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To find out the reasons for patients preference to get treatment from non-qualified dental practitioners along with the level of malpractice by such practitioners and resultant complications. A descriptive cross-sectional study. This study was conducted in the prosthodontics department of Islamic International Dental Hospital and includes the data from a two months period from 1st March to 30th April 2014. Our study is based on a questionnaire survey from patients who visited the department of prosthodontics of a teaching dental hospital. Our sample size was 25 patients who were included by convenient sampling. The collected data was analysed by using Microsoft Excel 2013. The demographic results come out to be 72% males and 28% females who have become the victim of dental mal practice. Sixty four percent of the patients reported that the most common cause of visiting a non-qualified dental personnel was that they are unaware of a proper dentist. Secondly, they lacked access to a proper dentist or they had an easy access to a non-qualified dental practitioner in their locality [36%]. Financial considerations were found to be the main factor as most of these families belonged to a low socioeconomic status. These results depict variations in the sources of information and clinical patterns of treatment outcomes. Our study highlights that lack of awareness on behalf of patients to identify qualified dentists, low socioeconomic status and easy accessibility to non-qualified dental practitioner are the main reasons for the patients inclination to get treatment from non qualified dental practitioner. The resultant malpractice especially the self cure dentures, leads to complications which are not normally encountered with recognized treatment protocols in dental practice
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To provide awareness to the dental practitioners regarding Evidence Based Dentistry [EBD] which is a new paradigm shift in the field of medical science. This paper is a review of literature written after thoroughly searching Pub Med for relevant articles as well as evidence based medicine and dentistry books. EBD is practiced to validate our dental decision making in the best interest of patients
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This was part of a larger study titled, "CLINICAL AND GENETIC STUDIES IN FAMILIES WITH TOOTH AGENESIS". The traditional perception regarding the tooth replacement has been changed tremendously over a short period of time. It is the need of the hour to re-evaluate the changing perceptions and trends of the patients. The objectives of the study were to render valuable information to practitioners and research workers to improve their services and to educate the community regarding oral health. It was a descriptive study and relied on a retrospective data of three months [Jan- Mar 2014] from OPD of prosthodontics department of Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad. There were 1518 patients that formed the study group and showed an increased treatment trend of removable prostheses rather than the fixed prosthesis
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The study was carried out to evaluate the frequency and types of gestational. Trophoblastic diseases [GTD] in endometrial curettings received for histopathology examination. Data Source: Pathology Department, Shifa Naval Hospital Karachi. It was a Retrospective Descriptive Observational study. Department of Pathology, Pakistan Naval Ship; Shifa Naval Hospital Karachi. Period: From 2009 till 2010. A total of 170 cases of endometrial curettage were examined. All specimens received with a diagnosis of product of conceptions [POC] or with the clinical suspicion of a gestational trophoblastic disease were included. It was observed that partial mole identified in 57.1% cases followed by complete mole 21.4%, choriocarcinoma 14.2% and placental site Trophoblastic disease 7.1% cases. Nearly half of the cases were diagnosed as having a gestational trophoblastic disease; these were from the age groups of 26-30 years followed by 21-25 years. Hydatidiform mole is the commonest gestational trophoblastic disease, Most complete moles are detected clinically but partial moles are misdiagnosed as abortions therefore all cases of abortions should be sent for histopathological examinations
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To assess the spectrum of microbes isolated from body fluids and secretions. It is a Descriptive: Observational study which was carried out from January 2010 at Taj Medical Complex Karachi. Pakistan. A total of three thousand and fifty six [3056] samples received in the laboratory of the Taj Medical Complex [both from indoor as well as outdoor patients] were included from both sexes satisfying the inclusion criteria. Included patients had a mean age of 40.5 years with female predominance. Nearly a third of included samples yielded any growth by microbial agents. Most commonly isolated pathogen was Klebsiella spp. followed by the Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus spp. The regular and meticulous monitoring of the pattern and distribution of microbial isolates can guide our choices in terms of empirical antibiotic therapies. Our study is a snapshot of the current microbiological occurrence