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Privacy and disclosure in the consulting room
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
For many, the professional relationship between a dental
practitioner and a patient represents an ideal long-term,
close personal relationship that involves friendship as well
as professional responsibility. Privacy and ...
Planning for treatment ethically
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
While dentistry remains firstly a health profession, it is naive
and unrealistic not to realise that business considerations
and financial compensation for services rendered play an
important role in achieving a successful ...
Patient satisfaction during and following procedural sedation for ambulatory surgery
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Background: Patient satisfaction is multidimensional.
The clinician's perspective of a good outcome and the patient's
experience of a satisfactory service are often two
different end-points. The primary aim of our study ...
Continuous education in sedation: Laryngospasm and management of the airway
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
The goals of procedural sedation (PSA) stretch far beyond
providing just sedation and analgesia. Practices need to
strive to treat adults and children with dignity, decreasing
their anxiety levels, providing adequate ...
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA), an alternative to general anaesthesia for surgical procedures outside the hospital environment
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
We are in the midst of a dynamic time for sedation practice
as this is probably the fastest growing area in anaesthesia
care. According to all sedation guidelines, including the
2015 SASA guidelines on PSA, we can administer ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 135
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
This patient presented with a sunken concave midface, anterior open bite, vertically elongated head, wide spread bulging eyes, various impacted teeth and chronic pain on the left side of the face. She also has syndactyly ...
Dental ethics case 21: extreme makeovers - the ethics of aesthetic dentistry
(South African Dental Association, 2012)
Aesthetic sensibilities need to develop within the limits of physiological, morphological and occlusal parameters in restoring function and improving dentofacial and facial aesthetics.
Local anaesthetics in dentistry - Part 3: Vasoconstrictors in local anaesthetics
(SADA, 2017)
Vasoconstrictors like adrenaline in local anaesthetics are
associated with more drug interactions than any other
drug in Dentistry1 with an incidence of adverse reactions
ranging from 2.5%-11%.2 Therefore, understanding ...
Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions
(BMC, 2021)
Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the four oral healthrelated quality of life (OHRQoL) dimensions (4D) or areas in which oral disorders impact pediatric patients. Using ...
In vivo study of aerosol droplets and splatter reduction in dentistry
(MDPI, 2021)
Oral healthcare workers (OHCW) are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms during dental aerosol-generating procedures. Technologies aimed at the reduction of aerosol droplets and splatter are essential. This in vivo study ...