Browsing Research Publications by Author "Du Toit, J."
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Ethical issues in replacing a single tooth with a dental implant
Naidoo, Sudeshni; Du Toit, J. (South African Dental Association, 2014)A general dental practitioner experienced in the placement of dental endosteal implants attends to a 32-year old female patient at her first consultation and treatment planning visit. The patient's oral hygiene was ... -
Minor's request for confidentiality
Naidoo, Sudeshni; Du Toit, J. (South African Dental Association, 2014)Following uncomplicated root canal treatment on a lower molar tooth, the 14 year old patient presented a few weeks later, together with her mother, complaining about an ulcer on her palate. Her mother assumed the lesion ... -
Planning for treatment ethically
Naidoo, Sudeshni; Du Toit, J. (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 ... -
Unanticipated treatment complication and legal recourse
Naidoo, Sudeshni; Du Toit, J. (South African Dental Association, 2015)A middle - aged, partially edentulous Caucasian female patient presented to a general dentist for extraction of a mandibular tooth. The tooth was removed by the dentist, but following incomplete resolution of pain the ... -
Xenografts and Religious beliefs
Naidoo, Sudeshni; Du Toit, J. (South African Dental Association, 2014)A 24-year old Hindu female presented with missing central incisors and grossly decayed lateral incisors. Her options were varied - to have a fixed partial denture, removable partial denture, or an implant supported ...