During Dental Procedures when you will be having multiple instruments in your patients mouth and the patient has to communicate with the dentist it becomes impossible to speak, this is where the Dental Hand Signs come in and are quite useful in communicating the patients concern without disturbing the working field. It is more useful […]
Head and Neck Lymph Node Examination
Lymph nodes are also known as lymph glands and these are small lumps of tissue which are a part of body’s immune system. Lymph nodes consist of white blood cells which act as the body’s active immune system, by filtering harmful substances like bacteria and cancer cells from your body. Lymph nodes are located throughout […]
Antibiotic Use in Dentistry – Guidelines, Indications and Contraindications
Antibiotic is a Greek word – “Anti” meaning ‘against’ and “Bios” meaning ‘life’ Antibiotics are being used in Dentistry from a very long time. And as we have seen in the recent past overuse or improper use of these antibiotics, antiviral and antimicrobial drugs there have been instances of an appearance of Super Bug which is resistant to […]
Dental Problems in Diabetes Mellitus | Oral Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by relative or absolute insufficiency of insulin and disturbances of carbohydrate metabolism. WHY Diabetes happens:Diabetes Mellitus occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use tht insulin it produces. Cells use glucose and body needs insulin a hormone produced by B […]
Pliers used for Wire Bending in Orthodontics
Orthodontics is mainly comprised of Wire bending and using the properties of Wires in our favor to bring changes in tooth alignment. The various appliances like Adams Clasp, Full Clasp, Labial Bow,finger spring, canine re-tractors ….etc require various types of pliers for each type. There are two types of pliers for this Essential Pliers Optional […]
NBDE New Rules & Regulations – Jan 2012
NBDE – National Board of Dental Examination New Rules and Regulations from Jan 2012. This is an Entrance examination for Foreign trained dentists who want to practice as a Dentist in USA. Portion and Question Distribution in NBDE part I – Click here The Rules which have been changed from Jan-2012: Rule 1 — Numerical […]
NBDE Part 1 – Syllabus and Questions Distribution
NBDE part 1 is an examination to get into universities in USA for DDS. NBDE Part – I consists of a total of 400 questions which are divided as follows: 400 questions: 320 questions – 80% – General discipline based questions 80 questions – 20% – Ethical based questions – representing a patient scenario Link: […]
DCI Trying to Increase PG seats for the relief of BDS graduates
Dental Council of India acting chairman Mahesh Verma was concerned about the low number of PG seats for Dental Students which is 40% of the PG seats of Medical field. The fact that there are just 9 branches in Dentistry for PG and 32 in medical play a key role in the number of seats. […]
Dentists have the highest paying jobs in America
Dentist Profession has a very high pay and in fact the highest paid Job in America. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 10 Jobs which have been stated as the top 10 earning jobs in the Country of America. And to the delight of Everyone we know Dental Surgeons have the highest […]
Comed-k 2012 MDS Entrance questions paper with answers
Comed-k 2012 MDS Entrance questions paper with answers marked. The question paper is scanned and uploaded with the correct answers rounded up as per the key given by comed-k officials. (This upload of the question paper is just to help the students and not for any personal or financial use)
Dosage of Local Anesthetic Agents – Types and Mode of Action
Local anesthetic agents should be given carefully because of the various adverse reactions to many Health conditions hence it is important to know the proper Dosage of Local Anesthetic Agent. It is very confusing if you are a Dental student or new to Practice to calculate the concentrations of Local Anesthetic agents. I how this […]
Top Dental apps for Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad
Apple iPhone is the worlds 2nd leading smartphone operating system which has a variety of uses in many fields, there are many Apps which help all kinds of people in various aspects of their lives. Even in Dentistry there are many Apps which are very helpful for Dentists, Dental Students, and Dental Patients in understanding […]
Dr. D.Y Patil AIPGDET -2012 MDS Entrance forms available
Dr.D.Y Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society’s All India Post-Graduate Dental Entrance Test-2012 (AIPGDET-2012) which will be conducted on Sunday, the 15th January 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (1 ½ hours) at Pimpri, Pune. Download the Application Form from here: AIPGDET-2012 Application Form Date Of Examination: Sunday, the 15th January 2012 Time and Duration Of Examination: 11:00 […]
When is a Dental filling or restoration done?
Dental filling or dental restoration is the use of a dental restorative material to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. So when you go to a Dentist he will be advising you a filling, then you might be suffering form one of the following conditions for which a Dental filling or […]