Faculty of Dentistry: Recent submissions
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The physician-scientists: rare species in Africa
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2018)There is paucity of physician-scientists in Africa, resulting in overt dependence of clinical practice on research findings from advanced "first world" countries. Physician-scientists include individuals with a medical ... -
Dental clinical teachers' perceptions of their teaching role
(South African Dental Association, 2018)Introduction: Clinicians often occupy a clinical teaching role without being adequately prepared for or orientated to the associated demands. Aim: Explore perceptions of clinical teachers at the Faculty of Dentistry ... -
South African statutory regulations for dental practices
(SADA, 2018)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa dictates that: "every person has the right to a working environment that is not harmful to their health nor well-being". The practitioner and/or health care facility as ... -
Being and becoming a university teacher
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study examined how one academic framed the enablements and constraints to her project of being and becoming an academic. Complexity facilitated reflection in that it provided a visual representation of data, which was ... -
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 ... -
Diffuse staining for activated NOTCH1 correlates with NOTCH1 mutation status and is associated with worse outcome in adenoid cystic carcinoma
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)NOTCH1 is frequently mutated in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). To test the idea that immunohistochemical (IHC) staining can identify ACCs with NOTCH1 mutations, we performed IHC for activated NOTCH1 (NICD1) in 197 cases ... -
Variation in the dispersions of powder liquid ratios in hand-mix glass ionomers
(Bentham Open, 2018)BACKGROUND: The Powder/Liquid Ratio (PLR) influence, and the literature regarding the handling and physical properties of Glass Ionomer restorative materials (GIC) were investigated. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the ... -
Endodontic treatment-related antibiotic prescribing patterns of South African oral health professionals
(Wiley, 2017)AIMTo assess the antibiotic prescribing patterns of South African dentists for patients undergoing endodontic treatment. METHODOLOGY This study used data from 2013 health insurance claims submitted by South African oral ... -
Early childhood caries and dental treatment need in low socio-economic communities in Cape Town, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a particularly severe problem in low socioeconomic communities which impacts the overall health and well-being of children. The extensive waiting lists for general anaesthesia ... -
The dentist-scientist career pathway in Africa: opportunities and obstacles
(The Korean Society of Medical Education, 2018)The future of evidence-based dentistry in developing Africa heavily depends on a sustainable establishment of a vibrant dentist-scientist workforce. A dentist scientist is saddled with the responsibility of carrying out ... -
Insights into a comparison of three different cements on the push-out bond strength of a glass-fibre post
(SADA, 2017)One of the main causes of failure of fibre posts is debonding of the post in the prepared post space. The adhesive properties of total etch adhesive cements were assessed by comparing the performance of cements using ... -
Local anaesthetics in dentistry - Part 2: Choice of local anaesthetic agent
(SADA, 2017)Currently, in general dentistry the most commonly used local anaesthetic agents are 2% lignocaine (Xylotox, Adcock Ingram; Xylesthesin, 3M) with 1:80000 adrenaline content, 3% mepivicaine (Carbocaine) without a ... -
Local anaesthetics in dentistry - Part 3: Vasoconstrictors in local anaesthetics
(SADA, 2017)Vasoconstrictors like adrenaline in local anaesthetics are associated with more drug interactions than any other drug in Dentistry1 with an incidence of adverse reactions ranging from 2.5%-11%.2 Therefore, understanding ... -
Local anaesthetics in dentistry: A series
(SADA, 2017)Failure in local anaesthesia in dentistry is not uncommon with failure rates ranging approximately between 15% and 30%, especially for the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). In fact of all the nerve blocks which may ... -
Insights into the clinical effectiveness of whitening products. Part 2 Dentist-supervised-at-home LED gel bleaching product
(SADA, 2017)This section of the report is about the success of a dentist-supervised-at home LED gel tooth whitener, giving the results of a clinical study. The product (LED light gel with 44% carbamide peroxide) was applied by the ... -
Insights into the clinical effectiveness of whitening products - Part 1: Dentist-supervised-at-home bleaching product
(SADA, 2016)This section of the report is about the success of a dentist-supervised-at home tooth whitener, giving the results of a clinical study. Opalescence PF 10% was applied for 14 days and the colour change followed over a 14 ... -
In vitro antimicrobial comparison of three commercially available chlorhexidine-based oral rinses
(South African Dental Association, 2016)INTRODUCTION: Commercially available chlorhexidine (CHX) formulations differ in their CHX concentrations (0.2% and 0.12%) as well as in various additives including alcohol, antimicrobials such as cetylpyridinium chloride ... -
Determining an average distance from the external mandibular cortex to the inferior alveolar canal using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging: An aid to harvesting mandibular ramus autogenous grafts.
(South African Dental Association, 2016)OBJECTIVES: To provide average measurements relating the external mandibular cortex (EMC) to the inferior alveolar canal (IAC) using CBCT. METHODS: 100 CBCT images from UWC Dental hospital patient database were analysed ... -
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. ...