A Chairside Conversation on the Future of Dental Education in India — A reflective dialogue between Dr Puja Khanna and Dr Syed Nabeel Prologue: The Question That Sets the Tone The morning had just begun to settle. The espresso, warm and familiar, carried with it a quiet sense of ritual. I dialed Dr Puja Khanna. […]
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National Dental Commission India 2026:A Structural Overhaul of Indian Dental Education
By Dr. Syed Nabeel Founder, DentistryUnited | Dental Clinician & Educator | Expert in Dental Curriculum Reform Published: March 2026 | DentistryUnited.com In a decisive policy shift effective March 19, 2026, the Government of India has replaced the Dental Council of India (DCI) with the National Dental Commission (NDC), formally repealing the Dentists Act […]
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The Biology Beneath the Bite: Occlusion, Implants, and the Logic That Governs Both
In 2010, I was on a late-night international call with an NMD-trained dentist in the United States. I was not calling to argue philosophy. I was calling because something in the biomechanics of daily dentistry refused to sit quietly in my mind. I had been thinking deeply about occlusion, implants, bridges, vertical dimension, force transmission, […]
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105 Days on an Artificial Heart: How the BiVACOR Breakthrough Is Changing Patient Care Beyond Cardiology
Technology – Implications for Patient Care and Multidisciplinary Health Date: January 02, 2026 Prepared by: DentistryUnited Editorial Team Executive Summary In a landmark achievement for cardiovascular medicine, an Australian patient became the world’s first to be discharged from hospital while supported by the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), a revolutionary titanium device using magnetic levitation […]
I opened my laptop one quiet morning, coffee beside me, scrolling as I usually do. Somewhere between emails and headlines, one article stopped me in my tracks: AI Takes Center Stage at Harvard School of Dental Medicine Symposium. I clicked. As I read, I didn’t just see technology. I saw possibility. And a thought […]
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Guided Enamel Remineralisation and Resin Infiltration: Moving from Restoration to Regeneration in Early Caries
For much of the past century, operative dentistry has been anchored in a “drill-and-fill” paradigm that viewed enamel and outer-dentin lesions as mechanically defective rather than biologically dynamic. This philosophy is now being challenged. Contemporary minimally invasive dentistry has introduced two clinically validated, micro-invasive interventions capable not only of arresting but, in selected cases, partially […]
The human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) is far more than a lab value that rheumatologists tick off on a form. It is a biological signal — a subtle warning — that can quietly shape a patient’s life across multiple specialties, including dentistry and sports medicine. More than 90% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) […]
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Revolutionizing Smiles: The Breakthrough That Could Make Cavities a Thing of the Past
A Call, A Back Sprain, and a Return to the Blog It was early evening when the phone rang on my desk, just as the Mysore sky was melting into copper and gold. I leaned back—carefully—and answered. On the line was Dr. Catherine Osmanova, an early subscriber of DentistryUnited, a Moscow-based clinician who has followed […]
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Mercury in Patients’ Mouths: Risks, Safe Amalgam Removal & Dentist Profits from the Global Phase-Out
By DentistryUnited Editorial Desk | November 5, 2025 As mercury contamination finds its way from industrial runoff into fish, rivers, and even human bloodstreams, dentistry stands at a pivotal crossroads. Two recent reports—one from the U.S. revealing elevated human mercury levels, and another from the U.K. exposing environmental fallout—are accelerating calls for a […]
From DenitstryUnited NewsAnalysis: As dental professionals, we’ve long championed fluoride as a cornerstone of caries prevention, backed by decades of evidence on its topical benefits. But now, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)’s recent decision on October 31, 2025 has sent ripples through our profession: the agency is restricting the sale of unapproved […]