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The rising costs in oral healthcare – Time to reboot & reset clinics for economics (Part 5)

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy, including that of the dental industry. Most dental clinics are shut and a few are offering...

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The rising costs in oral healthcare – Time to reboot & reset clinics for economics (Part 4)

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy, including that of the dental industry. Most dental clinics are shut and a few are offering...

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The rising costs in oral healthcare – Time to reboot & reset clinics for economics (Part 3)

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy, including that of the dental industry. Most dental clinics are shut and a few are offering...

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Good oral health may prevent severe COVID-19 progression

LEIPZIG, Germany: Given that little time has passed since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, it comes as no surprise that only sparse data on COVID-19 is available...

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New case control study by ICMR shows Hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 in healthcare workers

The use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has generated considerable debate after the US President Donald Trump was seen pushing the drug, against the FDA ...

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Dr Hirji Adenwalla - a pioneer in cleft surgeries in India, a great humanitarian and visionary

Dental Tribune South Asia pays tribute to Dr Hirji Adenwalla - an eminent cleft lip and palate surgeon who passed away on 27th May 2020. The man, who was ...

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Lancet faces severe criticism from scientific community: Hydroxychloroquine study is hiding data

More than 100 scientists and clinicians have sent an open letter to The Lancet's editor, Richard Horton, and the paper's authors asking them many ...

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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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COVID-19: Study reports constant fear and anxiety among dentists worldwide

AL-HOFUF, Saudi Arabia: COVID-19 has not only impeded access to healthcare, but also caused fear and anxiety among healthcare workers. After conducting a ...

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Fit (seal) test of your Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) decides if you are well protected

Dr Waris Patel explains the importance of fit test/ seal test that is mandatory in many countries to check if the Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) are...

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Clinical use of Chlorine dioxide in the prevention of coronavirus spread through dental aerosols.

This article by Dr Anuj Gandhi and Malvika Gandhi reviews the literature available on the use of Chlorine Dioxide in dental clinics and makes a hypothesis ...

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New estimate by CDC reduces COVID-19 death rate to just 0.26% (IFR) from WHO's 3.4% (CFR)

The new CDC estimates for the severity, complications and deaths of COVID-19 bring down the numbers much lower making the overall scenario very optimistic. ...

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Far-UVC light: A Promising Technology to Reduce the Spread of Airborne-Mediated Microbial Diseases

This guest editorial by Dr Manuela Buonanno summarizes the current research on characterizing the anti-microbial effectiveness of far-UVC light - mainly the...

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"Designed an open- source software for Post- Translational Modifications database" Dr Sachin Gavali

Researchers from Wu Lab, University of Delaware have built a database of post-translational modifications of proteins in their lab. Now, to make it useful ...

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The rising costs in oral healthcare – Time to reboot & reset clinics for economics (Part 2)

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy, including that of the dental industry. Most dental clinics are shut and a few are offering...

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Evidence based approach: Effect of far UVC light on coronaviruses in aerosols: A step-wise summary

This is an evidence-based approach to summarize the virucidal effect of far UVC light on the viruses in general, and the novel coronavirus in particular - ...

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How to use Ultraviolet light (UVC) to fight COVID-19 effectively in dental clinics: Dr Ajay Bajaj

Dentistry, labelled as the highest-risk profession in COVID-19 times because of the aerosol spread in the clinic, has forced dental professionals to look ...

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Control "humidity" inside your clinic to minimize COVID 19 spread- Mansoor Ali, air quality expert

Mansoor Ali, a research analyst and veteran in the air treatment products industry, speaks about the role of relative humidity in controlling the spread of ...

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The rising costs in oral healthcare – Time to reboot & reset clinics for economics (Part 1)

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy, including that of the dental industry. Most dental clinics are shut and a few are offering...

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Ankit's back-zip PPE: A modification in the PPE to minimize the cross-contamination & virus spread

Healthcare workers (HCWs) spend a lot of time up working in close proximity to their patients, which is a high-risk activity. Standard Personal Protective ...

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Safer dental clinics are just a swab away: Testing patients for SARS-CoV-2

LANSING, Mich., U.S.: Allowing dental professionals to test their patients for SARS-CoV-2 would decrease the high risk of transmission of the virus in ...

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Severe form of COVID 19: Mainly a vascular disease? Can 'Anaerobic Bacteria Hypothesis' explain it?

Sandeep Chakraborty (B-Tech, Electrical Engineering IIT Kharagpur, 1997), (Masters. Computer science, IIT Kharagpur, 2008) is a researcher focused on ...

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COVIDEA: "Pat's PONCHO" to prevent the virus spread via surface contamination- by Dr Vivek Patni

Dental Tribune South Asia has launched COVIDEAS - an initiative to encourage innovative thought processes and bring innovative ideas to the attention of ...

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US FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 'Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)' for Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19, the ...

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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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Three data-driven analyses on the pattern of COVID-19 pandemic and when it will probably end.

Dental Tribune South Asia had published on 10th March 2020 - a report on Farr's law, which states that "epidemics tend to rise and fall in a roughly ...

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Prevention of cross-contamination in dental clinics: Practical suggestions from Dr Ajay Kakar

Dr Ajay Kakar, a periodontist from Mumbai well known for his innovative approach to dentistry and also known as a pioneer in the use of technology and ...

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Simple screening to detect asymptomatic COVID patients entering dental clinics - a suggestion

The recent 'Times Fact India Outbreak Report' suggests that around 22 May 2020 India could see the number of coronavirus cases surge up to 75,000. Experts ...

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb : The only man who has a clue.

Coronavirus pandemic is a crisis where the role of experts like Nassim Nicholas Taleb - a risk analyst, whose work concerns problems of randomness, ...

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