O RO F ACIAL C HRONICLE A NEWSPAPER WITH GLOBAL VISION OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY 23 rd JULY 2013 VOL- 05 ISSUE-01, 12 PAGES ISSN (PRINT) 2278-9286 Price- Rs.5/- Dressed the wounds but Alas Could not heal the injured souls Aftermath the flash flood of Uttarakhand many of us wished and prayed for the victims just by watching our television sets. SIMULATION SURGICAL TRAINING LAB IN OMFS "Exploring Possibilities" Post graduate residentship plays the most integral part in a doctor's life. It's the time where the resident learns the theoretical concepts to practice evidence based medicine, analytical and clinical skills to prac- tice a safe medicine. OFC-04 3rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS OF INDIA(AOMSI) Pachmarhi is a hill station in Madhya Pradesh state of central India, also known for the Pachmarhi Cantonment. It is widely known as Satpura ki Rani ("Queen ofSatpura"), situated at a height of 1100 m in a valley of the Satpura Range inHoshangabad district. OFC-09 OFC-09 Postal Reg : M.P./Bhopal/4-304/2013-15 Visit: www.orofacialchronicle.org Follow us: RNI No. : MPENG/2012/45594 Learn Craniofacial Aesthetics in Goa Mumbai: 1st ever Conference on Craniofacial Aesthetics is being organized by the Academy of Craniofacial Aesthetics in India at Taj Exotica , Goa from 13 – 15 September 2013. with world renowned faculties from Tufts University, Boston, USA, Dr Noshir Mehta and Dr Florion Beuer, eminent dentist and renowned faculty from Ludwig Maximilians University and also eminent dentists and cosmetologist from India. Dr.Sandesh Mayekar is the conference committee chairman. This event is being organ- ized by ENCODE which is one of the leading academic service provider in the country. For fur- ther details refer to page OFC 04. Join the fight or stop complaining: Young Dentist gear up for Jammu & Kashmir polls The general elections are still several months away but one can already notice a change in Jammu and Kashmir. Scores of young leaders are joining political par- ties - existing and new - in the state, hoping to bring about a change in the political system in the Valley. Dr Hina Khan will contest the 2014 gener- al elections from Srinagar. Dr Hina Khan, who is in her late thirties, is a dentist. Her friends call her 'Shilpa Shetty' as her face resembles that of the actress. She will contest the 2014 elections from Amirakdal con- stituency in Srinagar. Being the daughter of a politician, Muhammad Shafi Bhat, who has twice successfully contested from Amirakdal constituency, Dr Hina has high hopes. S S hort News hort News OFC brings for its readers excerpt of one of the best news published by CNN-IBN which covers the inside story of NEET. New Delhi: It's been a nerve- wrecking wait for over eight lakh medical aspi- rants out of whom seven lakh were hoping to get one of the 31,000 MBBS seats available in the country. But the Supreme Court's verdict has shattered their dreams of sitting for only one entrance test - the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) - to get admission in MBBS, BDS and post-gradu- ate courses in all medical col- leges. The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, who retired this month, in a majority 2-1 verdict quashed the notifications for the NEET, paving the way for private col- leges to conduct their own examination. The apex court verdict holding that common entrance test for admission in medical colleges "violates the rights of state and private institutions" is likely to have a fall out as such tests are conducted for other profession- al courses like engineering and management. The private medical colleges, which moved the Supreme Court against the MCI decision, had pleaded that a single entrance exam was not practi- cal in India. Currently, every state and pri- vate college conduct its own entrance exams, plus there is an all India exam. A common entrance exam would have meant that students would have no longer been required to trav- el across the country to write multiple exams. Disappointed students are now planning to file a review petition in the case.Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is also upset with the verdict. "Definitely, we are upset with the decision. We didn't expect this decision to come," he said. Exclusively reported by CNN-IBN The minister has sought legal opinion on whether the Health Ministry can file a review peti- tion on the Supreme Court quashes NEET for Medical Courses “Health Minister upset with the verdict” cont’d @page-2 Mumbai : Madhuri Dixit, the lady with the most coveted set of teeth in Bollywood introduced Oral-B Pro- Health toothpaste to India in a ceremony befitting the launch of a highly scientific innovation. Sharing the plat- form with her was Scientist Ross Strand, the inventor and brain behind Oral B's biggest clinical break- through in toothpaste, which successfully merges the gold standard in oral health technology with oral health benefits, catering to the diverse needs of an Indian family. Scientist Ross Strand and Madhuri Dixit launch Pro-Health Toothpaste Dr Ketan Desai back, eyes Medical Council of India AHMEDABAD: Former chairman of the Medical Council of India (MCI), Dr KetanDesai, who was main- taining a low profile for years following a slew of corruption charges that led to his arrest and dismissal from the MCI, is back in action. As reported by national daily on July 5, Dr Desai was reinstated as head of the urology department at BJ Medical College. As HOD, he is also expected to remain present for the MCI inspection of his department for the super-specialty MCh seats in urology.The order reinstating him comes after months of dilly-dallying and close on the cont’d @page-2 cont’d @page-3 Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/)
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ORO FACIAL CHRONICLEA NEWSPAPER WITH GLOBAL VISION OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
Dressed the woundsbut Alas Could notheal the injured soulsAftermath the flash flood ofUttarakhand many of us wishedand prayed for the victims just bywatching our television sets.
SIMULATION SURGICALTRAINING LAB IN OMFS"Exploring Possibilities"Post graduate residentship playsthe most integral part in a doctor'slife. It's the time where the residentlearns the theoretical concepts topractice evidence based medicine,analytical and clinical skills to prac-tice a safe medicine.
OFC-04
3rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OFASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS OFINDIA(AOMSI)
Pachmarhi is a hill station in MadhyaPradesh state of central India, alsoknown for the Pachmarhi Cantonment.It is widely known as Satpura ki Rani("Queen ofSatpura"), situated at aheight of 1100 m in a valley of theSatpura Range inHoshangabad district.
OFC-09 OFC-09
Postal Reg : M.P./Bhopal/4-304/2013-15Visit: www.orofacialchronicle.org Follow us:RNI No. : MPENG/2012/45594
Learn CraniofacialAesthetics in Goa
Mumbai: 1st ever Conferenceon Craniofacial Aesthetics isbeing organized by theAcademy of CraniofacialAesthetics in India at TajExotica , Goa from 13 – 15September 2013. with worldrenowned faculties from Tufts
University, Boston, USA, Dr Noshir Mehta andDr Florion Beuer, eminent dentist and renownedfaculty from Ludwig Maximilians University andalso eminent dentists and cosmetologist fromIndia. Dr.Sandesh Mayekar is the conferencecommittee chairman. This event is being organ-ized by ENCODE which is one of the leadingacademic service provider in the country. For fur-ther details refer to page OFC 04.
