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A review of the role of African traditional medicine in the management of oral diseases
(ATHMSI African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Poverty, inadequacy of health services, shortage of health workers, infectious diseases scourges, rampant shortage of
drugs and equipment in existing health facilities make traditional medicine an important ...
Oral cancer knowledge, attitudes, and practices among dentists in Khartoum State, Sudan
(Springer Verlag, 2017)
The dental professions hold an important responsibility in the control of oral cancer and the early diagnosis highly depends on their knowledge. The present study was developed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice ...
Radiographic exposure during pregnancy
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
A 28 year old woman in her first trimester of pregnancy attends the dental surgery as a new patient. She presents with a periapical abscess on her first molar tooth and expresses concern about the numerous unfilled cavities ...
Ethical responsibilities when using locum tenens
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Locum tenens is usually a position that is offered when
a practitioner in private practice is going on holiday,
attending a congress, taking study leave or is absent from
practice due to illness or other reason, and therefore ...
Ethical issues in replacing a single tooth with a dental implant
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
A general dental practitioner experienced in the placement
of dental endosteal implants attends to a 32-year old female
patient at her first consultation and treatment planning visit.
The patient's oral hygiene was ...
Social gradient in the cost of oral pain and related dental service utilisation among South African adults
(BMC Oral Health, 2016)
Background: Oral pain affects people's daily activities and quality of life. The burden of oral pain may vary across
socio-economic positions. Currently, little is known about the social gradient in the cost of oral pain ...
Warnings - written is always best
(SADA, 2013)
An inferior dental block injection was administered to a
17-year-old who required the emergency extraction of his
lower right molar tooth. The patient was advised not to bite
his lip as he may not feel it due the numbing ...
The perils of under-treatment-by not extracting asymptomatic third molar teeth, am I under-prescribing?
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
Dental ethics case 20 suspected malignancy: to tell or not to tell the truth?
(South African Dental Association, 2012)
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 ...