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Dentists must know how to handle emergencies NAGPUR: In UK, it is mandatory for every dentist to take a course in emergency medicine every year to be able to handle emergencies like heart attack, reactions of medicines, the effect of anesthesia, etc. in dental patients under treatment. And India too should follow suit as it is something basic not only for doctors but also for common man who should be trained in basic life support (BLS) systems. Dr. Chetan Trivedy from Yardley Birmingham on Friday proposed this. He was in the city for a training course in BLS at the  VSPM Dental College  and Government  Dental College  (GDC). Speaking to TOI, he said that it was the duty of a dentist to be able to render at least cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until help arrives. He should also be able to handle cases of  asthma , epilepsy attacks in dental patients during treatment. “In the UK, every dentist has to undertake a ‘certificate of competency’ annua...

Questions to be asked while selecting a dental software. Today there are lot of softwares which claims themselves as Dental Software . To select a right one for the practice is not easy. The following guidelines will help you to correct one for the practice. Dental Software are available mainly in two categories Online ( Cloud based) Offline ( Local server based) Before selecting the software, you need to understand your requirements. Ask the following questions yourselves. For Online Do I require to access the software from outside? Will I have internet connection always? Will I get the database back if I terminate the agreement Will the vendor customise the software as per my requirements Can I change the Online version to an Offline version later on? Where is my data saved? ( Bound by goverment rule) How many users I will have? Is the data secure in a third party servers? What if the vendor shut down his operations? If they increase the monthly charges...