Dental council gets new vice president
Dr Bharat Shetty won election by defeating Dr Mahesh Verma, 34 to 21 votes. Meeting was held on 13-14 of June. As a outcome of this Dr Verma will not be even part of EC. Was he posing threat to the next term for Dr Mazumdar ? we leave it for you to guess.
Dr Verma s name has been very promptly removed from DCI website, really quick action.
The murder of dental profession!
The General body of the Dental Council of India which met on the 13th and 14th June 2014 has some dubious gifts to the people of Kerala! 6 dental colleges got increase of seats from 50 to 100, technically doubling the capacity. Kerala which already has more than 12,000 registered dentists for a population of 3.3 crore population (Dentist population ration less than 1:3000) has been given three hundred more dentists. Full post on FB by George Paul
Given name and NOT going there FULLTIME ? Puts faculty in Grave problem
De-registration and CBI prosecution for allegedly lending their names to be shown as full-time faculty at private medical colleges, while actually not working there, five doctors approached the Madras high court and obtained stay on the disciplinary proceedings against them.
On Friday, Justice S Nagamuthu granted the interim stay of the operation of MCI show-cause notice until June 23, after the doctors said the MCI and the CBI were acting beyond their jurisdiction. NEWSLINK
Acc to sources in Pvt dental college Crime branch is investigating similar charges…DCI Please ACT
Punjab’s dental colleges may bite the dust
With an unprecedented threat of “zero admission” looming large over all dental colleges in Punjab due to less number of Punjabi candidates scoring eligibility marks in the All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT), the association of private dental colleges has come forward with an unusual offer of ‘sponsoring’ the state government to conduct a separate state-level test for admission in dental colleges.
As per rules, no student scoring less than 50% marks in AIPMT can get admission either in MBBS or BDS course in Punjab. TOI NEWS
Dentist makes it to IAS
Dr Aawesh Titarmare, a former student of Government Dental College, who secured 469 All India Rank. He said, I aspire to serve my country as an IAS officer and will give another try next year to reach the improve my rank. The 26-year-old would be looking forward to join Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
Sharing their secret of success, the aspirants stressed on good guidance from coaching classes and seniors who had cracked this difficult competitive exam. TOI NEWS
FKG -microscopic endo training center is funcational in Dubai
FKG inaugurated its Regional Office and Training Centre around 6 months ago in Dubai. What were the reasons for this set up?
I joined the FKG team almost four years ago to build up a new strategy which was to develop FKG Dentaire in the Middle East and Africa Region. When I started this new challenge the FKG Dentaire name was known but the distribution network in the ME-A region was not operating properly with sales being below average compared to other regions. We are pleased to see that in a few years we were able to level up from the few countries where we were represented to over 30 countries today and we continue to increase monthly. MORE HERE
To enroll for a course at this state of art center email to icdr@hotmail.com
End of drilling and filling
Prof Nigel Pitts, from King’s College London Dental Institute, said: “The way we treat teeth today is not ideal. When we repair a tooth by putting in a filling, that tooth enters a cycle of drilling and refilling as, ultimately, each ‘repair’ fails.
“Not only is our device kinder to the patient and better for their teeth, but it’s expected to be at least as cost-effective as current dental treatments.”
A Scottish company, Reminova, is trying to find private investment to develop the technique. It hopes EAER could be available within three years if funding is available.
The company has been established from the King’s College London Dental Innovation and Translation Centre. NEWSLINK
Gum disease bacteria selectively screw your immune system
Bacteria responsible for many cases of periodontitis cause an imbalance in the microbial community in the gums, with a sophisticated, two-prong manipulation of the human immune system, research shows. Not only does the team’s discovery open up new targets for periodontitis treatment, it also suggests a bacterial strategy that could be at play in other diseases involving dysbiosis. MORE HERE
Hospitals have become shops, High court
Most hospitals have become shops, said the HC on Friday, decrying the alleged refusal by Marol’s SevenHills Hospital to release a patient over non-payment of bills.
A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice P D Kode heard a petition by Sanjay Prajapati for directing the police to get his brother Chinku discharged, saying the hospital had refused to do so until pending bills are paid up. He also urged action against the hospital’s doctors and staff. TOI NEWS
Framework for monitoring oral cancer developed
Each year, approximately 22,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer. The five-year survival rate of 40% in the U.S. is one of the lowest of the major cancers, and it has not improved in the past 40 years. “The major risk factors, tobacco and alcohol use, alone cannot explain the changes in incidence, because oral cancer also commonly occurs in patients without a history of tobacco or alcohol exposure,” remarked a team whose findings begin to develop a framework for exploiting the oral microbiome for monitoring oral cancer development, progression and recurrence. MORE HERE
Kashmiri student woes
Kashmiri students pursuing BDS at the Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital at Mukhtasar in Punjab were also subjected to harassment after the match. MORE
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