Pregnant dentist sets self ablaze in Gujrat
RAJKOT: The medical fraternity in the city woke up to a shock when a female private practitioner committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at her house on Monday morning.
Dr Reena Chauhan, who was also five-month pregnant, doused herself with kerosene and set herself ablaze in her house in Bhomeshwar on Jamnagar road. Dr Chauhan was a dentist while her husband Dr Tejas Chauhan is an anaesthetist. Her neighbour Deepak Ahir suddenly heard shrieks...MORE ON TOI
Fee fixing bill introduced in parliament- IMA goes to court
Everybody would welcome it except doctors. Already the medical fraternity is agitating with uproar. Of course we are referring to a proposal raised in the Rajya Sabha to put a cap on doctors’ fee. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has even decided to go to Court in case the proposal is passed by the Parliament.
The proposal titled “Regularization of Doctors’ Fees” was put forward by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury. DOWNLOAD BILL DRAFT …...NEWSLINK
New Dental college to open in Nanded
CM of Maharashtra Mr. Prithviraj Chauhan inaugurated Dr. Shankar Rao Chauchan Govt. medical college and hospital located at Vishnupori in Nanded yesterday. He told that very soon a dental college and hospital will be established in Nanded. It will provide all the latest facilities. NEWSLINK
How to select implant system
The latest Cochrane review on dental implants is a very impressive article. I would be interested in knowing the statistically well-documented long-term results referred to by the authors of the review. The findings may leave dentists wondering whether they should start using so-called easier and cheaper implant systems as promoted by some manufacturers..MORE HERE ——-FULL PAPER ON COCHRANE Library
BDS interns protest lack of facilities
NSUI and interns from the BDS department sat on a hunger strike in front of the Panjab University V-C’s office on Monday after a strike organised in the morning.
The interns demanded that the rule of NOC be abolished and students clearing re-evaluation be compensated in terms of stipend as well as attendance. EXP NEWS
Dentsply gives away AMD laser back to founder
Group LLC and its founder and president, Alan Miller, recently announced the purchase of AMD LASERS from DENTSPLY International. The sale was effective Aug. 1. Miller launched AMD (Alan Miller Designs) with the Picasso laser in 2009. The company rapidly grew and was purchased by DENTSPLY in 2011, expanding its product distribution network around the world. LINK
28 year Man dies after teeth pulled
A man died after he went to a faith healer to have his teeth extracted, police said Thursday.
The victim was identified as Jerry Aguirre, 28, a resident of Manapla, Negros Occidental.
His sister, Joane dela Cruz, said Aguirre went out to have his teeth pulled.
She thought her brother went to a doctor but it turned out that sought a faith healer’s help.
Dela Cruz said her brother was weak when he arrived home. He went to sleep, and they found him dead on his bed the following day. NEWS LINK
Stem cells from nerves form teeth
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that stem cells inside the soft tissues of the tooth come from an unexpected source, namely nerves. These findings are now being published in the journal Nature and contribute to brand new knowledge of how teeth are formed, how they grow and how they are able to self-repair.
Our health and quality of life is closely linked to our dental health. With age, our teeth become more susceptible to infection, wear and damage, and it is important for the health services to help people maintain good dental health. NEWSLINK