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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Dental

Robots are being used for remote care of patients. They are transforming healthcare

A Boston-based start-up claims to have completed the first fully robotic dental procedure using fully automated dental technologies, including AI analysis of data.

Oral health needs a spot in Budget 2024. It’s critical for preventive healthcare

Investing in oral health fosters a healthier, more equitable world. Perhaps this year’s Union Budget could start this process.

Barriers to dental treatment hurt underserved communities. Here’s how to bridge the gap

In the US alone, 47.2% of adults aged 30 years and older have some form of periodontal disease.

Chennai dental college ‘used self-citations to ace rankings’, finds investigation by journal ‘Science’

The academic journal & a retraction watchdog conducted investigation into high citations in research papers of Saveetha Dental College, which has termed the allegations as 'propaganda'.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.