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Editorial

Yes, You Can Safely Visit a Dentist During Emergency

To anyone wondering whether it’s safe to visit a dentist amid this pandemic? My answer will be an Absolute yes!! As dental practices across the globe are...

Editorial

Are We Sleepwalking Into PPE Paralysis?

We are approaching to re-opening of dental practise across the globe after a long “ Emergency Services Only” break from routine dental care. We are all ready...

Dental Education & Research

The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic: Challenges & Coping Strategies for Dental Practitioners

Abstract Healthcare workers are the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19, where they are risking their lives every now and then to treat their patients....

Dental News

How To Sanitize N95 Masks for Re-use? A study by NIH.

N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three uses, according to National Institutes of Health scientists.

Dental Education & Research

Dental Implications during COVID –19 (Coronavirus)

The ongoing spread of severe acute respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID -19) has held the entire national as well as the international community to ransom...

Editorial

THE CONTAGION’S CARESS

Click to Download Magazine We are flooded with news of the novel coronavirus every hour, every day. It’s making me wonder whether there really is a Thanos...

Dental Education & Research

Dentists & COVID-19 – Everything You Need To Know

The global emergency in a nutshell COVID-19, which is now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization has infected 181 countries & territories out of...

Preventive & Community Dentistry

World Oral Health Day 2020

Maintaining a good oral hygiene can save you from the clutches of many germs and viruses. This should be a habit throughout the year but it becomes more of a...

Dental Education & Research

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - ADA Update

Last Updated: March 16, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides important and up-to-date information to the public and healthcare...

Dental News

Coronavirus alert! Recent updates.

WHO has declared the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic . The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has already taken on...

Preventive & Community Dentistry

Indian Dental Association’s Preventive Guidelines for Dental Professionals on the Coronavirus Threat

In the light of WHO declaring COVID-19 virus to be a pandemic Indian Dental Association (IDA) recommends preventative measures for dental professionals to...

Dental Education & Research

Virus concern as a person who attended Pacific Dental Conference tested positive for COVID-19.

Dental News

Dentists across the globe facing shortage of masks due to coronavirus outbreak.

According to the British Dental Council, if the shortage of face masks caused by coronavirus outbreak continues, some of the dentists in the United Kingdom...

Dental News

Bengaluru: Iranian student self-reports Coronavirus, tests negative

BENGALURU: A 27-year-old Iranian student studying at a private dental college here returned to Bengaluru two days ago after visiting his mother in Iran. The...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

World Hepatitis Day 2019

World Hepatitis Day is highlighted on 28th July every year with the goal of disseminating hepatitis awareness and information, encouraging people to seek...

Dental News

Save Live: Clean Your Hands - World Hand Hygiene Day 2019

Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated on 5th May every year. World Health Organization (WHO) conducts various activities to spread the importance of clean hands. The...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Hepatitis B and associated factors among dentists

Hepatitis B is a DNA virus with double-stranded, which is a species of genus orthohepadnavirus and a member of family viruses known as Hepadnavirus. The world...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Are dentists contributing to an antibiotic overuse?

A professional review of antibiotic overuse in dentistry and the practical prescribing, source-control and audit measures that support stewardship.

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

World Day for Safety and Health at Work - Infection control and safety in the dental practice

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Antibiotic Prophylaxis prior to dental treatment in cardiovascular patients.

A current clinical guide to antibiotic prophylaxis before dental treatment, focused on infective endocarditis risk, qualifying procedures and antimicrobial stewardship.