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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Dentists

From toothache to quest for perfect smile. Dental care in India is evolving, enabled by tech

Dentistry in India has seen a paradigm shift from being primarily focused on basic oral health issues to offering specialised, high-end treatments—and people are willing to fork out.

‘Untrained, unregistered’ staff doing dental procedures — toothsi, other start-ups under scanner

Dental Council of India directive cites several norm violations, asks state dental councils to issue ‘cease & desist orders’ to such firms.

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.

What is National Dental Commission Bill 2023, and how it plans to give Indian dentistry a makeover

The bill, tabled this week, seeks to establish a National Dental Commission modelled after the NMC. Objectives include enhancing quality and affordability of dental education.

Show proof of salary payment to staff or face action, Dental Council of India warns colleges

The council has repeatedly asked private dental colleges to furnish proof of paying salaries to staff, but few obliged. It has now given them 15 days’ time to show the proof.

Only 14% Indians willing to visit AYUSH doctors for dental surgery, survey finds

The LocalCircles survey, with 28,000 respondents, comes weeks after a govt notification listing 58 surgeries Ayurveda practitioners can perform.

Even dentist visits have gone online in America in pandemic season

San Francisco: The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed many in-person activities into remote services delivered over the internet. The latest example is the dreaded visit to...

Teledentistry startup’s sales surge 1000% during coronavirus lockdown

Byte's customers buy a do-it yourself impression kit, which they send it to the company for an orthodontists' assessment, and is followed up with an email or phone consultation.

Global Pulse: The Malaysian PM, accused of stealing billions of dollars, is now trying to rig an election

How the coalition running Malaysia is still in power is an unanswered question.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.