OBJECTIVE To determine the knowledge and oral hygiene status of orphanage children in Pune and changes in them after health education. STUDY DESIGN Interventional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Centers for Orphan Children in Pune, India, from April to June 2014. METHODOLOGY A specially designed questionnaire was used to assess the dental problems and existing oral hygiene maintenance ...

AIM The present study was conducted to assess the correlation of traumatic dental injuries and overjet among school going girls of age 11 to 17 years in Pune, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 2045 school girls aged 11 to 17 years, attending public elementary schools in Pune, India. The traumatic dental injuries were assessed according to Ellis and Dav...

LITURATURE REVIEW ON EFFECT OF OXYGENATED ADDITIVES ON S.I. ENGINE PERFORMANCE & EMISSIONS Mr. Nilesh Patil, Mr. Anand Poul, Mr. Lalit More, Prof. Amit. R. Patil, Prof. R. N. Yerrawar UG Scholars, Mechanical Dept., M E S College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA Assistant Professor, Mechanical Department, M E S College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA ____________________________...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases tuberculosis (TB) risk, and there is increasing concern over the public health implications of the convergence of these two epidemics. Screening for TB among people with DM is now recommended in India. METHODS People with DM seeking care at a large public sector tertiary care hospital clinic in Pune, India, were screened for TB from June 2015 to May...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES With the presence of HIV epidemic for more than two decades in India, rise in the number of HIV related deaths is expected. Data on mortality in HIV infected individuals from prospective studies are scanty in India. We report here data on mortality in a systematically followed cohort of HIV infected individuals at Pune, Maharashtra, India. METHODS A total of 457 HIV in...

DEAR EDITOR The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in Northern India alone has been reported to be as high as 59.4%. Lack of regular exercise results in the reduction of muscular strength causing them to fatigue easily. The employees’ working environment and occupation can affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and joints consequently resulting in MSD over a period of time. Natur...

Purpose. The aim of this study is to understand the level of awareness and knowledge of plastic surgery in healthcare professionals in a tertiary health care facility in Pune, India. This study also aims to highlight the perception of the medical professionals about plastic surgery and what they think a plastic surgeon does. Materials and Methods. A questionnaire-based survey was done at B.J Me...

The property tax is an important local revenue source in many countries, but it is often underused as a source for financing local expenditures. In India, many local governments have initiated administrative and valuation reforms to increase the yield from property taxes. In this paper, we examine the fiscal and distributional implication of the ongoing and potential assessment reforms in two I...

1Student,PES’s Modern College Of Engineering,Pune 5. 2HOD,Computer Engineering Dept, PES’s Modern College Of Engineering, Pune 5. ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract In recent years, growth in digital data storage in rapidly increased due to ease of use and lower coast digital storag...

AIM Provision of end-of-life care requires that we have adequate information about the preferred place of death in the population. Since no such study is reported in India, this study was taken up in and around Pune, a large cosmopolitan city. SETTING AND DESIGN A questionnaire was designed in three parts and distributed among the people above the age of 18 in and around Pune. MATERIALS AND...