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Dealing with non-compliant, abusive or aggressive patients in dental practice
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
There is increasing concern as to how health professionals
respond to patients who are considered non-compliant,
abusive or difficult. What are their responsibilities to the
patient? What are their responsibilities to ...
Vicarious liability – it’s a risky business
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
General dental practitioners often envisage that the risks they
have are related to them personally as an individual and to
their own practice and rarely consider that their employees
also affect their risk profile. ...
Advertising your additional qualifications
(SADA, 2016)
Advertising of a health professional’s credentials is strictly
regulated with the aim of protecting both the patient’s and
the health professional’s rights. The same ethical principles
govern all forms of advertising, ...
Methamphetamine abuse: Oral symptoms and dental treatment needs
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Methamphetamine: a highly addictive drug commonly used in South Africa. Users often present with
poor oral hygiene, grossly decayed teeth and complain
of a dry mouth. The prevalence of dental caries among
users ...
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 ...
A framework for equity access to primary dental care
(Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva, 2020)
The objective of this study was to
demonstrate face validity with a novel resource
allocation framework designed to maximize equity into dental booking systems. The study was
carried out in 2014. Eleven experts in ...
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 ...
Out-of-hours and emergency cover
(South African Dental Association, 2013)