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Social gradient in the cost of oral pain and related dental service utilisation among South African adults
(BMC Oral Health, 2016)
Background: Oral pain affects people's daily activities and quality of life. The burden of oral pain may vary across
socio-economic positions. Currently, little is known about the social gradient in the cost of oral pain ...
Introduction to dental lasers
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
It was Albert Einstein who in 1917 defined the theory of the
Stimulated Emission of Radiation, developing and expanding
on the work of Niels Bohr, who in 1913 had formulated
the Spontaneous Emission theory. Einstein ...
Referrals – practitioner, patient & specialist obligations
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
The profession of dentistry has both benevolent and
protective aspects with regards to duty of care to patients,
to always try to do the best for the patients and to fulfill the
principle of non-maleficence –to do no ...
Osteogenesis imperfecta type III in South Africa: Psychosocial challenges
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
Individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta type III (OI III) are severely physically disabled due to frequent fracturing. Their disability poses
numerous barriers that challenge their social development. Despite these ...
In vitro antimicrobial comparison of three commercially available chlorhexidine-based oral rinses
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
INTRODUCTION: Commercially available chlorhexidine (CHX)
formulations differ in their CHX concentrations (0.2% and
0.12%) as well as in various additives including alcohol,
antimicrobials such as cetylpyridinium chloride ...
Determining an average distance from the external mandibular cortex to the inferior alveolar canal using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging: An aid to harvesting mandibular ramus autogenous grafts.
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
OBJECTIVES: To provide average measurements relating
the external mandibular cortex (EMC) to the inferior alveolar
canal (IAC) using CBCT.
METHODS: 100 CBCT images from UWC Dental hospital
patient database were analysed ...
Dealing with non-compliant, abusive or aggressive patients in dental practice
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
There is increasing concern as to how health professionals
respond to patients who are considered non-compliant,
abusive or difficult. What are their responsibilities to the
patient? What are their responsibilities to ...
Vicarious liability – it’s a risky business
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
General dental practitioners often envisage that the risks they
have are related to them personally as an individual and to
their own practice and rarely consider that their employees
also affect their risk profile. ...
Advertising your additional qualifications
(SADA, 2016)
Advertising of a health professional’s credentials is strictly
regulated with the aim of protecting both the patient’s and
the health professional’s rights. The same ethical principles
govern all forms of advertising, ...
Methamphetamine abuse: Oral symptoms and dental treatment needs
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Methamphetamine: a highly addictive drug commonly used in South Africa. Users often present with
poor oral hygiene, grossly decayed teeth and complain
of a dry mouth. The prevalence of dental caries among
users ...