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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (Kap) regarding early childhood caries among nurses working in a low socio-economic area
(Peertechz, 2015)
In the poorer communities, nursing professionals are usually the first health professionals to come into contact with parents and their children. They are therefore the first port of call when patients need information ...
Patient satisfaction during and following procedural sedation for ambulatory surgery
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Background: Patient satisfaction is multidimensional.
The clinician's perspective of a good outcome and the patient's
experience of a satisfactory service are often two
different end-points. The primary aim of our study ...
The use of laser-based technologies in dentistry: Ethical issues and safety considerations
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
The use of laser-based technologies in general dental
practice in South Africa is growing each year both in
numbers and in scope of use. It has been shown to be
beneficial in treating a wide range of oral and ...
Percutaneous exposure incidents - prevalence, knowledge and perceptions of dental personnel and students at a dental training site in KwaZulu-Natal
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Healthcare workers, including dental practitioners and
dental students, are at risk of occupational exposure to
blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B, C and HIV.
The present study set out to determine the prevalence, ...
Opportunities for Teledentistry in South Africa
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Information, communication and technology (ICT) is a part of everyday life, and the constant evolution of technology has resulted in many opportunities for the health care sector. While health professionals globally have ...
Managing stress in the dental environment
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Stress is defined as "an imbalance between a perceived
demand (stressor) and a person's perceived ability to cope
with, or to meet, that demand". It is well known that dentists
are subject to a variety of stress-related ...
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA), an alternative to general anaesthesia for surgical procedures outside the hospital environment
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
We are in the midst of a dynamic time for sedation practice
as this is probably the fastest growing area in anaesthesia
care. According to all sedation guidelines, including the
2015 SASA guidelines on PSA, we can administer ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 136
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Clinical picture and skull radiographs of a patient having a developmental field defect, probably occurring between 21 and 70 days of uterine life, rather than an individual syndrome. As such the etiology and pathogenesis ...
Irrational requests for extractions
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Dental professionals encounter a number of challenging
ethical and legal dilemmas on a daily basis that often arise
due to conflicts between the ethical principles of autonomy,
non-maleficence (do no harm), beneficence ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 135
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
This patient presented with a sunken concave midface, anterior open bite, vertically elongated head, wide spread bulging eyes, various impacted teeth and chronic pain on the left side of the face. She also has syndactyly ...