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Dental ethics case 18: Use of amalgam for dental restorations
(South African Dental Association, 2012)
A commentary is given to the scenario of patients who request that the removal of perfectly
serviceable amalgam restorations and replace them with composite or tooth-coloured materials.
Dental ethics case 16: Pull out my four front teeth ...
(South African Dental Association, 2011)
The scenario is a 14 year old girl who requests the extraction of her four front teeth, even though she has no problems with her teeth. She said it is because all her friends and some of her family members have had their ...
Dental ethics case 17: What are my obligations and ethical responsibilities when treating patients with HIV?
(South African Dental Association, 2011)
This ethical case is about a 20 year old female patient who had recurrent ulcers in
and around her mouth. The dentist suspected that the recurrent ulcers and candidiasis were oral manifestations of HIV and confronted her ...
How do I comment ethically on the work of colleagues?
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
Practitioners enrolling their patients in clinical research
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
Periodontal treatment & allegations of neglect
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon
(BMC, 2011)
The extraction of the teeth by traditional healers in Cameroon is an established cultural practice in the central region of the Cameroon. Traditional healers (TH) use herbs and crude un-sterilized instruments and tools for ...