"You know too much", was the innocent response from my dentist's receptionist to the questions I asked my dentist about my own dental treatment. Her words were ringing in my ears for days. Telling readers to get information prior to treatment has always been a major focus of my articles. Yet, his hygienist had already caught me by surprise by doing an "unauthorized" fluoride treatment on my five-year-old. And, without my knowledge, the dentist had previously placed a formocresol-medicated cotton pellet into my tooth between root canal therapy visits. I was
Meena is not alone. Many fresh BDS graduates are hanging up their white coats and opting for better-paying jobs. Even those are not easy to come by. When they do, it is to work as tutors, medical transcriptionists and in health insurance agencies.BDS graduates are being squeezed out of the 'dental' market as the preference is for those with post-graduate degrees. But PG seats are too few and too expensive to fund. Mushrooming colleges have also led to a flood of new BDS graduates with poor job prospects.
A trip to the dentist is viewed with at least some amount of trepidation by millions of people, which can lead to delayed or canceled appointments, resulting in lost revenue for you - and seriously compromised oral health for them. Solutions available to patients range from stress management techniques like focused breathing and positive visual imagery to more extreme medical options like sedation dentistry, but as a dental professional there is something you can do to help all of your patients at once: Make an effort to create a relaxing atmosphere in your dental practice. Decorating your practice well can make all the difference for your anxious patients.
After 4 years of “drilling”, finally during internship, the “student doctors” are suddenly exposed to the realities of clinical practice! When the “student doctor” steps out of the college as a real doctor, he/she has diminished confidence and is severely affected with “what-to-do-next” syndrome; ironically the best student is the worst affected. All these cannot be changed!
Oral Implantology Duration of the course: One year Faculty: Faculty form MCODS Manipal and visiting faculty from both India and abroad constitute the the teaching team. Number and duration of modules: Four modules of six days each Course content:…
There are several factors associated with the practice of dentistry that can lead to substance abuse. Dentists:
Are most often in a single-practice setting
Feel isolated in their practice
Are usually the owners of the practice
Have very little supervision from colleagues
Have perceived demands by patients for perfection, empathy and availability
If you haven't had tooth pain till today ask any one who has experienced it . They all will say tooth ache is one of the most most unpleasant and uncomfortable situation they ever faced. Usually we neglect early signs of sensitivity in the tooth. At this stage pain in minimal without much decay . But more often most of the people tend to neglect this early indication and ultimately end up with a severe tooth pain.
What are dental implants ? A dental implant is an artificial tooth root used in dentistry to support restorations that resemble a tooth or group of teeth. Virtually all dental implants placed today are root-form endosseous implants. In other words,…
Hi to all the readers of dentalorg.com . This is your friendly Dr.Deb.This article is by Dr.Nilesh Kadam . Here he is talking about his experiences of preparing for AIPG.Please welcome D.Nilesh in to the family of Dentalorg.com . How to prepare for MDS ? This is the question that haunts all the docs preparing for the entrance. And some times its best to learn from the experiences of the people who have appeared for the exams.
This is a unique form of pulpitis wherein the inflamed pulp instead of perishing by continuous suppuration reacts by excessive and exuberant proliferation.This is a type of irreversible pulpitis, which is chronic and usually asymptomatic in nature. It is characterized by development of granulation tissue, covered by epithelium and it results from irritation for a long time.
