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A review of the role of African traditional medicine in the management of oral diseases
(ATHMSI African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Poverty, inadequacy of health services, shortage of health workers, infectious diseases scourges, rampant shortage of
drugs and equipment in existing health facilities make traditional medicine an important ...
Analysis of district oral health services in KwaZulu-Natal
(SUN journals, 2017)
There is very little published data on public oral health services in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). This paper analyzes oral health service delivery within the Department of Health in KZN.
METHODS
The study used an in-depth, ...
Being and becoming a university teacher
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This study examined how one academic framed the enablements and constraints to her project of being and becoming an academic. Complexity facilitated reflection in that it provided a visual representation of data, which was ...
Medical education units: A necessity for quality assurance in health professions education in Nigeria
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
In recent years, curricula and pedagogical methods in medical education have undergone rapid and unprecedented changes globally. The emphasis has
shifted from traditional, teacher-centred learning, characterised by the ...
Effect of active learning techniques on students’ choice of approach to learning in Dentistry: a South African case study
(Unisa Press, 2011)
The purpose of this article is to report on empirical work, related to a techniques module,
undertaken with the dental students of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. I
will relate how a range of different ...
Accuracy of acetate overlays in bite mark comparison: How accurate is an ideal bite pattern?
(South African Dental Association, 2017)
Forensically, a bite mark on human skin is reliant on the
matching of the alignment and position of the dentition
of the perpetrator with the bruise pattern inflicted by
the bite. If there is more than one suspect, the ...
Impact of removable partial dental prostheses on the oral health-related quality of life of a South African cohort with varied distributions of missing posterior teeth
(Wiley, 2017)
PURPOSE: To determine the impact of removable partial dental prostheses on satisfying the daily functioning and quality of life (QoL) of adult patients with different distributions of missing posterior teeth.
MATERIALS ...
Outcomes with a posterior reduced dental arch: a randomised controlled trial
(Wiley, 2017)
OBJECTIVE: To compare function, patient satisfaction and quality of life of patients with a posterior reduced mandibular arch with those who had all missing teeth replaced with removable partial dentures.
METHODS: Patients ...
South African statutory regulations for dental practices
(SADA, 2018)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa dictates that:
"every person has the right to a working environment that is not
harmful to their health nor well-being". The practitioner and/or
health care facility as ...
The physician-scientists: rare species in Africa
(Pan African Medical Center for Public Health Research and Information, 2018)
There is paucity of physician-scientists in Africa, resulting in overt dependence of clinical practice on research findings from advanced "first world"
countries. Physician-scientists include individuals with a medical ...