Frequently Asked Questions

Dental Detective is an evidence-based oral health education platform founded by Dr. Harpreet Singh Manaktala, a practising prosthodontist and implantologist based in Mumbai. It investigates the everyday causes behind cavities and dental problems and gives you practical tools to address them through smarter nutrition, informed product choices, and sustainable daily habits.

No. Dental Detective is an educational platform, not a clinical service. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace professional dental care. If you have tooth pain, bleeding gums, recurring cavities, or any oral health concern, you should see a qualified dental professional. What this platform does is help you understand the everyday factors that research links to dental problems so you can make better-informed choices between appointments.

It is for anyone who wants to understand what is actually driving their dental problems and do something practical about it. Specifically, it tends to resonate with people who have had multiple fillings despite brushing regularly, parents whose children keep getting cavities, anyone who reads labels and wants evidence behind the products they use, and people who have been told their teeth are just weak or that it runs in the family and have never found that explanation fully satisfying.

Yes. Every guide, tool, and course on this platform is built on clinical research in preventive dentistry. Dr. Harpreet draws on peer-reviewed evidence and is transparent about the difference between what is well-established, what is promising but early, and what reflects his own professional preferences. The Smart Toothpaste Guide alone cites 27 sources.

The workshop investigates the specific dietary and behavioural patterns that research links most directly to recurring cavities. It explains why cavities often keep coming back even when you are doing everything you have been told to do, and walks you through the practical shifts that the evidence supports. It is free, runs on your schedule, and does not require any prior dental knowledge.

Yes. There is no payment required to register or watch. You will need to provide your email address to reserve your spot.

The workshop introduces The Dental Detective: Cavity Masterclass for those who want to go deeper after the free session. That introduction is straightforward and not high-pressure. The free content is complete on its own.

It is designed to be focused and practical. You can watch it at a time that suits you.

The Cavity Masterclass is a complete video course that walks you through the Dental Detective Method step by step. It covers the specific mechanisms behind cavity formation including the role of diet frequency, snacking patterns, bacterial transmission, product choices, and daily habit patterns, and shows you exactly how to apply that knowledge to protect your own teeth and your family’s.

Rs. 4,999.

You receive access to the course videos immediately after purchase. You can watch them at your own pace, as many times as you like.

Please refer to the checkout page for the current refund and access terms.

That is exactly the situation this course was built for. Research consistently shows that cavity risk is driven primarily by the frequency of sugar and acid contact throughout the day, not just total intake. If you are doing everything right on the surface and still getting cavities, the course investigates the specific patterns that are most likely driving it, including things most people never think to question.

It is a practical reference book, Rs. 499 as a digital download, that teaches you how toothpaste works, what different ingredient groups do, and how to use a 60-second Traffic Light scoring method to evaluate and compare any toothpaste label with confidence.

No. The book was specifically written to explain everything in plain language. If a word sounds technical, it is defined and explained before it is used again. The scoring method itself requires no chemistry knowledge. You learn five key ingredient names, apply a simple scoring rule, and get a result in 60 seconds.

No, and the book is clear about this. The score reflects Dr. Harpreet’s personal ingredient preferences based on the available evidence at the time of writing. A higher score does not guarantee the right toothpaste for your mouth, and a lower score does not mean a toothpaste is unsafe. It is a practical tool for comparing labels and making more informed choices, not a regulatory or clinical safety measure.

Not necessarily. The word “natural” has no fixed regulatory definition on cosmetic labels. One of the real tubes scored in the book carries prominent herbal packaging and still contains several Red-flagged ingredients. The whole point of the book is to turn the tube around and read what is actually inside.

Yes. The book includes a dedicated section on how to read labels sold locally, including how to decode CI colour numbers that appear on labels and how Indian labelling rules affect ingredient declarations.

Yes. You receive the guide as a digital file immediately after purchase.