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Warnings - written is always best
(SADA, 2013)
An inferior dental block injection was administered to a
17-year-old who required the emergency extraction of his
lower right molar tooth. The patient was advised not to bite
his lip as he may not feel it due the numbing ...
The perils of under-treatment-by not extracting asymptomatic third molar teeth, am I under-prescribing?
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
Out-of-hours and emergency cover
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
Adapting a community of practice model to design an innovative ethics curriculum in healthcare
(Karger, 2013)
The focus of healthcare ethics within the framework of ethical
principles and philosophical foundations has always, in
recent times, been the community, namely, the healthcare
provider, the patient or, in research, the ...
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 ...