Join the fight or stop complaining:Young Dentist gear up for Jammu& Kashmir pollsThe general electionsare still severalmonths away but onecan already notice achange in Jammuand Kashmir. Scoresof young leaders arejoining political par-ties - existing and new - in the state, hoping tobring about a change in the political system inthe Valley.
Dr Hina Khan will contest the 2014 gener-al elections from Srinagar. Dr Hina Khan,who is in her late thirties, is a dentist. Herfriends call her 'Shilpa Shetty' as her faceresembles that of the actress. She will contestthe 2014 elections from Amirakdal con-stituency in Srinagar. Being the daughter of apolitician, Muhammad Shafi Bhat, who hastwice successfully contested from Amirakdalconstituency, Dr Hina has high hopes.
SShort Newshort News
OFC brings for its readersexcerpt of one of the bestnews published by CNN-IBNwhich covers the insidestory of NEET.New Delhi: It's been a nerve-wrecking wait for over eight lakh
medicala s p i -r a n t sout ofwhom
seven lakh were hoping to getone of the 31,000 MBBS seatsavailable in the country. But theSupreme Court's verdict hasshattered their dreams of sittingfor only one entrance test - theNational Eligibility and EntranceTest (NEET) - to get admissionin MBBS, BDS and post-gradu-ate courses in all medical col-leges.The three-judge bench headedby Chief Justice Altamas Kabir,who retired this month, in amajority 2-1 verdict quashed thenotifications for the NEET,paving the way for private col-leges to conduct their own
examination.The apex court verdict holdingthat common entrance test foradmission in medical colleges"violates the rights of state andprivate institutions" is likely tohave a fall out as such tests areconducted for other profession-al courses like engineering andmanagement.The private medical colleges,which moved the SupremeCourt against the MCI decision,had pleaded that a singleentrance exam was not practi-cal in India.Currently, every state and pri-vate college conduct its own
entrance exams, plus there isan all India exam. A commonentrance exam would havemeant that students would haveno longer been required to trav-el across the country to writemultiple exams. Disappointedstudents are now planning tofile a review petition in thecase.Union Health MinisterGhulam Nabi Azad is also upsetwith the verdict. "Definitely, weare upset with the decision. Wedidn't expect this decision tocome," he said. Exclusivelyreported by CNN-IBNThe minister has sought legalopinion on whether the HealthMinistry can file a review peti-tion on the
Supreme Court quashes NEET for Medical Courses“Health Minister upset with the verdict”
cont’d @page-2
Mumbai : Madhuri Dixit, thelady with the most covetedset of teeth in Bollywoodintroduced Oral-B Pro-Health toothpaste to Indiain a ceremony befitting thelaunch of a highly scientificinnovation. Sharing the plat-form with her was ScientistRoss Strand, the inventorand brain behind Oral B'sbiggest clinical break-through in toothpaste, whichsuccessfully merges thegold standard in oral health
technology with oral healthbenefits, catering to the
diverse needs of an Indianfamily.
Scientist Ross Strand and MadhuriDixit launch Pro-Health Toothpaste
Dr Ketan Desai back, eyesMedical Council of India
AHMEDABAD: Formerchairman of the MedicalCouncil of India (MCI), DrKetanDesai, who was main-taining a low profile for yearsfollowing a slew of corruptioncharges that led to his arrestand dismissal from the MCI, is back inaction. As reported by national daily onJuly 5, Dr Desai was reinstated as head ofthe urology department at BJ MedicalCollege. As HOD, he is also expected toremain present for the MCI inspection ofhis department for the super-specialtyMCh seats in urology.The order reinstatinghim comes after months of dilly-dallyingand close on the cont’d @page-2cont’d @page-3
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Supreme Court order......... With the apex court quashing the notification issued by MCI forholding NEET, the long-standing proposal of the Health Ministryto hold a common entrance test for all medical colleges has alsobeen brought to a nought. The Health Ministry had started theprocess of holding NEET for MBBS, BDS and post-graduatemedical courses in 2009.The NEET has been dogged by controversies all along whensome states earlier objected to holding of the exam only in onelanguage and sought it’s holding in different regional languages.Some states also opted out of the all-India quota, while privateuniversities and colleges opposed to the government proposalsought more time to prepare themselves for the all-India exam.They later challenged the MCI notification in the apex court.Though the apex court has clarified that the verdict will not affectadmissions made already, the verdict has come as a big blow tomost of the students who were hoping that a common entranceexam was to do away with multiple entrance exams and checkmalpractices by private colleges.Meanwhile, online counseling process for MBBS admissions onthe basis of NEET exam is underway and the first round resultunder the all-India quota would be out on July 20, while thecounseling process for the state quotas would be completed byAugust 2.Source: CNN-IBN
Dr Ketan Desai backheels of the Union Cabinet clearing the Indian Medical Council(Amendment) Bill-2013 which paved the way for an elected apexmedical regulator. The timing of his reinstatement has led tospeculation that Dr Desai, who had controlled the MCI for years,is itching to return. The elections are slated to be held in October.
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Doctors graduating fromcivic-run medical col-leges would rather payRs 10 lakh than serve ina rural area for a year.Mumbai : Fresh doctorsand post-graduates fromMumbai's civic-run medicalcolleges cumulatively paidRs 37 cr this year toescape serving one year inrural hospitals as requiredby the bond they hadsigned with the govern-ment according to recentlypublished news by a
national daily.The bond for MBBS gradu-ates is Rs 10 lakh and forpost-graduates it is Rs 50lakh. As reported in thenews Dr Pravin Shingare,
head of the directorate ofmedical education andresearch, confirmed thatRs 37 cr had indeed beenpaid by the doctors whowant to break the bond.
Docs cough up Rs 37 cr to break bonds
Rise of theFacebook Facelift
It seems youngsters will go to anyextent to put their best face forwardon networking sites, even if thismeans going under the knife. An increasing number of youngpeople are going for cosmetic sur-gery so that their profile pictureslook perfect. Cosmetic surgeonshave coined a term for the phenom-enon - the Facebook Facelift. Facial procedures popular amongwomen are facial skin tightening,brow lift, laser hair removal, de-pig-mentation, wrinkle removal, chinfillers, jawline correction, rhinoplas-ty and lip augmentation. Men preferlaser procedures for scar removal.Psychologists, however, see this asa disturbing trend. This includesAll for a scar-free pictureLip filler for a fuller social lifeNose job for more “Likes”
super-specialty branch in the offingFor the first time in its history, the Dental Council of India (DCI) has decided tointroduce a super-specialty branch in the field of dental medicine, along the linesof Medical Council of India. Just as medicine has MCh - super-specialty degree (Master of Chirurgical) - DCIwants to introduce MDCh. This will mean that after getting a master's degree indentistry, the student will be eligible to take admission to the two-year super-spe-cialty course.The DCI took this decision at the recently-held annual generalmeeting. It now plans to send a proposal to the health ministry soon.
