To Err Is Human. But At What Price? A root canal can fail. An implant can fail. A crown can fracture. A root can crack years after treatment. Even the most carefully planned and meticulously executed dental treatment remains subject to biology, healing, patient factors and time. No dentist—whether in India, the UK, […]
— A reflective dialogue between Dr Puja Khanna and Dr Syed Nabeel Prologue: The Question That Sets the Tone The morning had just begun to settle. The espresso, warm and familiar, carried with it a quiet sense of ritual. I dialed Dr Puja Khanna. She answered with a soft laugh. “Let me guess—espresso?” “Always,” I […]
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National Dental Commission India 2026:A Structural Overhaul of Indian Dental Education
By Dr. Syed Nabeel Founder, DentistryUnited | Dental Clinician & Educator | Expert in Dental Curriculum Reform Published: March 2026 | DentistryUnited.com In a decisive policy shift effective March 19, 2026, the Government of India has replaced the Dental Council of India (DCI) with the National Dental Commission (NDC), formally repealing the Dentists […]
Blogs By Dr. Syed Nabeel
The Biology Beneath the Bite: Occlusion, Implants, and the Logic That Governs Both
In 2010, I was on a late-night international call with an NMD-trained dentist in the United States. I was not calling to argue philosophy. I was calling because something in the biomechanics of daily dentistry refused to sit quietly in my mind. I had been thinking deeply about occlusion, implants, bridges, vertical dimension, force transmission, […]
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105 Days on an Artificial Heart: How the BiVACOR Breakthrough Is Changing Patient Care Beyond Cardiology
Technology – Implications for Patient Care and Multidisciplinary Health Date: January 02, 2026 Prepared by: DentistryUnited Editorial Team Executive Summary In a landmark achievement for cardiovascular medicine, an Australian patient became the world’s first to be discharged from hospital while supported by the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), a revolutionary titanium device using magnetic levitation […]
I opened my laptop one quiet morning, coffee beside me, scrolling as I usually do. Somewhere between emails and headlines, one article stopped me in my tracks: AI Takes Center Stage at Harvard School of Dental Medicine Symposium. I clicked. As I read, I didn’t just see technology. I saw possibility. And a thought […]
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Guided Enamel Remineralisation and Resin Infiltration: Moving from Restoration to Regeneration in Early Caries
For much of the past century, operative dentistry has been anchored in a “drill-and-fill” paradigm that viewed enamel and outer-dentin lesions as mechanically defective rather than biologically dynamic. This philosophy is now being challenged. Contemporary minimally invasive dentistry has introduced two clinically validated, micro-invasive interventions capable not only of arresting but, in selected cases, partially […]
The human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) is far more than a lab value that rheumatologists tick off on a form. It is a biological signal — a subtle warning — that can quietly shape a patient’s life across multiple specialties, including dentistry and sports medicine. More than 90% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) […]
Blogs By Dr. Syed Nabeel
Revolutionizing Smiles: The Breakthrough That Could Make Cavities a Thing of the Past
A Call, A Back Sprain, and a Return to the Blog It was early evening when the phone rang on my desk, just as the Mysore sky was melting into copper and gold. I leaned back—carefully—and answered. On the line was Dr. Catherine Osmanova, an early subscriber of DentistryUnited, a Moscow-based clinician who has followed […]
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Mercury in Patients’ Mouths: Risks, Safe Amalgam Removal & Dentist Profits from the Global Phase-Out
By DentistryUnited Editorial Desk | November 5, 2025 As mercury contamination finds its way from industrial runoff into fish, rivers, and even human bloodstreams, dentistry stands at a pivotal crossroads. Two recent reports—one from the U.S. revealing elevated human mercury levels, and another from the U.K. exposing environmental fallout—are accelerating calls for a […]