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Introduction: Poor oral health has a significant impact on general health.In both affluent and developing nations, oral disorders significantly worsen people's quality of life. Geographical space is now thought of as a functional domain, as both a recipient and an activator of social processes. The study aims to present a new concept on including mother's concept on level of education in preventive aspect among a valuable population. Materials And Methods:The study is a cross sectional survey conducted among 100 moms and 100 children aged 6 from the Chengalpattu area made up the study sample. The mothers signed the informed and mandated permission after being told of the study's goals and procedures. Results: In terms of the demographics of the chosen group, it was found through the analysis of the data gathered that 50% of the moms have completed high school,followed by those who graduated from completed college (46.7%). Children with considerable caries experience are more likely to be among subjects with an inadequate practise score than those with a good practise score,according to the association between oral health practise level and children's carious experience (dmft among 1 and 4). (dmft between 5 and 8). Conclusion: The findings of our study demonstrated that mothers' knowledge and attitudes about oral health are moderate, and that mothers' levels of education have an impact on those levels of knowledge and attitudes, with mothers with higher levels of education having more knowledge than mothers with only a high school diploma.

Introduction:Worldwide,there have been rapid changes in the demographics,including an increase in the number of old people. The number of elderly adults is predicted to quadruple by 2050 and reach two billion individuals at the current trend.The study aims to find out the perception of dentist towards geriatric dentistry. Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Adhiparasakthi dental college and hospital. The total sample size was estimated around 240 samples and a self-administered questionnaire was sent online survey. The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: A total of 231 completed questionnaires (response rate = 88%) were obtained.Mean of age was 34.4 ± 8.1 (23–71 years) and 62.8% (n = 145) were female.The percentage of the patients in different age groups visited by the dentists during the past month showed that the most frequent age group was the 18–40 year group (40%).A significant correlation was observed between their practice and attitude.Availability of equipment for the ease of access revealed that 54% of dental offices/clinics had adequate lifts. Only about 20% of them had ramps and wall hangings and almost 24% had good flooring.Conclusion:The dentists in our study exhibited a modest level of expertise and skill in treating the dental issues of elderly patients. A major of them, were sympathetic towards the elderly. Therefore, dental education policy makers should prioritise developing geriatric education in dental institutions,particularly clinical education

Introduction: Adult tobacco use is a public health concern, and among software professionals, lifestyle choices and jobrelated stress are risk factors. The negative effects of smoking will be more pronounced in today's youth due to early smoking initiation, as well as in the long run for young individuals who develop a smoking habit and continue to smoke into adulthood. The purpose and goals of this study are to evaluate the oral health disparities and degree of mental stress among Tamil Nadu's software workers. Using an online survey site, a cross-sectional study of Materials And Methods: software professionals in Tamil Nadu was carried out. The sample size was calculated to be 550 based on the percentage of software workers that smoke. All potential human resources received the online survey. The findings of statistical analysis on the responses gathered were attained. : In this study, the response rate was 86%, and th Results e prevalence of smokers—including both men and women—was 78%. There are some substantial differences in oral health among software workers who smoke, including tooth discoloration and poor aesthetics. After smoking, stress levels are noticeably lower, which has an effect on the development of smoking as a habit. : It is crucial to f Conclusion ocus on this population since smoking's negative effects on dental health and the mental health of software professionals because of their line of work are ongoing challenges. Tobacco control and tobacco cessation programmes also remain crucial public and individual health issues

Introduction: Robotics is concerned with the connection of perception to action; in this to each other but serve very different purposes.AI is a branch of computer science which involves developing computer programs to complete tasks that would otherwise require human intelligence. To assess the knowledge and attitude of dentists the role of robotics (R) and artificial intelligence (AI) in oral health and preventive dentistry. Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study in which data was collected from dentist population. A total of 600 participants answered 15 closed-ended questions. The questionnaire's validity and reliability were evaluated for vetting and remarks. The questionnaire collected demographic data of participants and their knowledge and attitude about Robotics and Artificial intelligence. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using chi-squared testwith statistical significance set at p < 0.05. Results: The majority of the participants (n = 600; 57.5%/42.5%) were males and females. Dental students, dentist school graduates/ interns, and postgraduate dentists comprised of 56.6%, 23.3%%, and 20% respectively. Most of the respondents gave affirmative answers for knowledge and attitude of R and AI (56.6%,and 75%).These were significantly above the overall affirmative answers, as the corresponding point lies above 95% UCL (upper confidence limit). Conclusion: Most dentists were unacquainted with R and AI. Dentists had a positive attitude towards R/AI, but due to inadequate knowledge and understanding, its use and applications were very limited. There is significant need in the near future to increase awareness of this concept, as it may increase treatment efficiency and effectiveness