According to code of MedicalEthics, no doctor can indulge inany advertisement to promotehimself or his/ her practice. The Maharashtra MedicalCouncil (MMC)'s decision topenalize five doctors fromMaharashtra, including two fromMumbai, for violating the med-ical code of ethics has soundeda strong message to the medicalfraternity as reported by anational daily.With the move, MMC has madeit clear that any kind of advertis-ing by doctors will be dealt withstrictly. It has issued warning tothe five doctors and asked themto submit an unconditional apol-ogy.Section 6.1 of the MCI'sCode of Medical Ethics says adoctor cannot advertise for him-self or herself alone or togetherwith other doctors. As reported by the daily the
MMC explains that, doctorsfound flouting the rule can invitepunishment ranging from awarning letter to cancellation oftheir registration depending onthe seriousness of the crime.By this it seems thatMaharashtra Medical Councilhas made its stand very clearand has decided to talk to theappropriate authority to cancelregistration of the hospital orestablishments found advertis-ing.This is a great initiative ofMMC which other state councilsshould also follow.
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Scientist Ross Strand...Oral-B contains a breakthrough patented ingredient, Stabilized Stannous-Fluoride com-plex which helps give significant and advanced at-home oral care, by providing themouth all-round protection. Its exclusive and proprietary technology makes it Oral B'sfirst toothpaste in India that protects against all the areas dentists routinely check:Cavities, Gingivitis, Plaque, Sensitivity, Enamel, Tartar, Whitening and Breath*.Oral-B Pro-Health builds on P&G's researchers' long history of developing advanceddental technologies that provide both therapeutic and cosmetic benefits. This formula-tion was in development for more than 15 years and went through numerous clinicalstudies, before being introduced to IndiaThe technology in Oral-B Pro-Health Toothpaste is supported by years of research anddevelopment as per Ross Strand, Inventor of the advanced technology Oral-B Pro-Health and a well-respected Research Fellow from Procter & Gamble's AdvancedTechnology and Innovation Team. For the first time a stabilised stannous combinedwith fluoride and other ingredients will give solutions against gingivitis, cavities, plaque,sensitivity, staining, enamel & tartar in just one tube. The addition of Polyphosphate tothe formulation, which protects the surface of teeth by removing stains (in combinationwith silica) will helps prevent stain build-up.
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AGoan musician has teamed up witha Trinidad and Tobago rapper to craftan album with an eye to putting it out
on international musicchannel VH1.The new music video'Cozy Together' by VarunCarvalho, a self-con-fessed dentist-by-dayand singer-by-night, fea-tures rapper and musi-cian Nkenge Ross akaNick, who has earlierplayed inCaribbeanBands like Ecstatic andMatrix.As reported to thereporter of a nationalEnglish daily the dentalmedicine professional,who has four clinics inIndia and one in Britain,
said that playing with an internationalartiste, in this case Nick, helped him exper-iment with music and expand his horizons.
Goan Dentist ties up withTrinadad and Tobago rapper
Manipal: Students protest against gangrapeBangalore: More than a thousand students fromthe Manipal University, in Udupi district, heldprotest over the recent gangrape of a medical stu-dent last month.The 22-year-old final year student was allegedlyabducted when she was returning to her flat fromthe college library. She was then taken to a near-by forested region by three unidentified men in anautorickshaw and gangraped. The girl has beengiven medical help and is out of danger. The vic-tim, who suffered a fracture in the legs and injuries on her hands and neck, has been recovering.According to to CNN -IBN Police had claimed to have got some leads on the persons who alleged-ly gangraped a medical student and hoped to arrest them soon even as Karnataka Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah ordered immediate tracing of the culprits The News Channel also reported thatSiddaramaiah said Home Minister KJ George would visit Manipal and inspect the place where theoffence took place. Police had also been instructed to provide adequate security to students study-ing and staying in Manipal University campu. Source:CNN-IBN
NEW DELHI: As per a published reportby Times of India another website fraudhas been spotted. Delhi Medical Councilhas registered a complaint with crimebranch against unknown persons whohave put up a fake website seeking reg-istrations from doctors. DMC believesseveral fake doctors might have regis-tered themselves through the website.
This is not the first time cyber crookshave targeted a major organization. Afterseveral cases involving fake websites ofleading manufacturers targeting jobseekers, plaints were filed by Delhi JalBoard and Indian Air Force. IAF evenclaimed the fraudsters were asking forflood relief. As per the report the Policehas taken down the website.
Medical council websitereplica sparks furore
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Bhopal: A CDE programme on thetopic "Fundamentals of Research"was conducted by the PublicHealth Department of PeoplesCollege of Dental Sciences andResearch Centre, Bhopal on 10thJuly. In the seminar the speaker DrPuneet Gupta from Indore reflect-
ed his views on topic. Dean Dr N DShashikiran, HOD Dr AjayBhambhal and professor's fromvarious other department's alongwith post graduate studentsattended the seminar and gathereduseful information about the topic.
Programme on "Fundamentals of Research"
Bhopal:Continuing DentalEducation Programme' wasconducted by the depart-ment of Oral Medicine andRadiology of PeoplesCollege of Dental Sciencesand Research center.Experts reflected theirviews on the topic "OralMucolage and update on itsnon-surgical management.Dr Shailesh Lele Head OralMedicine and RadiologyDepartment, SinghadDental College, Pune wasthe guest speaker. He
addressed around 450 doc-tor's including graduatesand undergraduates aboutthe treatment planning,management and new tech-niques to treat oral dis-eases . Dr Guruprasad, DrN D Shashikiran ,Dean DrN.S Yadav and Dr Dixit alsoexpressed their views onthe topic.Dr Durgesh VallureHead OMDR Dept.,PeoplesDental Academy andProfessors of various dentalcolleges also participated inthe seminar.
Engineering StudentsSpread Anti-
Tobacco messageBhopal:RKDF Institute of Scienceand Technology(RKDFIST) recent-ly observed anti -tobacco drive inthe college campus. The first yearengineering students of the collegetook out a rally. They carried plac-ards with different messagesagainst tobacco and made citizensaware about diseases caused bythe consumption of tobacco andliquor. CMD Smita Shukla appreci-ated students for their noble work.
‘Continuing Dental Education’Programme held at Peoples Varsity
Aftermath the flash flood of Uttarakhandmany of us wished and prayed for the vic-tims just by watching our television sets.
