Fluoride, an element known for its anti caries property has been incorporated as an essential component of most of the dental products nowadays.These Products includes tooth pastes,oral rinses, mouth washes, oral chewing gums and what not! These are aimed for prevention of dental caries. Apart from that, fluoride has been a part of dental restorative […]
ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE TREATMENT ART is defined as a minimally invasive care approach in preventing dental caries and stopping its further progression.( Jo E Frencken,2012) AAPD defines it as “ a dental caries treatment procedure involving the removal of soft,demineralized tooth tissue using hand instrument alone ,followed by restoration of the tooth with an adhesive restorative […]
It was 1843-44, when London hit with a deadly disease hitherto unknown to medical science. People dying due to severe vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration. Doctors were at a loss to save the lives of people, let alone control the spread of the epidemic.It was creating mass casualities in the Broadstreet(Now Broadwick street), Soho, London. John […]
Backwashing – An act of cleaning the cleaner Gone are those days when purification of water at large scale needs huge manpower and time. It would take days to clean the old type (slow sand Filters) cleaners/filters in water plants. Since the introduction of rapid sand filters in which chemical coagulants (Alum) are used rather […]
PAYMENT IN DENTISTRY (EUROPEAN/USA SCENARIO) Mechanisms of payment in dentistry 1. Private fee for service 2. Post payment plans 3. Private 3rd party- pre payment plans A) Commercial insurance companies B)Non profit health service corporation(Delta dental plan,bluecross/blueshield) C)Prepaid group practices D)HMO(Health maintenance Organisation E)Capitation Plan 4. Salary 5) Public programs 1)PRIVATE FEE FOR SERVICE […]
DENTIST ACT OF INDIA DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA INDIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION The Dentist Act is passed by the Indian Parliament in close association with All India Dental Association on the 29th March 1948. The Dentist Act, 1948 is an act to regulate the dentistry in India. The act contains five chapters and their sub-sections Helps […]
WHO Definition (1958) • A dental auxiliary can be defined as ‘A person who is given responsibilities by a dentist so that he or she can help the dentists render dental care, but who is not himself or herself qualified with a dental degree’. • In U.K the corresponding generic term is used called “Dental […]
MEDICAL AND DENTAL ETHICS ETHICS Definition of Ethics • Is defined as “the science of the ideal human character and behavior in situations where distinction must be made between right and wrong, duty must be followed and good interpersonal relations maintained”. Ethical Principles 1. To do no harm (non- Maleficence) 2. To do good (Beneficence) […]
DEFINITION -National conference on preventive medicine in USA APPROACHES TO HEALTH EDUCATION Government makes laws and regulations -Pollution act -Food adulteration act -Environmental act PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNICATION TYPES OF COMMUNICATION 1)one way and two way communicatin 2)Verbal and non verbal communication 3)Formal and informal communication Verbal and non verbal […]