Kerala Dental News

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.

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.