May 2005

HC directs Pvt Dental colleges to admit students
Friday, May 20, 2005 | gp

The Karnataka High Court has directed the managements of KLE College of Dental Sciences, Belgaum; College of Dental Sciences and Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere and R V Dental College, Bangalore, which have refused to admit students under the government quota to the post-graduate dental courses, to admit the students to the respective courses. The honourable High Court asked the colleges to comply with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Dental Sciences' allotment letter while admitting students for the post graduate degree courses. Vacation judge, Justice B S Patil issued the direction while hearing the petitions filed by Dr Sankeshwari Roopali and 22 others who have secured a PG dental seat in the above colleges, under the government quota in the PG entrance test conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Dental Sciences. The managements have denied admission saying that the fee structure fixed by the government was not acceptable to them and informed the students that they would be admitted to the courses if they were willing to pay the fee demanded by the respective colleges. In a related case, the High Court has issued similar direction to Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore on the petitions filed by Dr Riyaz Ahmad Mantur and three others. The college had refused to admit them to the PG dental courses on the ground that it cannot accept the 50:50 seat sharing between the management and the government and claimed that it has the right to fill up 80 per cent of the seats on its own.

Warning Issued to Consumers
Thursday, May 12, 2005 | gp

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics has issued a warning to American consumers of tooth whitening products: buyer beware.
There are an ever-increasing number of dental products that claim to whiten teeth; many of these products live up to their promise of a whiter smile, but some have claims that may confuse or deceive the consumer."Some of the most ridiculous claims come from products that promise to whiten teeth in 30 to 60 seconds," said George Freedman, DDS, FAACD, FACD, regent of the Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics and past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. "A whitening product applied to the teeth for such a short amount of time will likely do nothing more than a regular brushing with a whitening toothpaste."The most widely recommended at-home and in-office whitening procedures require a minimum of 20-30 minutes per session to whiten teeth - enough time for the whitening agent (usually peroxide) to penetrate the tooth's surface and noticeably whiten the enamel and the dentin."Tooth whitening is a function of peroxide concentration and contact time," said Freedman. "If the contact time isn't sufficient to allow the peroxide to penetrate the tooth's surface, then the whitening effect will be very minimal or none at all."Whether you opt for at-home or in-office whitening, dentists recommend that consumers select a treatment, preferably a proven technique or product, that provides sustained and measured contact of the peroxide whitening agent with the surface of the teeth.