Piloting Direct Observation of Procedural Skills in Dental Education in India.

Context: Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) and corrective feedback are one of the most important tools to promote skill learning. Authentic and pedagogically effective feedback can come out only when based on direct observation of the learners' performance. Use of DOPS, particularly in dental education in India is very uncommon.

Periodontal bone regeneration in intrabony defects using osteoconductive bone graft versus combination of osteoconductive and osteostimulative bone graft: A comparative study.

Background: Bone loss is one of the hallmarks of periodontitis. Hence, a major focus of research into periodontal regeneration has concentrated on the initiation of Osteogenesis. Osteoinduction requires the differentiation of mesenchymal cells into osteoblasts with subsequent formation of new bone.