Dr.RAFIUDDIN AHMED - Father of Indian Dentistry

Dr.RAFIUDDIN AHMED (1890-1965) 

He is a well-known personality and great visionary in dentistry, renowned as Father of Indian Dentistry. 

He was born on December 24, 1890, in Bardhanpara, East Bengal, India.

His birthday is celebrated as NATIONAL DENTISTS DAY.

Dr.RAFIUDDIN AHMED came back to India from the US after his studies from The Dental University Of Boston.

He started practising dentistry in Kolkata in the year 1919.

He raised funds from his own practice to start the first dental college in the Asian continent in Kolkata, India in 1920.

Dr Ahmed published the First Student’s Handbook on Operative Dentistry in 1928.

 He also established the Indian Dental Journal in 1925 and was its Editor until 1946.

In 1925, Dr Ahmed established the Bengal Dental Association, which became the forerunner for the Indian Dental Association (which he also organized in 1928).

He served three terms as President of the Indian Dental Association from 1945 to 1949.

 Dr R. Ahmed was the first elected President of the India Dental Council, serving from 1954 to 1958.

 On his birthday December 24th is observed as National Dentists Day.

He died on January 18, 1965.

by,
Dr.Renju T George,
India

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Dental Occlusion

Tooth problems in babies

Cleft lip and Cleft palate

Items diritier than your toilet seat

Toilet Seat Cleaner Than Keyboards

Based on studies conducted,

Toilet Seat is 20,598 times cleaner than keyboard. Keyboard has 3,543,000 bacteria's where as a toilet seat has 172 bacteria's.

Mouse and a Flush Handle

A mouse has 45,670 times more bacteria than a flush handle.

Phone and a Pen

Phone has 31,374 times more bacteria than a pen. Number of bacteria's in a phone is 1,600,082 and a pen has 51

Clean it: Reduce your exposure to germs by cleaning your electronic screens with 

screen wipes or a damp, soft cloth—or leaving them out of the bathroom in the first place.

Dental Home and MEDICAL HOME

The dental home is inclusive of all aspects of oral health that results from

 the interaction of 

patients ,parents  ,dentists ,dental professionals  and non-dental professionals.

Dental Home is for infants, children , adolescents and  those with special care needs.

This concept is derived from the American Academy Of Pediatrics definition of a

MEDICAL HOME,which states that primary 

pediatric health care is delivered or supervised best by qualified child  health specialists.