Dr. Hajeera Banu sat by the window of her Mysore clinic, watching the soft evening light filter through the trees. It was a quiet moment before the rush of post-Iftar patients would begin. Just as she reached for a sip of water, her phone buzzed, displaying a familiar name—Dr. Martha O’Connell from Dublin. “Hajeera, […]
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Lights, Camera, Drill: The Bollywood-Style Saga of Starting a Dental Clinic in India
The sun sneaked into Jehaan’s funky Mumbai flat, painting golden patterns across the floor as Shaan, her lanky, restless dentist cousin, drummed his fingers against the table. His untouched chai sat steaming, silently judging him. He had a big, messy dream and needed Jehaan—the family’s wisecracking oracle—to turn his chaos into clarity. “Jehaan,” Shaan blurted, […]
DentistryUnited | Occlusion in Dentistry | Digital Occlusion Analysis Dr. Jahaan lingered at her desk, her gaze lost in the glow of her screen, her once-steaming coffee now a tepid relic of forgotten sips. A shadow of doubt had crept into her mind, unraveling the certainties she once held about dental occlusion—a realm where articulators […]
As I sit in my Mysore clinic, absently twirling a diminutive metal toothpick extracted from my Swiss Army knife—a keepsake from my father-in-law—I am struck by its understated elegance. Among my treasured possessions is another heirloom: an intricately carved ivory toothpick, passed down from my great-great-grandfather. A relic of a bygone era, it embodies both […]
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Dental Treatments in the Ancient World: A Journey Through Time -Happy Dentist’s Day
As a trained modern dentist, I’m continually amazed by the sophistication of contemporary dental science. Yet, the history of dentistry reveals a remarkable legacy of human ingenuity, stretching back millennia. From rudimentary drills to golden prosthetics, our ancestors demonstrated surprising advancements in oral care. Let’s embark on a captivating journey through ancient dental practices, exploring […]
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The Etymology and Clinical Utility of “Substitooth”: A Lexical Innovation in Prosthodontics
Introduction For over a century, prosthodontic terminology has remained largely unchanged, often burdened with intricate and inaccessible language. To modernize and streamline communication, we introduce Substitooth—a term officially coined within dentistry through DentistryUnited.com. While similar expressions may have surfaced informally in cartoons, marketing, social media posts or colloquial humor, this marks the first authoritative integration […]
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The First Thing You Should Do Every Morning to Elevate Your Dental Practice
In the dynamic world of modern dentistry, staying updated with the latest advancements and refining clinical decision-making are critical for success. However, time constraints and overwhelming information make it challenging for dentists to engage in continuous learning. That’s why the first thing you should do every morning—before treating your first patient, before checking your schedule, […]
Some guys have all the problems in the world when it comes to maintaining necessary, correct and well functioning equipment in their clinics. There is a reason why that happens. Lack of finances. Why? Due to division of attention and finances over too many things and wanting to be the master of everything! In short […]
There are many freshly passed dentists who think they have missed the bus. That is if they weren’t in a position to do their University conducted post graduate Masters Residency program. Well at the root of the frustration is the argument that patients would prefer postgraduate Masters to treat their teeth and gums over bachelor […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a dentist in possession of a root canal file must be in want of a less controversial solution. I, a person of agreeable wit but insatiable curiosity, found myself ensnared in the most peculiar of predicaments on a humid Bombay evening in the year of our Lord 2012. […]