The mayhem created in the flood hit areas hasbrought unprecedented hardship, impacting manylives. But there were few benevolent braveheartsfrom medical fraternity comprising of ateam of 7 doctors and paramedical staffof Peoples Hospital ,Bhopal who wentahead to provide medical aid to theflood victims.. The team was lead byDr. Ashok Mhaske , Vice Dean andProfessor and HOD Surgery, PeoplesMedical College, Bhopal. Dr. AshishKalria Pediatrician, Dr. SiddharthShankar Medicine, Dr. SandeepChaturvedi Orthopedician escortedDr. Maskhe.
This shows the humanitarian side ofthese doctors, rising to the occasion inthe wake of the natural calamity inKedarnath, they have discharged their
duties to their fullest abilities. Dr. Mhaske elaborated the heart wrenching
tale of the patients who were shell shocked totalk about the horror disaster. His team not only
treated but also tried their best to consoleapproximately 700 people in the camp
set up in association with MadhyaPradesh Government .The victim
survivors were brought toRishikesh Base camp by
the valiant military person-nels by helicopter .Thepeople were then referred
to this medical relief campin Rishikesh.
Chief minister Shivraj SinghChouhan payed a visit and was
overwhelmed to see the effortsshown by the doctors throughout the
10 days camp and appreciated them.OFC supports and salutes these doctorsfor the cause.
Dressed the wounds but Alascould not heal the injured souls
Jabalpur: A CDE on rational use of antibiotics and Singlevisit Endodontics was held on Saturday ,22nd of June atHotel Kalchuri, Jabalpur under the able mentorship of IDASecretary,Jabalpur Dr.Anurag Sahu.
The Lectures on the aforesaid topics were taken by Dr.Sachin Kuchya and Dr. Siddharth Bardia respectively.Theevent was attended by young students and senior practition-ers of the city.
CDE held at Jabalpur
Dr. Ashok Mhaske
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Researchers havedeveloped newdegradable parti-cles, about the samesize as small holes inteeth, which aredesigned to enterthese holes andphysically block andrepair decayed teeth.These particles are specialglasses and can be incor-porated into toothpaste andwill dissolve in the mouthreleasing calcium andphosphate that form toothmineral. This reduces toothpain, cuts back on the inci-dences of tooth decay and
repairs teeth.This could bring relief tothe estimated 20 millionadults in UK (40 per centof the UK adult popula-tion) who are prone to
tooth sensitivity. Indeed,untreated tooth decay orcavities in permanent teethis the most common of all291 major diseases andinjuries assessed in the lat-
est Global Burden ofDiseases study. It affects35 per cent of the world'spopulation.The team behind thisdevelopment, led by
Professor Robert Hill fromQueen Mary, University ofLondon have won the£25,000 materials scienceVenture Prize, awarded bythe Worshipful Companyof Armourers and Brasiers.Tooth pain is associatedwith hot, cold or mechani-cal stimulation and iscaused by fluid flow with-in small tubes locatedwithin the tooth. These tubes can becomeexposed as a result of thegums receding, hence theexpression "long in thetooth" or through the lossof the outer enamel coatingas a result of tooth decay,acid erosion or mechanical
wear associated with toothbrushing. These newbioactive particles can alsore-mineralise the holes viathe release of calcium andphosphate ions.This development hascome at an appropriatetime. The latest GlobalIndustry Analysts reportoutlined that the totalworld market for tooth-paste is forecast to reachUS$12.6 billion (£8.1bil-lion) by the year 2015.This increase it outlineswill be led by productinnovations, rising popula-tion levels and greaterawareness about oral hygiene.
Research Into Special Degradable Particles To Reduce Tooth Decay
Perio treatment getsgenetic Linkage
A new study in Journal of Dental Research provides new under-standings into the prevention of periodontitis through genetictesting The study, entitled 'Patient Stratification for PreventiveDental Care', explored the influence of three key risk factors -smoking, diabetes and genetics - on tooth loss. By examiningclaims data from 5,117 patients without periodontitis through-out a 16-year period and conducting genetic testing, researchersdetermined that patients with genetic variations of the IL-1genotype were at increased risk for tooth loss, therefore requir-ing more preventive dental care. The findings of this study pro-vide dental clinicians with the opportunity to offer personalized,preventive care that is based on new insights into the impor-tance of genetic risk factors. Periodontitis currently affects 47%of the adult population. The significance of these findings couldgreatly reduce and prevent a disease that is extremely wide-spread, costly and preventable. Earlier there was no prognostictools to effectively identify patients at greatest risk for periodon-titis. This study underscores the need to adopt a genetic, risk-based approach and gives patients a compelling new reason tovisit the dentist for a comprehensive periodontal evaluation.
Not all varieties of botulinum toxinseem to be equally effective inreducing crow's feet wrinkles,according to a report publishedonline in Archives of Facial PlasticSurgery.Botulinum toxin, a protein long con-sidered harmful, is now known as aneuromodulator (a chemical thataffects nerve impulses) that has cos-metic and medical uses. In 1989,botulinum toxin type A was approvedin the United States for two muscu-lar conditions that affect the appear-ance of the eyes. In 2002, one type-- onabotulinumtoxinA -- wasapproved for the treatment of wrin-kles between the eyebrows; a sec-ond type, abobotulinumtoxinA,received approval for the same indi-cation in 2009. The authors soughtto compare both types of the protein,head to head. "Such an assessmentcould characterize and contrast theirefficacy in clinical performance inthe treatment of hyperfunctionallines and muscular relaxation," theauthors write.Kartik D. Nettar, M.D., from TheMaas Clinic, San Francisco, and theUniversity of California, SanFrancisco, and colleagues conduct-ed a randomized, double-blind split-face study, using one agent on theright side and the other agent on the
left side. "By using a split-face (inter-nally controlled) paradigm, thiswould provide direct comparison ofeach product in the same patient,"they explain. Ninety patientsreceived injections ofonabotulinumtoxinA and ofabobotulinumtoxinA on either side oftheir faces; the lateral orbital rhytids,or "crow's feet" wrinkles, were thesite treated. Investigators assessedthe site's appearance using a five-point scale, and patients were alsosurveyed for their opinions.According to the researchers, thedifference between the two agentswas significant when participantscontracted the muscles as much aspossible, with abobotulinumtoxinA
producing a greater effect. This dif-ference persisted in both investiga-tors' and patients' assessments.Approximately two-thirds of partici-pants said they favored the side oftheir faces that was treated withabobotulinumtoxinA. The authorsremark that the study's results, whilefavorable to abobotulinumtoxinA,are limited in their scope. No statisti-cal significance between the twoagents was seen when the muscleswere at rest. The researchers call forfurther comparative studies in otherfacial muscles, as well as of why oneagent would perform better than theother. "Ongoing studies will deter-mine whether the demonstratedpatient preference and early advan-tage in clinical outcomes is persist-ent," they write, "as both the efficacyin line effacement and duration ofeffect are both important factors inpatient and physician decision-mak-ing as it related to the use of neuro-modulators."
