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    • COVID-19: The invisible risk to oral healthcare workers in dentistry 

      Mulder, Riaan (José Frantz, 2021)
      Oral healthcare workers (OHCW) include any professional who can work in a dental practice setting, for example dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants and denturists. Dentistry, as a profession, ...
    • Ethical management of patients with hearing impairments 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (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 ...
    • Handling medical emergencies 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (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 ...
    • Managing stress in the dental environment 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      Stress is defined as "an imbalance between a perceived demand (stressor) and a person's perceived ability to cope with, or to meet, that demand". It is well known that dentists are subject to a variety of stress-related ...
    • 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 ...
    • Referrals - practitioner, patient & specialist obligations 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2016)
      The profession of dentistry has both benevolent and protective aspects with regards to duty of care to patients, to always try to do the best for the patients and to fulfill the principle of non-maleficence - to do no ...
    • Transcultural and language barriers to patient care 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (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 ...
    • The use of laser-based technologies in dentistry: Ethical issues and safety considerations 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni; Mulder, Riaan (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      The use of laser-based technologies in general dental practice in South Africa is growing each year both in numbers and in scope of use. It has been shown to be beneficial in treating a wide range of oral and ...
    • Why dentists should take a greater interest in sex and gender 

      Doyal, Lesley; Naidoo, Sudeshni (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 ...