Aim: To explore whether Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) undergraduates attending PIDC indicated a desire to pursue a specialty career, and the extent to which they feel prepared in this regard.
Methodology: A total of 86 students were selected from batch 18 and batch 19 (final year undergraduate students) for the study. A Pilot study was conducted on a sample size of 10 respondents from batch 17 (graduated students) to assess the feasibility of the study.
Results: 25.6% of students have most desired Conservative dentistry and endodontics, 20.9% for Orthodontics and 16.3% for Paediatric Dentistry in their first choice of specialty. 22.1% Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics followed by 15.1% Orthodontics and 14.0% Paediatric Dentistry were listed as their second choice. Almost half of the dental students (45.3%) identified that pursuing dental specialty was too expensive, and the length of acquiring a postgraduate degree was a deterring factor.
Conclusion: It was concluded that large number of undergraduates had an intention to specialise, with Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics being the most popular intended subject. Gender and ethnicity did not have any influence on intentions to specialise.
Keywords: Dentistry; Speciality Choice; Specialization; Postgraduate.

Dental treatment of diabetic patients is important due to several diabetic manifestations intra orally such as periodontitis; xerostomia; burning mouth sensation; fungal infection; oral infection; dental caries; periodontal abscess and poor wound healing. However, blood glucose levels may cause some difficulty in dental treatment that may need certain precautions. Thus, certain steps have to be taken before-; during; and after- dental treatment. A safe blood glucose level has to be obtained before commencing with dental treatment, and any signs of hypo or hyperglycemia have to be noted and treated. It is also important for the dentist to know what oral manifestations there are in a diabetic patient, and treat the manifestations accordingly.
Keywords: Oral manifestations; Before Treatment; During the Treatment; After Dental Treatment; Treatment of Oral Manifestation

Prosthodontics is an ever evolving branch in dentistry and with recent advances in materials and technology, an array of treatment options are available for patients presenting with the problem of missing teeth. Implants have been substantial contributors in providing fixed prosthodontics rehabilitation to the partially and completely edentulous patients. For a completely edentulous patient somehow, removable complete dentures are still the treatment of choice in majority of the cases, the reasons could be manifold. Low cost, simple technique of fabrication, access and availability to the maximum number of people in the country makes it a favourable treatment modality offered to the edentulous patients. Though the fabrication and delivery of the prosthesis appears to be simple, its successful outcome depends upon a complex interplay of factors. It is absolutely essential to not just understand the anatomy and physiology of oral foundation tissues to fabricate a retentive and stable complete denture but it’s equally important to understand what factors will determine its success and how to troubleshoot the problems encountered in the post complete denture insertion phase. The problems presented by the patients are genuine and not just “cooked up stories”. As a clinician, it’s our responsibility to understand all causes which can bring up those “complaints” by the patients and we should do our best to resolve them. This article revisits the common post-insertion problems encountered in complete denture prosthesis and discusses the various management strategies.
Keywords: Common Post Insertion Problems; Denture Troubleshooting; Denture Complaints

Down’s Syndrome is one of the most frequent genetic anomalies in dental clinic. Several systemic and stomatological alterations can be observed in patients with Down’s Syndrome. Some care during dental treatment may become necessary for patients with Down’s Syndrome, influenced by systemic alterations. Additionally, the restriction of motor coordination may hinder oral hygiene, causing high incidence of caries and periodontal diseases. In this perspective, pulp necrosis and the development of periapical alterations may be observed subsequently. The purpose of this article is to present the case of a large radicular cyst in the chin of a patient with Down’s Syndrome. The lesion was removed by total enucleation technique. The patient has been followed for 22 years, presenting bone repair and no recurrence of the lesion.
Keywords: Down’s Syndrome; Radicular Cyst; Oral Surgery; Special Care in Dentistry