Talks
Dentistry meets law
For more than two decades Dr. Puranik has taught dentists how the law sees their work: consent, records, negligence and consumer protection. A dentist and a lawyer, he speaks to both sides of the chair.
Topics
What he speaks on
Medico-legal problems in dentistry
His signature lecture: where dentists get into legal trouble, and the everyday habits that keep them out of it.
The Consumer Protection Act and the dentist
How dental services came under consumer law, what “deficiency of service” means, and how complaints are decided.
Landmark judgments in medical negligence
The cases that shaped Indian healthcare law, and what each one means at the dental chair.
Records, history and consent
Why the case history, the consent form and the treatment record are a dentist’s best defence.
Older patients: a legal view
Consent and capacity, family decisions, and duty of care in geriatric dentistry.
Sports dentistry: a legal view
Mouthguards, injuries and responsibility, in India and abroad.
Corporate and private dentistry
What the rise of chains and groups means for the independent practitioner.
Dental implants
Lectures and hands-on courses as a co-lecturer, drawing on training in Germany, Switzerland and the USA.
Conferences
- FDI World Dental Congress, New Delhi (2014)
- World Dental Show (2011, 2012); Chairman (2019)
- Indian Dental Conference: Pune (2007), Mumbai (2012), Bengaluru (2015)
- Maharashtra State Dental Conferences: Solapur (1999), Kolhapur (2001), Chikhaldara (2007), Navi Mumbai (2008)
- Madhya Pradesh State Conferences: Jabalpur (2008), Indore (2011)
- Famdent Dental Show (2013); Denticon, Dhule (2014)
Dental colleges and branches
- Lata Mangeshkar Dental College, Nagpur
- D.Y. Patil Dental College, Pune and Navi Mumbai
- Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College, Warananagar
- MGV Dental College, Nashik
- JSS Dental College, Mysore
- KLE, Belgaum (dental implants)
- IDA branches across Maharashtra: Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Amravati, Nashik, Thane, Ratnagiri
Invite Dr. Puranik
For a lecture, a CDE programme, a convocation address or a public talk on oral health, write to his office with the date, venue and audience.