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OBJECTIVE: Dental esthetics is a prime consideration for all patients. While restoring teeth, high importance should be given to the size and shape of teeth for better esthetic results. Various proportions have been recommended to describe the relationship between maxillary anterior teeth. Golden Proportion and Golden Standard are two ratios most commonly used. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the golden proportion and golden standard in maxillary anterior teeth among Pakistani undergraduate students. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional study, conducted in the department of Operative Dentistry at Dental Section of Dow International Medical College (Dow University of Health Sciences). One hundred students (28 males and 72 females) meeting the inclusion criteria were selected, their dental casts were analyzed for actual width and length and apparent width by digital caliper. From these measurements golden standard and golden proportion were calculated. RESULTS: Mean value of golden standard was found to be 0.82 (82%, p=0.04) as compared to the ideal standard value of 80%. Mean value of golden proportion was found to be 1.67 (p=2.09X10-7) CONCLUSION: Within the confines of this study, Golden Proportion and Golden Standard were not found to exist in the sample Pakistani population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective was to determine the perception and the effects on mentors regarding mentoring dental students at Dow International Dental College, Karachi; Pakistan. There was a qualitative research study consisting of 16 mentors, in which data collection was done by questionnaire designing. Study of the close-ended questions showed that the majority of the mentors had 6-10 numbers of mentees (81%), but unluckily they did not have any communication with mentees' parents. However, 50% of the mentors gave chief preference to their mentees. They helped their mentees in communicating with people which they did not find easy to approach (69%).Most of the mentors met their mentees once a week (62%). All the mentors shared their private phone numbers with their mentees (100%).Majority of the mentors were aware about their mentees' hobbies (69%).All the mentors guided their mentees in professional advancement (100%). If mentees showed misconduct or misbehaved with their mentors in any aspect then most of the mentors counseled them (87.5%).Unfortunately half of the mentors believed that by so much of effort on mentoring and supervision, their mentees did not show any enhancement in academics. It was concluded that mentoring program was acknowledged by the mentors to be a prosperous and pleasing approach for educating young dental students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]