Study Compares Two Types ofBotulinum Toxin for Cosmetic Use
Journal Reference:Kartik D. Nettar, Kenneth C. Y. Yu, SumitBapna, John Boscardin, Corey S. Maas.An Internally Controlled, Double-blindComparison of the Efficacy ofOnabotulinumtoxinA andAbobotulinumtoxinA. Archives of FacialPlastic Surgery, 2011; DOI:10.1001/archfa-cial/2011.37
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Male pattern baldness is linkedto an increased risk of coro-nary heart disease, but only ifit's on the top/crown of thehead, rather than at the front,finds an analysis of publishedevidence in the online journalBMJ Open.A receding hairline is not linkedto an increased risk, the analy-sis indicates.The researchers trawled theMedline and the CochraneLibrary databases for researchpublished on male patternbaldness and coronary heartdisease, and came up with 850possible studies, publishedbetween 1950 and 2012.But only six satisfied all the eli-gibility criteria and so wereincluded in the analysis. All hadbeen published between 1993and 2008, and involved justunder 40,000 men. Three ofthe studies were cohort studies-- meaning that the health ofbalding men was tracked for atleast 11 years.
Analysis of the findings fromthese showed that men whohad lost most of their hair werea third more likely (32%) todevelop coronary artery dis-ease than their peers whoretained a full head of hair.When the analysis was con-fined to men under the age of55-60, a similar patternemerged. Bald or extensively baldingmen were 44% more likely todevelop coronary artery dis-ease.Analysis of the other threestudies, which compared theheart health of those who werebald / balding with those whowere not, painted a similar pic-ture.It showed that baldingmen were 70% more likely tohave heart disease, and thosein younger age groups were84% more likely to do so.Three studies assessed thedegree of baldness using a val-idated scale (Hamilton scale).Analysis of these results indi-cated that the risk of coronaryartery disease depended onbaldness severity, but only ifthis was on the top/crown of
the head, known as the vertex.Extensive vertex baldnessboosted the risk by 48%, mod-erate vertex baldness by 36%,and mild vertex baldness by18%. By contrast, a recedinghairline made very little differ-ence to risk, the analysisshowed.Men with both frontal andcrown-top baldness were 69%more likely to have coronaryartery disease than those witha full head of hair, while thosewith just crown-top baldnesswere 52% more likely to do so.Those with just frontal bald-ness were 22% more likely todo so.
Explanations for the reasonsbehind the association vary,but include the possibility thatbaldness may indicate insulinresistance, a precursor to dia-betes; a state of chronic inflam-mation; or increased sensitivityto testosterone, all of which areinvolved directly or indirectly inpromoting cardiovascular dis-ease, say the authors.The study concludes that "Thefindings suggest that vertexbaldness is more closely asso-ciated with systemic athero-sclerosis than with frontal bald-ness. Thus, cardiovascular riskfactors should be reviewedcarefully in men with vertexbaldness, especially youngermen" who should "probably beencouraged to improve theircardiovascular risk profile."
Baldness Linked to IncreasedRisk of Coronary Heart Disease
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a slow-growing and often fatal malignancy that canoccur at multiple organ sites, but is mostfrequently found in the salivary glands.The primary treatment is surgical removal;however, the majority of patients developmetastatic disease. In the issue of the Journal of ClinicalInvestigation, researchers led by AndrewFutreal at the Wellcome Trust SangerInstitute in Cambridge, MA, performed atype of genetic sequencing known as wholeexome sequencing of 24 ACC cases. They identified a genetic translocation thatcan precipitate disease and determined thata large number of disease-associatedmutations occurred in genes that modifyDNA. In the accompanying commentary, HenryFrierson, Jr. of the University of Virginiaemphasizes that identifying individual muta-tions will aid the development of personal-ized therapy. This article can be accessed at:http://www.jci.org/articles/view along withACCOMPANYING COMMENTARY TITLE:Mutation signature of adenoid cystic carci-noma: evidence for transcriptional and epi-genetic reprogramming.
Higher cancer risk forsingle male smokers
Single men whosmoke are at agreater risk ofdeveloping mouthcancer, accordingto new studies.New research pub-lished in TheLancet has found that men who smoke and are notmarried or living with a partner are at a higher riskof developing Human Papillomavirus (HPV); a pri-mary cause of mouth cancer.Smoking is still considered to be one of the majorcauses of mouth cancer. It has been found that overhalf of current smokers will eventually die of atobacco-related illness.The study included a total of 1,626 men fromBrazil, Mexico and the USA. During the first 12months of observations, nearly 4.5% of menacquired an oral HPV infection. Less than 1% ofmen had an HPV16 infection - the most commonlyacquired type - and less than 2% had a cancer-causing type of oral HPV.
The business of ferrying tumorkilling particles and depositingthem on their targets has beena major part of nanotechnolo-gy research. Much of this workfocuses on the particles them-selves, exploring new ways forthem to attack cancer cells,while antibodies do the workof transporting and navigating.Researchers at University ofAlabama at Birmingham areinvestigating direct radioactive"nuking" of cells with lead-212attached to tumor seekingantibodies.Radioisotope lead-212 has ahalf-life of about eleven hours,and in the experiment it wasattached to the commonlyused Herceptin (trastuzumab)antibody used in cancer treat-ment that interferes with the
HER2 receptor. HER2 is aprotein often found in largequantities in breast cancers,so the system essentiallydelivers the already used can-cer therapy along withradioactive lead to the target.
The researchers are currentlyconducting a phase I clinicaltrial testing the safety of thetechnique. With an averagehalf-life of 6.7 days, beta emit-ters looked to be more usefulat first. They remained
radioactive long enough to beshipped and introduced intopatients. They passed throughthousand cells before comingto a halt, suggesting theycould kill many cancer cellsinside large tumors. On thedownside, they came withsustained, off-target radiationexposure that dramaticallylimited their safe dose.The field had long discussedusing alpha emitters insteadbecause they strike nearbycells with greater power, haveshorter half-lives for less off-target exposure and penetratejust a few cells before comingto a halt. Unfortunately, thefirst alpha emitters identifiedhad inappropriate half-livesand were tricky and expensiveto produce.
Tumor-Seeking Antibodies to Kill Cancer
Journal Reference:Tomohide Yamada, KazuoHara, Hitomi Umematsu,Takashi Kadowaki. Male pat-tern baldness and its associa-tion with coronary heart dis-ease: a meta-analysis. BMJOpen, 2013; 3: e002537DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002537
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This is hepatitis. Know it.Confront it Every year on 28 July,WHO and partners mark WorldHepatitis Day to increase theawareness and understanding ofviral hepatitis and the diseasesthat it causes.
Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, Dand E can cause acute andchronic infection and inflamma-tion of the liver that can lead tocirrhosis and liver cancer.
These viruses constitute amajor global health risk witharound 240 million people beingchronically infected with hepatitisB and around 150 million peoplechronically infected with hepatitisC.
For 2013 the overall themecontinues to be "This is hepatitis.Know it. Confront it." The cam-paign emphasizes the fact thathepatitis remains largelyunknown as a health threat inmuch of the world.
The date of 28 th July was chosenfor World Hepatitis Day in honourof the birthday of Nobel LaureateProfessor Baruch SamuelBlumberg, discoverer of the hepati-tis B virus. Source: WHO
World Hepatitis Day28 July2013
Th eDoctor's Day
is celebratedon July 1 allacross Indiato honour thel e g e n d a r yphysician and
the second Chief Minister ofWest Bengal, Dr BidhanChandra Roy. He was bornon July 1, 1882 and died onthe same date in 1962, aged80 years. Dr Roy was hon-oured with the country's high-est civilian award, BharatRatna on February 4, 1961.Every year Doctor's Day iscelebrated in India on the 1stof July. This observance ful-fills a need to show the doc-tors and physicians in ourlives how important they areto us and how invaluable theirtreatments are that cure us.The celebrations are indica-tive of the respect that they
command in the lives of theirpatients and thus obligate
them to fulfill their responsibil-ities as well.
Doctor’s Day
In December 1957 at Nagpur, Sir HaroldGillies inaugurated the Association of PlasticSurgeons in India - as a section of A.S.I.“The need to have a plastic Surgery day isto apprise medical brethren, non medicalpersons and administrators about theneed /role of Plastic Surgery, in alleviatingthe miseries of the mankind “
Dr. Arun Kumar Singh President - APSI and Prof & Head
Dept of Plastic Surgery C S M MedicalUniversity,Lucknow
Source:Press Release APSI
PLASTIC SURGERY DAY
15TH JULY
The word "plastic" derived fromthe Greek plastikos meaning tomold or to shape. Plastic sur-gery is one of the oldest forms ofsurgery practiced having itsroots in ancient India as early as2000 BC.
World Hepatitis Dayprovides an opportuni-ty to focus on specificactions:1. Strengthening preven-
tion, screening andcontrol of viral hepatitisand its related dis-eases.
2. Increasing hepatitis Bvaccine coverage andintegration of the vac-cine into national immu-nization programmes.
3. Coordinating a globalresponse to hepatitis.
FDI congress 2013 FDI con-gress is now shifted toIstanbul, Aug. 28-31, 2013
World Dental Show Mumbai,India, Oct. 4-6 Oct, 2013
20th National Conference ofISOI--Mumbai, India, Oct. 18-20 Oct, 2013
China International Dentalexhibition/show Shanghai,China, Oct. 23-26 Oct, 2013
38 Indian Society OfPeriodontology conf.Kochi,India, Oct. 24-27 Oct, 2013
IDDSF, India organized a condolence programin various states of India for Uttarakhand floodvictims and offered prayers for the soul of thepeople who lost their lives to rest in peace.Prodyut ( State Director of Assam ) , Md. kaif(State Director of Jharkhand) , Dr SampitaDhali (Director of Membership),VivekSharma(State Director of Chattishgarh)expressed their condolences in their respec-tive colleges and prayed for the lost lives.
Soumalya Ghosh , a 3rd year BDS student ofAwadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur isHonourable General Secretary of IDDSF . He isalso the Elsevier Student Ambassador (ESA) - 2013and International Ambassador of BangladeshFoundation of Oral Health Development andResearch (BFOHDR). He has interest to workactively for the Dental fraternity and always tries tomaintain the regularity of his work.
Dr.Praveen Singh a graduate from PurvanchalInstitute Of Dental Sciences,Gorakhpur is oneof the hardworking young dental practitioners.
Despite of his tough clinical schedule hehas interest in serving the society and isworking hard to give dental fraternity a newway . He is the Vice president of Iddsf andstate representative of INDIAN DENTALASSOCIATION.
Navjeevan Trible Weflare DevelopmentSociety & IDDSF organized an event onDoctors Day ,1st July 2013 and thankedall the medical fraternity for their service,hardwork & dedication to the community.The Secretary of NTWDS, Dr.Ausaf Alicongratulated all the doctors, and talkedabout his dream & responsibility of bring-ing all doctors of Nepanagar under oneroof. The event was sponsored byAmricon Biotech Pvt.Ltd, Mr.PrabhuSoni, C.R.M Incharge of Amricon Biotechalong with many distinguished doctorswere also present on the occasion.
IDDSF: An Emerging YoungIndian Dental Brigade
3rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL
SURGEONS OF INDIA(AOMSI) M.P & C.G STATE CHAPTER
3RD & 4TH OF AUGUST 2013 ATPACHMARHI
Pachmarhi is a hill station inMadhya Pradesh state of centralIndia, also known for thePachmarhi Cantonment. It iswidely known as Satpura ki Rani("Queen ofSatpura"), situated at aheight of 1100 m in a valley of theSatpura Range inHoshangabadd i s t r i c t .Dhupgarh, thehighest point(1,350 m) in thecentral Indiaregion and theVindhya andSatpura range,is located here.
Don't Forget to Visit
1. Dhupgarh - Highest point of Satpuraranges. It is known for sunrise andsunset view point.
2. Chauragarh - This the second high-est peak. It is a pilgrimage site withLord Siva's temple at the top.
3. B-Hill and B-Falls - This is anotherhill very close to the township. On thehind side of this hill a big waterfallcalled B-fall.
4. PanarPani - Panarpani has a naturalfresh water lake with forest around.
5. Sangam - This is a conflux of mountain
streams behind Dhupgarh. Thewater in these streams is crystalclear in all seasons except ofcourse autumn.6. Jatashankar and Mahadeocaves - These are mountaincaves with fresh water drippingfrom them. One can witness
ecosystem atwork out herewith mountainsfeeding thestreams withfresh water, thewater that theysoak-in duringautumn.
As the name suggests, these cavesand many others like these are abodeof lord Siva.
7. Silver Falls - Also called RajatPrapat/Big Fall. The falls comes2800+ feet roaring down the gorgecreating a sliver streak that gives itsname.
8. Apsara Vihar - This is a mountainstream that creates a beautiful natu-ral water pool, cascades and water-fall in its a course. Above all don't forget the Wildlife -The jungle has tigers, panthers,beer, deer, bison, wide variety ofbirds etc.
