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Understanding what it means to be a health practitioner: biographies of care and concern
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011)
INTRODUCTION: I am not a health practitioner, although I work in a Health Sciences Faculty. As the faculty’s ‘Education Advisor’, I am intimately involved in the education of health practitioners. I mentor students to learn ...
Abuse and oral health
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
This year the SADA theme was hosted
by the University of the Western Cape
and we hope that the informative material
in the dedicated articles and
press releases have created awareness
among dental practitioners. It ...
Bio-Active Nano-Diamond Designer Materials and Dentures: From Design to Application
(Dentistry, 2015)
Objective: The present study aims to design functional biomaterials and evaluate performance of nano-diamond:
chitosan based bio-active containing PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) materials towards application in treatment ...
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 ...
Oral health care experiences of people living with HIV in Kwazulu-Natal and Western Cape, South Africa
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)
The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the oral health experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in the provinces of Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) and Western Cape (WC) in South Africa. Many studies have reported that people ...
Learning experiences of oral hygiene students in the clinical environment
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013)
To determine how students used daily and
term-based clinical assessment tools, students’ experience of clinical
teaching and clinical assessment. This was a descriptive,
cross-sectional study. The study population ...
Oral Medicine Case Book 56: Oral Manifestations of aplastic anaemia
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
A 22-year old female patient was referred to the Oral Medicine
Clinic from the Haematology Ward at Groote Schuur Hospital
for evaluation of a painful oral ulcer, which had been present for
three weeks. The patient ...
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 ...
Oral Medicine Case Book 57: Orofacial granulomatosis
(SADA, 2014)
A 17-year old female presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic
with the complaint of persistent swelling of the upper lip and
anterior attached gingiva, causing her discomfort when eating
and talking. The swelling started ...