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Interim budget 2024: healthcare highlights

Out of Rs 90,658.63 crore allocated for the health ministry, Rs. 87,656.90 crore has been allocated to the Department of Health and Family Welfare while Rs ...

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NAAC introduces 2-stage accreditation system

In a significant move, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) announced on Saturday a paradigm shift in its accreditation process for ...

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N. K. Patel & Sons' 125 years of dental excellence

2024 marks the 125th anniversary of N. K. Patel and Sons as a pioneering institution dedicated to advancing healthcare in India. Since its inception in ...

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Improving oral health in India using mobile dental vans

WARDHA, India: Health authorities in India face several obstacles in the efficient delivery of dental care, including a dentist-to-population ratio that is ...

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Indian dental revamp to make graduate test mandatory

NEW DELHI, India: New regulations for the dental profession in India will mean that all BDS graduates will have to pass a dental National Exit Test ...

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Most children with special healthcare needs have caries and poor oral hygiene—study

JODHPUR, India: A study of the oral health of children with special healthcare needs in the Jodhpur district in Rajasthan province has found a high ...

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Indian Orthodontic Society campaigns against at-home aligner treatment

CHENNAI, India: The Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS) has submitted a complaint about direct-to-consumer (D2C) clear aligner therapy to the country’s ...

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"Digital-first economy, blockchain, tech-mediated edu" - Union budget 2022 highlights

The key themes that stand out from the budget announcements are a big focus on capital expenditure, promoting a greener economy, leveraging the impact of ...

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The ever increasing cost of oral cancer treatment in India

India spent approximately INR 2,386 crore on oral cancer treatment in 2020, which will increase to more than INR 23,000 crore in the next ten years.

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COVID-19 India: More than 2/3 cases & 75% mortality from just 2.5% geographical area of India.

The latest article on BMJ Health Blogs "COVID-19 in India: an epidemic in congested cities" by Dr. Ashish Awasthi and Prof. Dr Dileep Mavlankar has some ...

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Prevotella & endemic TB might explain low COVID 19 deaths in India- Sandeep Chakraborty (Interview)

With experts trying to find the possible reasons for the low COVID related death rate in India, a hypothesis by Sandeep Chakraborty has generated ...

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Dr Brijesh Patel's "COVID Army" provides food to the COVID front-line doctors & the underprivileged

Dental professionals are facing extremely challenging times because of the lockdown. While most practitioners are busy fighting the COVID crisis and ...

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Be prepared for COVID-19, but don’t panic, says Indian Dental Association

MUMBAI, India: Dental colleges in India are currently closed, and dental clinics across the country have been advised to suspend all non-essential ...

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DT South Asia No. 12, 2023

Enhancing oral care in autistic kids with sensory-adapted dental environments / News / Interview: “The concept of the root canal blockage course was born out of the desire to teach and practise different techniques”