Dr. Sanjiv.Nair graduated from theTrivandrum Medical College, Kerala inthe year 1987 .He completed his postgraduate degree in Oral and Maxillofa-cial surgery from the same institute in
1990, passing out with distinction. Heis presently professor and head ofdepartment, oral and maxillofacial sur-gery, Bangalore Institute of DentalSciences and Research . SeniorConsultant at Columbia Asia hospitalsand B.M Jain Hospital, Bangalore. Dr.Nair is the current Editor-in-chief of theJournal of Maxillofacial and OralSurgery Dr. Sanjiv Nair has served asthe executive member of theInternational association of maxillofa-cial surgeons and was vice chairmanof the 18th ICOMS; Bangalore.
He has several international andnational presentations and publicationsin Orofacial malignancies and Vascularlesions apart from contribution to thetextbook of Maxillofacial surgery byPeter Ward Booth ,Schendel andHausemen. Dr. Nair conducts theFellowship in Aesthetic Facial Surgeryunder the Rajiv Gandhi University ofhealth sciences. His surgical interestsare ablation and reconstruction of headand neck tumors, Surgical manage-ment of vascular lesions. Aesthetic
Dr Varghese Mani is the Principal &Professor, in the Dept of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery,MarBaselios DentalCollege,Kothamangalam,Ernakulam.He did hisMDS from College of DentalSurgery, KasturbaMedical College, Manipalway back in1978.He hasa vast clinical experienceof more than 30 years. Hehas been the Editor of the Journal of Odontology,Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgeryand Indian Journal of Oral & MaxillofacialSurgery (Official Journal of AOMSI -National). He has been on numerous executive postwhich shows his leadership qualities. Hehas been the Past President, of theAssociation of Oral & MaxillofacialSurgeons of India. He was also the pastpresident of the Indian Society for FacialPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Hehas been the member of Dental Councilof India( Central). His international recog-nition is evident from that he was the PastIndian Editorial Representative, BritishJournal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeryand in the Editorial Board, of the AsianJournal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.He also happens to be the FounderChairman of 'Indian Board of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery', A subsidiary bodyof Association of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgeons of India. His clinical work hasbeen published in various reputed jour-nals all thought the world. He has alsoauthored many books.
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University of Florida researchersare experimenting with relaxin toaugment the mechanical action of
retainers and braces: Relaxin is bestknown as the hormone that helpswomen's pelvic ligaments stretch inpreparation for giving birth. It does this bysoftening collagen and elastin in the tis-sues, loosening strong, cord-like fibersuntil they have the consistency of limpspaghetti noodles.That ability prompted researchers to con-
sider relaxin a possible way to acceleratetooth movement and prevent relapse. UFresearchers will evaluate whether injectingrelaxin into the gums will loosen the colla-gen and elastin fibers and reorganize themso teeth can move more freely into ortho-dontic alignment. Once the teeth havebeen moved, researchers will administeranother injection of relaxin under thepremise that it will further soften gum tis-sue fibers, preventing them from pullingteeth back into their original position.
Hormones to Augment Orthodontics
SShort hort NNewsewsSpecial Foams to Plugand Heal Aneurysms
The same type of stuffthat protects your newcarefully packaged elec-tronics from unfortunatedrops could soon protectyour brain from potentiallyfatal aneurysms, thanksto a team of biomedicalengineers at Texas A&MUniversity.
Vascular aneurysms are typically treated by clip-ping them or implanting platinum coils or stentswithin to reduce pressure on the walls of the ves-sel and reduce the likelihood of a rupture.However, clipping is invasive and coils have theirown set of risks to the patient and aren't alwayseffective.The unique material being developed over atCollege Station is a special type of plastic calledpolyurethane-based shape memory polymer foam(SMP). SMP is demonstrating to be biocompatibleand has the ability to be made into a primaryshape and then transformed into another shapewith an increase in temperature. The idea is thatSMP will be inserted into a blood vessel and guid-ed into the aneurysm in a compact form. Onceinside the aneurysm, a laser will cause the SMP toexpand and fill the aneurysm, filling with blood andforming a clot that in effect will plug the aneurysm.
Cornell scientists have developed a new sys-tem that detects viral DNA without relying onexpensive equipment, rather combining nan-otechnology, microfluidics, and some help froma smartphone. The current iteration of the pro-totype spots viral DNA of Human herpesvirus 8responsible for Kaposi's sarcoma, a tumoroften associated with AIDS.
Gold nanoparticles are combined (or "con-jugated") with short DNA snippets that bind toKaposi's DNA sequences, and a solution withthe combined particles is added to a microflu-idic chip. In the presence of viral DNA, the par-ticles clump together, which affects the trans-mission of light through the solution. Thiscauses a color change that can be measuredwith an optical sensor connected to a smart-phone via a micro-USB port. When little or noKaposi's virus DNA is present, the nanoparti-cle solution is a bright red; at higher concen-trations, the solution turns a duller purple, pro-viding a quick method to quantify the amountof Kaposi's DNA.
Biomedics NZLimited, a NewZealand based
company, claims tohave invented a newtype of denture: onewith a better seal andwith less undesirableeffects, such as"shrinkage" of the gum.The system relies,essentially, on surfacetension to keep thedenture in place. Thecompany describes:This revolutionary tech-
nology is now deliveredin a comprehensivemounting system. Profiled bar has beendeveloped to keep tis-sue proliferation to theminimum necessary formaintaining a seal. Thespecially formulatedsafe metal bar is fairlymalleable, to fit anyshape and contour ofthe alveolar ridge. Valves have beendeveloped to expel theair and control the pres-
sure level beneath thedenture, using the spe-cially formulateddiaphragms. Processing cap hasbeen developed withthe dental practitionerin mind.
The processing capis specially designed tomake the self curingprocedure easy andsafe, preventing dam-age to the valves.Service key has beendesigned to double as
a gauge forboth depthand diameterof the valvehousing inthe denture.
Ultra Suction dentures
Cynaps Enhance CapEnhances Hearing in Style
Cynaps Enhance, a new product recentlyannounced from Delaware-based MaxVirtual that puts a bone conducting hearingaid into a baseball cap. The CynapsEnhance is a full hearing enhancementsystem: dual microphones are built into thebill to pick up sound and provide locationawareness, and bone conduction transduc-ers in the cap transmit sound directly tothe inner ear, bypassing the eardrum andouter ear. The Cynaps Enhance also hasBluetooth built in to allow the user toreceive phone calls and stream audiothrough their skull from mobile phones andother devices.
