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Referrals – practitioner, patient & specialist obligations
(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 ...
Protocol for management of odontogenic keratocysts considering recurrence according to treatment methods
(Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2020)
The management of odontogenic keratocysts (OKC) remains a hotly debated topic in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Despite numerous studies and systematic reviews on treatment options, there is a lack of consensus and no ...
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 ...
Referrals - practitioner, patient & specialist obligations
(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 ...
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 ...
Oral medicine case book 67: Oral manifestations of Evans syndrome: a presenting feature of HIV infection?
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
A 19 year old female presented with spontaneous intra - oral
bleeding of two days duration. The patient reported that
she was, until recently, in good general health and also that
she had an uncomplicated parturition ...
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 ...
Oral medicine case book 69: Burkitt lymphoma of the oral cavity
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
A 25-year-old female was referred to the Haematology
Unit at Tygerberg Hospital for further management of a
rapidly expanding and large submandibular mass which
on fine needle aspiration was suggestive of lymphoma . ...