Background: Landscaping studies related to public health education in India do not exclusively focus on the most common Masters of Public Health (MPH) program. The field of public health faces challenges due to the absence of a professional council, resulting in fragmented documentation of these programs. This study was undertaken to map all MPH programs offered across various institutes in India in terms of their geographic distribution, accreditation status, and administration patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of Ca(OH), 25% propolis, and 25% as intracanal medicaments in root canal treatment.
Materials And Methods: Total 60 freshly extracted permanent incisors were decoronated and chemomechanical preparation of root canal was performed. Samples were inoculated with a pure culture of and incubated for 21 days.
Purpose: New Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum has emphasized on the acquisition of core competencies by an Indian Medical Graduate (IMG). Likewise ability to perform basic microbiological investigations, and diagnose infectious disease is deemed critical for a doctor of first contact. In order to prepare students to achieve these competencies, effective skill training and assessment is paramount.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To comparatively evaluate the efficacy of disinfecting ability of garlic oil, neem oil, clove oil, and tulsi oil with autoclaving on endodontic K files tested against
Materials And Methods: Fifty endodontic K files were exposed to the test micro-organism and checked for its disinfecting ability using three different methods.
Result: Garlic oil, clove oil, tulsi oil and autoclave showed considerable effectiveness against except neem oil.
Conclusion: Garlic oil, clove oil and tulsi oil are an effective disinfectant and can be used as an alternative to autoclaving against the test micro-organism.
Purpose: PowerPoint (PPT™) presentation has become an integral part of day-to-day teaching in medicine. Most often, PPT™ is used in its default mode which in fact, is known to cause boredom and ineffective learning. Research has shown improved short-term memory by applying multimedia principles for designing and delivering lectures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF. A Nugent score > 7 has been defined as the gold standard for the diagnosis for bacterial vaginosis (BV), though it is resource intensive and impractical as point of care testing. We sought to determine if colorimetric assessment of vaginal pH can accurately predict the occurrence of BV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Due to the rampant use of antibiotics bacteria are acquiring resistance to penicillin group of drugs, which results in prescription failure in clinical practice. Beta-lactamase producing organisms are not only more virulent they also cause surrounding bacteria to become resistant. Hence, this study was undertaken to know the prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing anaerobic bacteria in chronic periodontitis.
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