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DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition Dental Cafe 11 A ‘world’s hottest curry-eat- ingcontest’turnedintoadisaster after two of the participants were admitted to hospital, the Scottish Ambulance Service has said. The ‘Killer Kismot Curry’ contest,heldinaid of a children’s charity, took place at the Kismot Indian restaurant in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon. While battling it out, some of the contestants became unwell, reacting badly to the curry by vomiting and fainting. Competitors were warned in advance that they could be af- fected during the contest, which involved eating a progressively spicier dish in each round. According to curry house owner Abdul Ali, half of the din- ers dropped out after seeing oth- ers fall ill. Medics from the British Red Cross were at the scene but the casualties were too serious for them to deal with and the ambu- lance service had to intervene. One of those affected, Korean student Curie Kim, 21, told the ‘Edinburgh Evening News’ how she had to go to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) twice. Shesaid:“I’vealwaysenjoyed spicy foods and thought this was for a good cause. But it came with a price, I had to be taken to the ERI twice. “I first went to hospital at around 4pm and the second time was at 9pm. It got really bad. I have never endured such pain in my life.” Mike Lavin, from Polwarth, came fifth in the contest but was also taken to hospital by ambu- lance. Despite the bad reaction to the hot dishes, there are no plans to cancel next year’s contest. TAKARA BELMONT CORPORATION Tel.+81 (0)6 6213 5945 Fax.+81 (0)6 6212 3680 e-mail :belmont7@belmont-corp.co.jp http://www.takara-net.com AD Pair hospitalised after ‘world’s hottest curry contest’ From news reports NEW DEHLI, India: The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Wel- fare recently approved a revision of course regulations for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) pro- grammes,makingitmandatoryfor dental undergraduates to partici- pateinapaid,rotatingone-yearin- ternshipafterfouryearsoftheoret- ical training. The new regulations willfirstbeappliedtostudentswho started their BDS in 2008/2009 and be implemented in dental schools around the country in Autumn. Internships were temporarily droppedfromBDScoursesin2007 after the Dental Council of India found out that many students, es- pecially from private schools, had tried to fake certificates instead of actually doing hands-on training. It also contributed to increased stress levels amongst dental stu- dents owing to the high number of subjects in the final year, accord- ing to a 2009 study. It is estimated that India cur- rently has the largest number of dental schools in the world. How- ever, experts say that the country is putting too many dentists on the market, making it difficult for BDS graduates to find a job. DT Dental students in India face new regulations