MSc in orthodontics/prosthodontics for 2 years is under 2 lakhs at Amity University
Recent adv and now on its website. When called they said these courses are approved by UGC and not by DCI. Regarding clinical training they said, students will be sent to attached hospitals and program is being conducted at Gurgaon-manesar campus. Fees is payable semester-wise (37 thousand each six months) so its the cheapest program so far. how it will change the game ? we have to wait and see. Here are program details. WEBSITE LINK
They are also offering same ortho and prostho as BSc to 12 pass students, see image below
Indian orthodontic Soc. decides to oppose orthodontic courses
IOS, one of the oldest and probably richest soc has been opposed to teaching fixed ortho to general dentists. It has also expelled its members who are involved in conducting such courses. CIRCULAR
ClearPath orthodontics which sells clear aligners, IOS has decided to blacklist this company as it is imparting training to general dentists. Will they also expel its chief trainer, let us wait and see ?
Apply for Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, offers Commonwealth scholarship and fellowship plan for Indian students in the United Kingdom.
Applicants in medicine and dentistry whose programme requires them to practice clinically, or to work in a laboratory department, can be considered …. MORE HERE
Register for FREE at NY dental meeting- now open
NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Registration is now open for the 2013 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM). Organizers of the 89th annual meeting anticipate the largest attendance yet. New for the 2013 meeting will be a redesign of the exhibit floor — with the addition of new technology pavilions and a unique dental laboratory exhibition.…CLICK HERE
Former minister nailed in BDS/MBBS admission fraud
A CBI court today convicted Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood of fraudulently nominating undeserving candidates to Tripura’s share of BDS/MBBS seats outside the state from a central pool.
Along with Masood, the court convicted two senior bureaucrats: Gurdial Singh, then resident commissioner at Delhi’s Tripura Bhavan, and Amal Kumar Roy, secretary to then Tripura chief minister Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar. LINK
Overcoming Professional Burnout as a Dentist
Self-deprecation is not an uncommon theme with dentists who have been in practice for over ten years. Though many dentists continue to love and enjoy dentistry the same way they did the first day they entered practice, there is clearly a high incidence of burnout in our profession. MORE HERE
Health Ministry bars MCI from taking major policy decisions
New Delhi: The Centre has directed Medical Council of India not to take any policy decisions or hold important meetings in the wake of an ordinance granting legality to its board of governors lapsing. The May 21 Ordinance issued by the President to ...MORE HERE
No takers for engineering courses in Andhra
Hyderabad: As parents scramble all over the country, paying a king’s ransom to get their child an engineering seat, Andhra Pradesh has a problem of plenty.
There are few takers for engineering seats in the state. After the first phase of admissions this year, over one lakh seats are vacant and nearly 50 engineering colleges face closure. MORE HERE
Facebow app aids dental diagnosis, treatment
A professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has invented the Virtual Facebow app, designed to help dentists with diagnosis and treatment.
The app, developed by LesKalman, DDS, is available in the Android market and also acts as an educational guide for dental students or patients undergoing treatment, according to the university’s news service.
Dr. Kalman said allowing dentists to do everything from establishing the lower jaw cast to the upper with an accurate bite, creating an aesthetic tooth guide prior to treatment, and emailing entire datasets in JPEG or PDF formats — all with a simple touch of their finger — is a big step forward. MORE HERE
Mother-in-law killed in dental chair
Dr. Galen Burdell, a noted Marin County dentist, accidentally killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. James Black. The year was 1864. Let’s start at the beginning. Full Funny Story
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