Browsing Prof. Sudeshni Naidoo by Issue Date
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Oral health and nutrition for children under five years of age: a paediatric food-based dietary guideline
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)Good nutrition is essential for good health and the development and integrity of the oral cavity. Oral health is integral to general health and essential to well-being. Dental caries is the most common oral disease in ... -
The effects of an educational intervention on the early management of oral lesions in the uMgungundlovu district in KwaZulu-Natal
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)Oral lesions that are associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are often the first clinical signs of an underlying infection. This study aimed to test primary healthcare (PHC) nurses’ knowledge and ... -
Patient’s access to records
(South African Dental Association, 2013)A long-standing patient in an established practice requests her dental records and x-rays from the practice receptionist. She was last seen three years ago. Despite an intensive search, the receptionist is unable to locate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The relation between oral impacts on daily performances and perceived clinical oral conditions in primary school children in the Ugu District, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
(South African Dental Association, 2013)Few studies have related the common oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) impacts in children to perceived causes. Objective: To assess the prevalence, extent and intensity of oral impacts in relation to perceived ... -
How do I comment ethically on the work of colleagues?
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Practitioners enrolling their patients in clinical research
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Periodontal treatment & allegations of neglect
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Ethical issues in replacing a single tooth with a dental implant
(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 ... -
Letter about dental decay, obesity shows that sugar industry is not to be trusted
(South African Dental Association, 2014)The South African Sugar Association (SASA) tries to trash our scientific arguments about the association of sugars with dental decay, obesity and diabetes ( "Sugar leaves a bitter taste" Cape Times August 18th) in their ... -
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 ... -
Xenografts and Religious beliefs
(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 ... -
Transcultural and language barriers to patient care
(South African Dental Association, 2014)Communities are become increasingly multicultural and ethnically disparate and dentists need to be alert to the diverse challenges this may bring to their practices. This is particularly true for South Africa where ... -
Vicarious liability in private and public dental clinics
(South African Dental Association, 2014)A 25 year-old patient attended the clinic to have four teeth extracted under conscious sedation. Following a thorough examination and medical history it was found that she had a heart murmur. The dentist prescribed an ... -
Minor's request for confidentiality
(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 ... -
Ethical management of patients with hearing impairments
(South African Dental Association, 2014)Mrs Zuma is a 75 year old patient who has been living alone for six years since her husband died. Her hearing has deteriorated over the past few years. She has lost all her natural teeth and has been wearing upper and ... -
A review of child abuse and the role of the Dental Team in South Africa
(South African Dental Association, 2014)Introduction: Child abuse is a worldwide problem and South Africa is not immune. In Cape Town, violence against children has increased in the last ten years. Children are powerless and cannot protect themselves, and the ...
