Indian women dentists perspectives towards balancing professional, personal and social responsibilities.

Introduction: The literature on women in dentistry clearly shows the evolution and elevation of women in academic as well as clinical dentistry. Female dentists in India continue to face the need to balance their careers with the competing social and personal responsibilities of marriage, homemaking, and child rearing.

Aim: To assess Indian Women Dentists perspectives towards balancing professional, personal, and social responsibilities.

Is accredited social health activists' basic oral health knowledge appropriate in educating rural Indian population?

Introduction: Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are the grassroot level health activists in the community who are involved in health education and community mobilization toward utilizing the health services.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the oral health knowledge among ASHAs working in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Five Primary Health Centers were randomly selected, and the total sample was 275.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices on fixed dose combinations among postgraduate dental students.

Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of fixed dose combination drugs among postgraduate dental students.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among postgraduate dental students of dental colleges in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Three colleges were randomly selected and students of all the three years were included.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Two Different Desensitizing Agents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Aim: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of oxalate-containing desensitizer BisBlock™ and glutaraldehyde-containing desensitizer Gluma©.

Materials And Methods: A subject-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted among 50 adult patients of age ranging from 18 - 65 years who self-reported dentine hypersensitivity. Each participant with at least one tooth with hypersensitivity in two different quadrants and showing a response of ≥ 3 on a visual analogue scale (VAS) to an evaporative stimulus was included in the study.

In vivo dental plaque pH after consumption of dairy products.

This in vivo study assessed plaque pH in subjects following the consumption of different dairy products. After receiving parental consent to participate, subjects (12-15 years old) were asked to refrain from brushing their teeth for 48 hours prior to the study. At baseline, plaque pH was determined at 4 different sites.