Friday, September 18, 2009

Dentist in UK charged with Sexual Assault, New implant released

Dentist charged with sexual assault in UK

Sexual posturing with patient in Dental Chair, has been an historical issue/debate. Roger Marcus Frazer Klein, who practices in Knutsford, Cheshire, was disciplined by the General Dental Council (GDC) on August 21, after he was charged with the assault.

The GDC slapped 13 conditions on him for a period of 18 months following August's hearing.
As well as being unable to treat women without a chaperone – unless it is a life-threatening emergency – 41-year-old Mr Klein must keep a log of every consultation he has with a female patient, which must be signed by a chaperone.

He cannot be at his Knutsford dental surgery, Regent Cosmetic Dental Practice, outside of practice hours (except in an emergency), or with fewer than two colleagues there.
Mr Klein, from Ladyacre Close in Lymm, also cannot be alone with any female member of staff at the practice.MORE


Two Abu Dhabi Dental Clinics Accused of Malpractices

The National Health Insurance Company or Daman has taken action against two dental clinics for overcharging and indulging in 
malpractices.

Daman Chairman Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi said that immediate action was taken against clinics once the cases were discovered. He added that under no circumstances will any form of abuse or fraud be tolerated by Daman.

“Any provider found committing any form of abuse or fraud will be dealt with immediately through all necessary legal actions,” he pointed out. Full NEWS

Mobile dental vans flagged off in Delhi by Sheila Dikshit
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday stressed the need for making basic oral care facilities accessible to every individual since oral health is an important and crucial part of one’s overall health and wellness. She was speaking after flagging off mobile dental vans on the occasion of World Oral Health Day.

The mobile dental vans were flagged off as part of Oral Health Month 2009, a nationwide oral health awareness campaign organised by the Indian Dental Association and Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited. As part of the program, free dental check-ups were also conducted for children from Pratham, a community based organisation that promotes education of under-privileged children in 24 States in India. FULL news

Gala Dental Event- Karnataka State Dental Conference at Belgaum from 20-22 Nov, 2009

An Event not to be missed, Endo Chairmen Prof Senia will address via two way video link, Dr Kohli, Dr Ramanand Shetty etc will take part in a live workshop via video conference. First time state of art technology in action. Many leading speakers and handson workshops and great social evening ONLY at the Great Belguam city, DO NOT miss, CLICK HERE

Health Ministry recommends to scrap Medical Council and Dental Council of India
The Health Ministry had proposed to scrap the Medical Council of India (MCI) and Dental
Council of India (DCI), citing alleged corruption in these regulatory bodies.

The proposal was sent to the Prime Minister's Office for listing it before the Cabinet so that a necessary amendment could be moved in the next session of Parliament.

The PMO, however, rejected the proposal, saying there was no surety that the new body replacing MCI and DCI would not develop shortcomings as of the present regulators, an official said. MORE

Straumann  Roxolid™, a new high performance dental implants launched in US/ Canada Market
At the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) currently taking place in Boston, Straumann announced the full market launch in North America of its new high performance dental implant material Roxolid™. Straumann Ø3.3mm Bone and Tissue Level implants are now available in the new material in the US and Canada, offering customers a new level of confidence with small diameter implants. Ø3.3mm implants currently generate approximately 15% of the company’s global implant sales.

Rigorous tests in Straumann laboratories have shown that the new material has higher fatigue and tensile strength than pure titanium (grade 4 annealed and cold worked), the current material of choice for dental implants. In addition, preclinical study results have indicated that bone integrated with Roxolid better than with pure titanium (grade 4)3

Three Dentists suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government today placed under suspension three dental surgeons for remaining absent from duty in Kulgam district.

Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Ittoo, who paid a surprise visit to Sub-District Hospital Damhal Hanjipora, 70 kilometres from here, found three dental surgeons absent from duty and ordered for placing the three doctors identified as Tariq Rashid, Javaida and Maqsooda under suspension with immediate effect.

Global Dental Equipment and Consumables Market is Estimated to Be $26 Billion by 2014

The dental devices report forecasts the size of global dental equipment and consumables market over the period 2009 - 2014. The report analyses the key trends of the market, and segments the global dental equipment and consumables market by components and into various geographic regions (with the market size for each of these regions). Further, it discusses the key market drivers, restraints and opportunities of the global dental equipment and consumables market. More HERE

Kerala hikes Salary- for teachers of government medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy colleges
An official spokesman of the Health Department said the non-practising allowance of medical college teachers would go up by about 25 per cent and patient care allowance by 15 per cent. A medical college professor would now get salary exceeding Rs.85,000 while associate professors would earn more than Rs.77,000 a month. The salary of assistant professors would exceed Rs.50,000. Full NEWS

Email Scams can Harm you ?
Top 5 email scams that litter inboxes all over the world. Now, given the fact that 90% of e-mails sent world wide can be regarded as spam, undoubtedly a large proportion of that spam will be scams trying to get your hard earned money. Fortunately, given the huge amount of inactive email accounts most of this spam will go unopened and will lie dormant forever.

But some of it is opened in offices, schools and homes all over the world. They deceive you into thinking they are something they are not. Here are five email scams you should watch out for. CLICK HERE

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