There are many ways toattack a neoplasm, and it'sbeen found that combiningtherapies can sometimespotentiate each one to bemore clinically effective.For example, deliveringheat to cancer cells whileadministering chemothera-py can often boost thekilling power of the chemomedication. Researchersat Japan's NationalInstitute for MaterialsScience have developed a"smart" nanofiber meshthat can deliver heat andrelease chemo drugs in acontrolled manner. Thefiber mesh is seeded
throughout with a polymerembedded with chemodrugs and magneticnanoparticles that stay inthe mesh and are notreleased into the body. Aquickly alternating magnet-ic field applied to the meshmakes these nanoparticles
vibrate rapidly and gener-ate heat, raising the tem-perature of the implant.The heat in turn morphsthe temperature-respon-sive polymer to set free thechemo, and the final resultis combination therapy todirectly attack a tumor.
Smart Thermo/Chemotherapy NanofiberMesh for a Combined Attack on Tumors
Brace YourselfAXIOSTAT TraumaticWound Dressing out of IndiaGets EU OKDressing changes
made easier!Thanks to India'sAxio Biosolutions,which won CE Mark clearance to bring itsAXIOSTAT hemostatic dressing to Europe.The AXIOSTAT non-absorbable, sticks tothe wound, but wipes off clean after beingwetted with water. In its original dry form thedevice is applied to a traumatic wound withpressure for about two minutes and cov-ered with gauze. When time comes toremove it, water or saline is used to softenit and wipe clean, hopefully reducing thepain associated with dressings that stickmuch too well to a wound.
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Extraocular muscles and their innervationWith the compound !! (It doesn't exist, obviously)
(LR6SO4)3 Lateral Rectus - Cranial Nerve VI Superior Oblique - Cranial Nerve IV the Rest of the muscles - Cranial Nerve III.
This is an article exclusively writtenby Dr. Mohammed Akheel, a JuniorRegistrar in the Dept. Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery at the prestigiousNDCH ,Nellore, Andhra Pradesh for OFCReaders.
Post graduate residentship playsthe most integral part in a doctor'slife. It's the time where the resi-
dent learns the theoretical concepts topractice evidence based medicine, ana-lytical and clinical skills to practice a safe
medicine. In the field of oral & maxillofa-cial surgery(OMFS) who are more orless on par with a medical surgeonthough being a dental surgeon must betrained sufficiently and vigor-ously to perform the maxillofacial surgi-cal procedures efficiently says DrAkheel.
The 3 year post graduate curriculumin oral & maxillofacial surgery must bedesigned in such a way that in the 1styear, the resident must be certified inbasic medical sciences like basic lifesupport , advanced trauma life support,perform preclinical procedures like den-tal wirings and attend peripheral postingin medical specialties like ENT,Neurosurgery, plastic surgery , general
Medicine, generalsurgery etc.,
The 2nd year ofresident's life formsthe most preciouspart in a postgradu-ate curriculum. Theresident must per-form various maxillo-facial surgical proce-dures in a simulationmodels for at least 3months in form ofexercises. It can bea third molarimpactions, princi-ples of incision &various intraoral &
extra oral incisions, reduction and fixa-tion of fractures with mini plates/recon-struction plates and their application,arch bars with Inter maxillary fixations,various suturing techniques, accessosteotomies for skull base or hiddenhead & neck lesions etc., This help theresident to get exposed to a real life sit-uations and perform various proceduresin maxillofacial surgery , have a goodknowledge about the maxillofacialanatomy as oral cavity is the surgicalhome of our specialty, exposure of theprocedure in dummy simulation modelsbefore practicing in a live patients, expo-sure to various instruments and materi-als etc., This gives the resident moreconfidence, fundamental and advanced
knowledge about the various proceduresand understand the expected complica-tions that can occur to avoid in livepatients.
In India, no institution has a simula-tion surgical lab in department of OMFSwhile other department like endodonticshas it. When the resident has performedall the preclinical work in simulations sur-gical models, he must be promoted toperform clinical work. This can improvethe standard of OMFS specialty in Indiaon par with other countries where topractice OMFS, a medicine degree isrequired. He explains that it can devel-op a resident's core skills and analyticalability in a definitive safe environment asan operating room so that the residentcan refine their abilities and make themost of precious experience of takingcare of patients and managing the com-plications and their needs.
The 3rd year should be a clinicaltraining/hands on, on patients and resi-dents can perform/assist live surgicalprocedures with utmost confidence andrender a better care of patients.
So, a law must be enforced by Dentalcouncil of India to establish a simulationsurgical training lab in every OMFSdepartment in a dental college with fullyequipped simulation models to enhancea better education to postgraduate resi-dents. The Author can be contacted at08886030256 or emailed for any furtherqueries at [email protected]
SIMULATION SURGICAL TRAINING LAB IN OMFS "Exploring Possibilities"
Dr. Mohd. Akheel
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Dr Rajesh Dhirawani is no unknownname to the Dental & Medical Fraternityof Madhya Pradesh.He is the Director ofJabalpur Hospital & Research Centreand Hitkarini Dental College &Hospital.He did his MDS from Universityof Bombay in 1982 in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.He is therecipient of the Dr. Ginwala Award forbest Academic performance. He hasdone his Fellowship in Oral &Maxillofacial surgery From University ofMaryland,(Baltimore), USA. He has alsomany courses on Oral Implantology to
his credit especially those from University of New York, Germany,and Netherlands.He is the recipient of "Rashtrapati Puraskar" - Awarded to him inthe year 2009 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi for continuousefforts to organize the awareness programmes and surgicalcamps for the treatment of Oral Cancer in Jabalpur and otherplaces of the country. He is also the Fellow of National Academyof Medical Science, New Delhi. He has been conferred Diplomatstatus by American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons,International Academy of Osseointegration and Indian Board ofOral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He is the fellow of PrestigiousPierre-Fauchard Academy.
Dr.B Praveen Reddypassed out BDS fromBapuji Dental College,Davangere, Karnataka.Completed his MDS fromSDM College of DentalSciences, Dharward,Karnataka. Worked asProfessor and HOD atHKES S.N. Institute ofDental Sciences andResearch, Gulbarga,Karnataka, College ofDental Sciences,Davangere, Karnataka, ITS Centre for DentalStudies and Research, Ghaziabad, UP and at pres-ent working at Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital,Jabalpur ,MP. He is a teacher for both UG & PG. Hehas conducted surgical workshops in many states.His area of interests is cancer, esthetic surgery, trau-ma, cleft and TMJ. To his credit he has more than 25International and National Pubmed indexed publica-tions. He has presented numerous scientific papersat State and National conferences and has givenmany lectures as guest speaker. He is at presentPresident of AOMSI MP & CG Chapter.
3rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS OF INDIA(AOMSI)
M.P & C.G STATE CHAPTER3RD & 4TH OF AUGUST 2013 AT
PACHMARHI
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