Woman dies during tooth extraction
NAVI MUMBAI: A woman from Varanasi, Pushpa Pandey (55), who had come to MGM hospital in Kamothe for dental treatment, died immediately after her tooth was extracted. Her husband lodged a complaint at Kamothe police station, alleging that she died due to the dentist’s negligence. But the cops registered an accidental death report. Dr Amar Bhosale of MGM dental hospital was unavailable for his comments. Sub inspector Dilip Mayekar said they are waiting for her post mortem report....NEWSLINK
DCI recommends derecognition of 20 dental colleges
The Dental Council of India (DCI) has written a letter to the Union Health Ministry, recommending derecognition of 20 dental colleges across the country over the issue of students’ ragging. This, by far, is the strictest action taken by the council on the ragging menace in dental institutes of the country...LIST of Colleges
MDS students will be paid stipend As per New Rule ..Download order COPY
Assault on Dentist couple in clinic in Bangalore
Dr Mridula Singh, with 13 years of experience, was busy with patients in the clinic that she runs with her husband Dr Sumith. On the 30th of July, they were suddenly thrashed allegedly by a group of youngsters for making them wait to avail treatment. The incident took place in HSR Layout of Bengaluru. A case has been registered with the police. MORE HERE
Retirement age for dentist now at 67
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s assertion to raise the retirement age of dentists to 67 years at par with those working in the health services cadre could face problem as the Dental Council of India has fixed it at 65 years. As per a 2011 letter of the Union Health Ministry to the Dental Council of India, the retirement age was determined at 65 years. LINK
Rs 30 crore, 40 kg bullion seized from D Y Patil Group by Income Tax
The tax department also seized documents pertaining to multiple investments in fixed deposits and real estate by the group, which is currently being evaluated by the agency, sources said. NEWSLINK
Dentists pull out THOUSANDS of teeth unnecessarily every year because NHS rules pay them the same for a simple extraction as for complex surgery, probe finds ....MORE HERE
Central Vigilance Commission asks to amend rule to cover DCI
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought a change in service rules so that punitive action can be taken against chiefs of regulatory bodies like DCI, TRAI and IRDA etc if they indulge in corruption. LINK
No interest in dentistry
Amidst the increasing clamour for medical education among students, the state government is a little surprised that there are hardly any takers for dentistry in any colleges of the state. The trend is evident in the fact that every year an increasing number of dental seats are falling vacant causing a huge loss to both the management of such colleges and the government...MORE HERE
