DentistryUnited News Desk In a significant reaffirmation of academic accountability in postgraduate dental education, the National Dental Commission (NDC) has once again directed all universities and dental colleges across India to strictly enforce the mandatory 80% biometric attendance requirement for postgraduate (MDS) students before permitting them to appear for university examinations. The latest circular is […]
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Will Dental Robots Prepare Crowns in the Future? A Critical Review of the University of Basel Miniature Intraoral Robot
Can Dental Robots Prepare Crowns? A Critical Review of the University of Basel Intraoral Robot : An investigative review of the University of Basel miniature dental robot A report published on 25 June 2026 has drawn attention to a miniature intraoral robot being developed to prepare teeth for crowns1. The concept is compelling: scan the […]
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From Blade to Book: The History of Medicine and Surgery from Ancient Egypt to Sushruta and Ibn Sina
By Dr. Hajeera Banu Prologue The Question Beside the Instrument Tray There are questions patients ask that disappear the moment the appointment ends. And then there are questions that follow a doctor home. It was an ordinary clinical day. Appointments were running as usual. Instructions had been given. A procedure had concluded. The instruments had […]
From Blood Pressure to Tranexamic Acid—Rethinking the Science of Bleeding Control in Oral Surgery The most important instrument in oral surgery is not the forceps. It is judgment. Dental extraction is frequently described as one of the most routine procedures in healthcare. Yet the word routine often disguises an important truth: extraction is […]
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 […]