered charitable organizations, not to advertise promising inducements, rebates and false benefits.Use of abbreviations after the dental surgeon’s name….MORE HERE

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Dentist arrested in wife ‘s suicide (harassment for sexual gratification)
Rajkot: Dr Bharat Gadhvi, a Porbandar-based government medical officer and his dentist son Dr Himanshu, have been arrested in Udaipur for allegedly driving the latter’s wife Karnika Singh to suicide.
Karnika, an active blog writer, had hanged herself on June 2 at their house in Udaipur. Gadhvi and his son were arrested following a complaint lodged by Karnika’s father Bharatendra Singh who accused the in-laws of mentally harassing her. Karnika and Himanshu got married on January 25 this year and the couple was living in Udaipur….MORE HERE
Karnika, who was married to the dentist in January this year, was allegedly harassed by her husband Dr Himanshu Gadvi for sexual gratification and even had to undergo forceful medical examinations at Porbandar, Gujarat, just a day before her death.LINK

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India’s street dentists filling gap for the poor
BANGALORE, 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 (S$16) in the Indian city of Bangalore.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....MORE HERE

Single window to process medical management quotas
Students aspiring for admissions through management quota in medical colleges will now be able to fill a single form and access the common pool of seats from all self-financed medical and dental colleges, said health minister Nitin Patel, after a meeting with the deans and management of self-financed colleges...LINK

Magic gel for oral lesions
During the 46th Journées Dentaires internationals du Québec (JDIQ) held on May 30 & 31 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, more than 1,000 dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and dental students discovered one of the most talked about healthcare ingredients in the world, hyaluronic acid, and how it can help in the treatment of oral lesions.
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is the medicinal ingredient of Gengigel, a newly Health Canada approved natural product indicated to help relieve pain and reduce gingival inflammation associated with oral lesions, dry mouth, ulcers, gingivitis and other types of oral wounds. NEWSLINK

MCI moves SC for modification of order on Lodha committee
MCI has moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of an earlier order setting up a three-member Oversight Committee, headed by ex-CJI R M Lodha, to oversee functioning of the regulator of medical profession and education…MORE HERE

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Dentist robbed of gold chain
Hyderabad: A bike-borne thief stole a one-tola gold chain from a dentist at Domalguda on Monday morning while she was going to a temple on a two-wheeler.
The victim, Hima Bindu, 25, is a dentist from Domalguda. The incident happened at 5.30 am on Monday when Bindu was going to Hanuman Temple on Street Number 7 of Domalguda on her two-wheeler. MORE HERE

HOD of Govt college booked for cheating and forgery
Prof Kaur tried to secure a job in PGI on the basis of a fake experience certificate, which was challenged by three others contending for the same job. Kaur also tampered with a certificate reportedly issued by BRS Dental College in Panchkula in her favour. TOI NEWS

Chinese robot cuts crowns in mouth
Using this novel system, a set of full-crown tooth preparation experiments were performed on 15 intact first molars on a phantom head. After designing the target preparation shapes of the molars with the customised CAD software, the researchers recorded the preparation time for each tooth and measured the accuracy of each preparation with Geomagic Studio software. LINK

Sword hanging on dental college...LINK

The Tamil Nadu will seek the Centre’s support for enacting necessary legislation to permanently exempt TN students from the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to UG and PG medical and dental courses...LINK

Maharashtra DCI warns dentists and pvt training academies, via public notice, click to read below