Dentistry News

Admission for BDS seats in 2006
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 | gp

The 2004 scheme of admissions to professional colleges in the State would be applicable this year for the MBBS, BDS, B.Pharm. and B.Sc. Nursing courses in the colleges under the Pariyaram Academy of Medical Sciences also, a press note from the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations said here on Sunday. All students gaining admission to professional courses, except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Eligible students, should pay the required fee in the bank on the stipulated dates. These three categories of students should temporarily pay the caution deposit - as fixed in the Government colleges - at the bank. The amount can be had from the student's page in the web site cee.kerala.gov.in. At the Sree Krishna College of Pharmacy, Parassala, and the KMCT Dental College, Kozhikode, where admissions would be on the basis of the 2006 Act, there will be 50 per cent freeship seats and 20 per cent full fee seats. While in the freeship seats the Government fee would be charged the fee fixed by the K. T. Thomas Commission would be charged in the full fee seats.

Kerala booming with dental tourism
Monday, March 27, 2006 | gp

Tourists are coming to India for expert medical and dental opinion as part of their vacation package. This is mainly because medical costs in Europe and America are considerably higher in the West when compared to that here. In Kerala, dental tourism is taking off well, especially in the tourist season. Apart from the essential dental treatment, the city is poised to welcome a new dimension to dentistry and dental tourism. Radical fashion statements, like placing of a crystal or a gem onto the surface of the tooth to give your smile that extra magic is in. Tooth jewellery or tooth sparklers, as they are called, are in vogue and Kochi is getting its first bite. Vivadent, the pioneers in dental crystals have also come out with their range of crystals, called Skyce, affordable and in alluring hues of white and sapphire. From, Vivadent to Dentsply to3M to Swaroski, prices range from Rs. 300 to Rs. 4,000 and upwards per tooth.

Carbon nanotubes to aid in dental implantology
Monday, March 20, 2006 | gp

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have published findings that show, for the first time, that bone cells can grow and proliferate on a scaffold of carbon nanotubes.The paper, titled Bone Cell Proliferation on Carbon Nanotubes, appears in the March 8 edition of Nano Letters, a journal of the American Chemical Society.Zanello's paper builds on previous research by Haddon which showed that carbon nanotubes could be chemically compatible with bone cells. Zanello's experiment put Haddon's findings to the test and found that the nanotubes, 100,000 times finer than a human hair, are an excellent scaffold for bone cells to grow on. "In the past scientists have been plagued by toxicity issues when combining carbon nanotubes with living cells," Zanello said. "So we have been looking for the most pure nanotubes we could get to reduce the presence of heavy metals that are frequently introduced in the manufacturing process." Because carbon nanotubes are not biodegradable, they behave like an inert matrix on which cells can proliferate and deposit new living material, which becomes functional, normal bone, according to the paper. They therefore hold promise in the treatment of bone defects in humans associated with the removal of tumors, trauma, and abnormal bone development and in dental implants, Zanello added.

1st South India Dental Conference a 'big hit'
Sunday, December 18, 2005 | gp

The First South India Dental Conference In Cochin turned out to be a Big Success.The Conference started on the 16th and came to a close on 18th. The venue was the picture perfect Le Meridian Conference Hall in Cochin, Kerala. The attendence was in big numbers and the venue was over crowded with Dental Surgeons from all over South India. The trade fair also was exemplery. The only hitch up was the change of venue for the banquet due to the President of India's visit to the city. But the organisers did a commendable job in finding an alternate venue in time.

Strike in Dental College called off
Thursday, December 15, 2005 | gp

The student strike in Kozhikode Dental College was called off temporarily as the student in contention was absent on wednesday. The Students Union and House Surgeon's Association was striking to protest against the move to allow one student from a private college in Manglore to do house surdency in the Govt Dental College in Kozhikode.The students collectively held the view that once such a practice is allowed, more such admissions would follow, violating all the norms.“Students from the private colleges prefer to do house surgency at the government colleges because they could attend more cases here and this is what made the student to seek house surgency course here,” the student leader said.Protesting the Government move to admit the student, the students and house surgeons boycotted the classes and practise on Tuesday.