MDS may soon be like waste piece of paper
Currently, of the around 293 dental colleges in the country, around 150 are offering higher education with 3,800 seats for MDS courses in the sector. Every year around 20,000 BDS students pass out from these 293 plus colleges.
Recently we reported about relaxing staff requirement for MDS and now to start MDS permission from state Govt also may not be needed if DCI has its way. MORE HERE
Taper Endo leads to early fracture of tooth
It has been known that tapered instruments remove excessive coronal dentin which is likely to weaken the tooth. Now this evidence.
Paper titled “Fracture susceptibility of endodontically treated teeth” has been published online in Dental Traumatology journal Nov 2011
Aim was to assess the influence of cervical preparation on fracture susceptibility of roots.
High level of dentin wear promoted during the cervical preparation increased the fracture susceptibility of roots. The endodontic sealers tested did not influence the fracture resistance of root-filled teeth. Learn ENDO at USA certified center
Are British MSc courses taking India and Pakistan for a ride ?
It was reported in Dawn on 27 Dec and then response by British prof, both links given below
STUDENT :I WOULD like to draw the attention of your countrymen to a degree course run by the Queen Mary University of London which attracts a large number of dental students from Pakistan.
The name of the course is MSc in Experimental Oral Pathology and it is taught by the Institute of Dentistry based at White Chapel in East London.
The course fee is 16,000 pounds, which means more than Rs1.9 million, and the course lasts for one year.The course is a complete waste of money for a number of reasons. MORE
PROFESSOR: THIS is in response to the letter `British dental course` (Dec 27). The writer makes critical comments about the MSc in experimental oral pathology, the quality of its teaching and research projects, and the course management.
As the title and course literature clearly state, this degree is geared towards students entering a research career.It is not designed to teach diagnostic oralpathology, as the writer suggests. MORE HERE
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Replacement of a Molar With 2 Narrow Diameter Dental Implants
The aim of the present study was to present results of single molar area rehabilitated by 2 narrow diameter dental implants.
Overall, 33 patients received 66 implants replacing 33 missing first molars. Patients’ age ranged from 23 to 76 years with an average of 49.2 ± 12.7 years. Most of the implants were used to replace a mandibular molar (76%) and 16 were used to replace 8 maxillary molars. In 2 patients, immediate implantation was performed. The mean distance between the adjacent teeth was 12.1 ± 1.0 mm.
After 12 month followup, all implants survived.
Conclusion: Replacing a single missing molar with 2 narrow diameter dental implants might serve as a viable treatment option providing good and predictable long-term results.
(Implant Dentistry: February 2012 – Volume 21 – Issue 1 – p 36–38)
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NRI came to start Dental college, gets cheated
A non-resident Indian from Pennsylvania, who had invested Rs 1.5 crore here to open a dental college near Jaipur in 1998, was cheated when the local caretaker fraudulently transferred the land allotted to the NRI in his name. Commissioner of police B L Soni said that the US-based victim was a delegate at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD). MORE HERE
Urban Rural divide in Indian dental health industry
The healthcare industry is experiencing a quick transformation owing to the increasing demand for quality healthcare. In India, Oral healthcare is an important aspect of the overall health of an individual. Indian dental care services market, constituted by dentists and dental ancillary services, was estimated to be US $ 739 million in 2010 and is expected to reach US $ 1302.5 by 2015 at a CAGR of 12 percent.
An estimated of 40-50 percent of Indian population has never visited a dentist. Moreover, nearly 70 percent of population is suffering from dental diseases. The dentist/population ratio in India, clearly indicates that there is a major rural and urban divide in the availability of dentists in India; It is 1: 10,000 in urban areas and 1: 250,000 in rural areas – a clear indication of the potential this industry holds. MORE HERE
Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Patients leads to attachment loss
Diabetic subjects with periodontitis presented higher glycemia and glycated hemoglobin values in contrast to gingivitis subjects. Diabetic patients with hyperglycemia had higher risk to develop periodontitis (OR=2.24; 95%CI 1.02-4.93). A positive correlation was observed between glycemia and clinical attachment loss while a negative correlation between glycemia and the number of teeth present was found (P Conclusions: tooth and periodontal clinical attachment loss were increased by hyperglycemia in diabetic subjects. This study contributes to further evidence that diabetes could aggravate periodontal disease and affect the systemic health of individuals. (J of perio Jan 2012)
Face transplant in Turkey
Ankara, Jan 22 : Doctors in Turkey Saturday began the country’s first ever face transplant surgery on a 19-year-old Turkish national, the Anatolia news agency reported.
The face of a 45-year-old donor named Ahmet Kaya is to be transplanted to Ugur Acar, whose face was almost completely damaged by a burning blanket when he was only 40 days old.
The surgery is being carried out at the Mediterranean University Hospital in the southern province of Antalya. A team of plastic and orthopaedic surgeons are expected to finish the procedure in a day.
IAGD in News
Prof Werner J Finger from Germany is a visiting professor in the field of Dental materials at the Sendai and Tokyo University, Japan. He conducted a CDE program at VS Dental College, Bangalore on 19 January and also inaugurarated IAGD’s New office at Bangalore.
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