Editorial
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July 1st 2014
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Anitha V
Abstract
Chettinad Health City Medical Journal is an International, peer reviewed, quarterly medical journal. This issue of the journal has a special section focusing on Dentistry. Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity. There are nine specialties in dentistry namely Oral Medicine and Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Public Health Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Pedodontics and Preventive dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Crown and bridge, onservative dentistry and Endodontics.