Permanent magnet (PM) motors are rapidly replacing the squirrel cage induction motors for its energy efficient operation, smooth control and high power density. Although PM Motors are energy efficient, they are inherently affected by cogging torque and torque ripple. Magnetic alignment between teeth of stator and permanent magnet of rotors produce cogging torque. Torque ripple is a dynamic oscillation during steady-steady operation which leads to various mechanical anomalies like vibration, noise and rotor stress. Torque ripple is produced in PM motors because of non-sinusoidal distribution of flux, saturation, improper selection of slots etc., these ill effects will deteriorate the starting and steady-state performance of motors. So it is very vital to make analysis and prediction of cogging torque and torque ripples to make the motor more effective. Now a day's minimizing the torque ripples and cogging torque are gaining importance in PM motor designs. In this proposed work, the cogging torque analysis and torque ripple analysis of permanent magnet motor and line start permanent magnet motor has been done and reported.

Background: Patient satisfaction and the nature of the doctor patient relationship have been investigated as potential keys to better understanding the healthcare process. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate patient satisfaction at various rural outreach dental camps conducted by the institution over the period of 15 days.Methods: A cross‐sectional study was conducted among patients attending community dental outreach programs organized by the dental teaching hospital over a period of 1 month. A total of 4 weekly and 1 monthly camp were included, and all the subjects who attended these camps were administered the pretested structured questionnaire. The questions were related to the satisfaction level of the patient in outreach dental camps and answers were recorded using a four‐point “Likert” scale with Chi‐square and independent t‐test were used for statistical analysis.Results: The results showed that level of satisfaction among patients were higher in weekly camps (95.2%) as compared to monthly camps that is (80%). The response rate for the weekly camps was 95.2%, whereas for the monthly camp was 80%. Overall patient satisfaction scores reported highest in aspects of dental treatment provided followed by meeting the perceived need of the patient with almost care.Conclusions: Patient satisfaction with the community dental outreach programs was high, reflecting the delivery of quality treatment and positive attitude of the dental team during the camps. The overall response towards need for the dental treatment was also a good response towards enhancing oral health service to public through outreach programmes.

Background: Oral diseases are a major public health concern owing to their high prevalence and their effects on the individual’s quality of life. One of the most important factors that decide the dental health of a population is the outlook of its people toward their dentition. The aim of the survey is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the oral health among multipurpose workers in a private educational institute located in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among the multipurpose working in a private educational institute to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding oral health. A self-administered 15 items of questionnaires distributed among them and was collected back. A total of 150 participants were included in the study. After that questionnaire was collected and oral hygiene awareness were provided to them.Results: The study results showed that total of 150 participants were enrolled with mean age group of 41.7%. Among the study participants, 40% has the satisfactory knowledge towards the oral hygiene. 24.7% of the participants had the habit of using tobacco products. On overall, the multipurpose workers showed a good oral health maintenance towards the 54%. 8.7% of the population showed unsatisfactory results for oral hygiene maintenance.Conclusions: The study concluded the oral hygiene knowledge, attitude, practice among the multipurpose workers was fair with few unsatisfactory responses. Hence it is necessary to focus on the vulnerable population on preventing oral hygiene disease by providing affordable, accessible oral health care.

IMI 685, a near alpha Ti alloy has been used as high pressure compressor discs for aero engine application due to its high strength to weight ratio and high creep resistance. Compressor disc is a very critical component in an aero engine and manufacturing process plays an important role in obtaining the required mechanical properties. Generally due to a highly complex and critical product, its manufacturing process is not available in open literatures. Currently, isothermal forging is used and which is time consuming and not cost effective. Hence, in this paper non-isothermal approach of manufacturing compressor disc using a combination of hydraulic press and pneumatic hammer have been explored as an alternate. Simulation studies have been carried out using DEFORM 3D FEM software for the prediction of temperature distribution, strain and strain rate experienced during forging. Forging has been carried out in two stages, hydraulic press used for upsetting and hammer used for die forging in partial α-b / b temperature range and beta solutionised followed by aging. Extensive mechanical testing such as room temperature tensile test, hot tensile test, notch tensile test, creep, post creep tensile test and micro structural characterization has been performed. From the mechanical and metallurgical analysis it was found that processing in partial α-b / b temperature range resulted in higher creep strain rate with acicular / needle alpha platelets with a basket weave structure. This experiment has proven with a proper selection of thermo mechanical process parameter, required creep properties can be met with the non-isothermal processing route.