Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students.

Background: The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector.

Aim And Objective: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college.

The Efficacy of Commercially Available Herbal Dentifrices in Comparison with Conventional Dentifrices against Two Common Oral Microbes: An Study.

Background: Mechanical plaque removal is considered the gold standard for controlling and prevention of plaque and gingivitis. The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of commercially available herbal dentifrices in comparison with conventional dentifrices against two of the common oral microbes, namely and .

Materials And Methods: To determine the antimicrobial properties of individual dentifrices, the zone of inhibition on the blood agar plates was measured and also disc diffusion method was used for testing the antibacterial properties for which a thin paper disc containing the antimicrobial agent was applied on a culture of bacteria grown on agar media.