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Endodontic treatment - reamers do break
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
During routine root canal treatment (RCT) of a lower molar
tooth, a reamer fractured in one of the root canals. Should
I inform the patient? What are my ethical obligations to the
patient? Is a broken reamer or file a ...
Why dentists should take a greater interest in sex and gender
(Nature Publishing Group, 2010)
This brief review highlights the lack of evidence relating to sex and gender differences in oral health as well as the widespread conceptual confusion and conflation that often underlies them. A broader biomedical understanding ...
Handling medical emergencies
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Medical emergencies can occur at any time in the dental
surgery. Routine dental operations and procedures that generally
cause no harm or distress to fit and normal patients
may give rise to symptoms, alarming and of ...
Dental ethics case 3: informed consent: risks and benefits of treatment
(South African Dental Association, 2010)
Studies have shown that pre-operative patient education, providing coping strategies and/or reasonable expectations regarding the post-operative course can help lessen patient anxiety and decrease pain, complications and ...
Drug-abusing patients - Can I refuse to treat them?
(ALLSA, 2013)
In the past few months, there have been increasing
numbers of drug-abusing patients attending my practice.
More recently, an anorexic, very agitated and nervous
20-year-old presented at my consulting rooms requesting ...
The importance of communication between members of the dental team
(South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
A patient, accompanied by the daughter with whom she lived, visited a dentist for extraction of her six remaining lower teeth. She had last been to the practice two years earlier, when two teeth were extracted without ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral health care workers in Lesotho regarding the management of patients with oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Lesotho has the third highest prevalence of HIV in the world
with an estimated 23% of the adult population infected. At
least 70% of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have presented
with oral manifestation of HIV as ...
Perceptions of intimidation and bullying in dental schools: a multi-national study
(Wiley, 2010)
Objectives: To determine first year dental students' perceptions of intimidation by instructors and bullying by fellow students. Methods: Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of first year dental students ...
Academic-service partnerships, research, and the South African Dental Academic
(American Dental Education Association, 2012)
In South Africa, academic dentistry is managed through joint agreements between the South African Department of Health (DoH) and each university, in a type of academic-service partnership. For this study, dental faculty ...
Avoiding perverse incentives
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
A general dental practitioner was approached by a friend and colleague, a maxillo-facial surgeon, who had recently taken up rooms near her practice. He offered incentives to her for any surgical referrals she could provide. ...