Delhi to have 100 Aam Aadmi dental clinics and 5 dental colleges: Manish Sisodia

On the lines of its mohalla clinics, the Aam Aadmi Party government will set up 100 dental clinics across the city for providing routine dental services while cases requiring specilaised treatment will be taken care at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) and five such institutes have been planned to be set up in the national Capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia during the inauguration of Dental Health Utsav - Delhi Smiles-2016 at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Addressing the 23rd annual Dental Health Utsav organised by MAIDS, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said currently even cases routine in nature were seen at MAIDS and there was a need to create 100 dental clinics like aam aadmi mohalla clinics where they could be handled while only referral ones should go to MAIDS.

Dental doctors approach Dr Jitendra for raising retirement age

Central Government Dental Doctors today approached Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh with the plea for raising their retirement age to 65 years.

A delegation of dental doctors held a meeting with Dr Jitendra Singh and complained that even as the Central Government had, through an order dated 31st May this year, raised the superannuation age of non-teaching specialists and other doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years, it is an anomaly that the doctors in the category of Central Government Dental Services have been left out. They alleged that this was a discrimination against them, particularly because they belong to the same Central Government services and their controlling authority is the same Union Ministry of Health.

PG Student jumps to death from 3rd floor

INDORE : A dentist committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of a building in White Church colony on Friday afternoon.

The incident took place when the deceased identified as Dr Ashish Baghel, a resident of Chindwara, who was currently residing in Aerodrome area committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of Hasmukh Sadan building in White Church colony.

He fell into the yard of a neighbour Laxmibai who was working in her kitchen. She heard a thud from the front portion of the house and rushed outside only to see the man lying on the floor in a pool of blood. She immediately informed the police.

Clove Dental eyes 600 clinics in four years

Dental care chain Clove Dental today said it is looking to take the number total number of its clinics to 150 by year-end and become the largest operational chain in India.

The Global Dental Services promoted dental chain, which now operates 116 clinics, would continue to add 10-12 clinics every month for the next four years to have 600 clinics, the company said.

The firm has so far made an investment of USD 25 million and plans to invest another USD 25 to 30 million to attain the number of 600 clinics, it added.

Clove Dental Chairman Louis Shakinovsky said: "Within a short period, we have established ourselves as a brand that stands for high-quality dental care. We are committed to bring international standard dental care to every Indian."

All government medical colleges should get dental labs: HC

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Monday directed the state's health department set up full-fledged dental laboratories with specialists in all 21 government medical college hospitals in the state by the end of next financial year. The court gave this direction while hearing a public interest litigation relating to shortage of doctors and nurses in government hospitals. When the case came up for hearing before the division bench of Justice S Nagamuthu and Justice MV Muralidaran on Monday, the government submitted a report, which the court had sought when the case had come up for hearing last week.

The court, which perused the report asked, "The writ petition alleged that there were 110 doctors on deputation. When you denied it, the court had asked for a report relating to the number of doctors and nurses who are at present on deputation in hospitals in the state. But, you have stated that there are 18 people in the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai. What about the status in the remaining hospitals?" It then asked for a fresh report from the government. 

India’s Ist woman dentist shares journey

For the first woman dentist of India and PU alumnus from Lahore Dental College, Dr Vimal Sood, the biggest challenge in old days was to make people aware that ‘tooth extraction’ was not the only treatment for all the problems. In those days, she used to travel across the country in her mobile van treating people for various teeth ailments.

Dr Vimal Sood was in Panjab University for the Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital White Coat Ceremony and induction programme for the first year students of 2016 batch.

Dr Vimal Sood (centre), first woman dentist of India, Ashish Jain (right), Director of Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, and Deepti Gupta, Dean, International Students, light the lamp at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Tuesday

While sharing her experience as a dentist, she said: “There is no doubt that in old days there was constraint in her movement even as a doctor. With her colleagues, she used to explore the dental field as much as possible.”

NEET 2017 Exam Update

NEET 2017 MBBS medical entrance exam is scheduled to be conducted tentatively in May, 2017. For appearing in NEET 2017 exam, it is important to note that the aspirants are aware that they need to fulfill the eligibility criteria The applicants must be an Indian national or OCI (Overseas Citizen of India). The applicants must be between 17 to 25 years as on 31st December of the admission year (for reserved applicants maximum age limit is 30 years). It is important for the aspirants to go through the complete list of colleges which accept the scores of NEET 2017 exam. It is expected that the application forms will be available from the 1st week of December, 2017.

In order to be eligible for NEET 2017 MBBS medical entrance exam, the applicants must have cleared class 12 or equivalent examination from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology & Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English (appearing applicants can also apply). The applicants of NEET 2016 must have scored minimum 50% in PCB group (45% for general PH and 40% for SC/ST/OBC).