Dentist

In jaw-dropping operation, 526 teeth of different sizes extracted from seven-year-old's mouth in Chennai

As many as 526 teeth of varying sizes were extracted from the right lower jaw of a seven-year-old boy in a five hour surgery.

Pakistan's new president Dr Arif Alvi is son of Nehru's dentist, was shot at during protests against military dictator Ayub Khan

Pakistan's newly elected President Dr Arif Alvi shares an interesting connection with India as his father was a dentist to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, according to the short biography of the president on the website of his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party

Dentist beaten to death by Delhi mob following road rage incident

A 41-year-old dentist was beaten to death by a group of people in the capital on Thursday after he had an argument over a petty issue, the police have said

Pak dentist with Al-Qaeda links held for terror attack

A dentist with close links with the al-Qaeda has been arrested in Pakistan for his alleged involvement in the brazen terrorist attack on the minority Ismaili community last year that killed 45 people. Usman Ali Khan was arrested after a shootout near a bus stop here yesterday.

Cecil the lion: Zimbabwe seeks American lion killer's extradition

A Zimbabwean cabinet minister has sought to extradite the American dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park and shot with a bow and a gun.

US begins probe into the killing of Cecil the lion

US authorities opened a probe on Thursday into the killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, as the American doctor who hunted the big cat remained in hiding amid mounting global outrage.

The 50 first dates redux: Dentist leaves UK man with 90-minute memory

Imagine going to your dentist for a regular root canal. When you wake up, with the errant tooth out you have no recollection of where you are or even who you are. Sounds like a plot for a bad movie?

Shocker: Three-year old girl dies after root canal treatment in Pune

A three-year old girl lost her life after undergoing a root canal treatment at a dental clinic in Pune.

Woman dies after Indian-origin dentist extracts 20 teeth in one go, charged with homicide

An Indian-origin dentist, who attempted to extract 20 teeth from the mouth of a 64-year-old woman in one sitting which led to her death, has been charged in the US with negligent homicide.

HIV scare: Thousands may have got HIV as US dentist reused syringes

A suspended Colorado dentist reused syringes and needles in his now-shuttered practice, potentially exposing thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis infection, health officials warned on Friday.