Young MDS Dentist drowns to death
Dr Akhil Kuttappa, MDS perio from MAARUTI COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE, BANGALORE. Was practicing at Bangalore.
They had come to their native to cast their vote. Yesterday, both Akhil and Ashwath had been to Chiklihole along with six other friends.
It is said that on seeing Akhil drowning in the water, Ashwath jumped into the water to save him but all his efforts went in vain as he also got drowned in the river.
On receiving the news, Suntikoppa Police arrived at the spot and launched a search operation to trace the bodies, which were found at around 10 pm with the help of rafters. NEWSLINK
DCI election- campaign fever catches up
DCI has announced the election of DCI members from Principal/Vice principal category, several candidates are in the fray..
Minimum standards drafted for dental clinics and others
In a bid to effectively implement the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act 2010, the Union health ministry has announced draft minimum standards for various categories of clinical establishments, both in the allopathic and Indian streams of medicine. Once aproved..
Separate standards have been prepared for allied health executive, behavioural health integrated counseling centres, dental centres, dental hospitals, dietetics, hospitals in primary, secondary and tertiary levels, labs, collection centres, mobile clinics, dialysis centres, physiotherapy centres, polyclinics with diagnostic support, polyclinic with dispensary, polyclinic with observation, radiology and imaging centres and stem cell laboratories, in the allopathy sector. NEWSLINK
Virtual mouth to help in research
MELBOURNE, Australia: This week, scientists presented the world’s first dynamic virtual mouth in Melbourne. They believe that the new mastication model will provide a better understanding of how food is digested at a microscopic level and how it influences our taste receptors, in order to help the food industry develop salt-, sugar- and fat-reduced foods without compromising their taste. MORE HERE
Implant failures demystified
They found 150 implant failures in 91 patients. Early failures accounted for 57.3 percent and late failures for 42.7 percent. Inflammation was the main cause of early failures, at 47 percent. Overloading was the main cause of late failures, at 53 percent.
Noting possible limitations of the retrospective study design, authors advised, “Future studies should employ larger samples and should investigate implants that failed for unknown reasons. Prospective randomized controlled trials involving multiple centers should be performed to clarify the correlations between implant failure and risk factors.” LINK HERE
How immune cells defend mouth disease
Dental researchers have found a less invasive way to extract single rare immune cells from the mouth to study how the mouth’s natural defenses ward off infection and inflammation. By isolating some specialized immune cells (white blood cells known as “leukocytes”) to study how they fight diseases in the mouth — or reject foreign tissues, such as in failed organ transplants — researchers hope to learn more about treating and preventing such health issues as oral cancers, cardiovascular disease, AIDS and other infectious diseases. MORE HERE
Periodontal therapy may reduce medical expenses
Why every patient is not getting a perio check up done ? READ more