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A paradigm shift in African men and health- the case of oral health

Ramphoma, K.J. (South African Dental Association, 2014)

It has been widely documented that men, especially those of African origin, will seek medical attention only when they experience serious ill health. In African settings, this reluctance is mostly influenced by their ...

Participants’ preferred choice of practitioner for orofacial symptoms

Indermun, S.; Isaacs, Q.; Mulder, Riaan (South African Dental Association, 2017)

BACKGROUND: Patients seeking treatment from general medical practitioners (GP) may be unaware or ill-informed that dentists are the more appropriate professionals to manage their orofacial symptoms, being able to ...

Patient satisfaction during and following procedural sedation for ambulatory surgery

Lapere, C.; Roelofse, J.; Omar, Y.; du Plessis, A.; von Backstrom, A.Botha, W.; Cook, C.; Bosch, G. (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 ...

Patient-reported outcome measures of digitally versus conventionally constructed removable dentures: a systematic review protocol

Unknown author (Wolters Kluwer, 2022-02-18)

Objective: This review will evaluate patient-reported outcome measures of treatment with digitally fabricated versus conventionally manufactured removable dental prostheses in partially or completely edentate adults. In ...

Patient’s access to records

Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2013)

A long-standing patient in an established practice requests her dental records and x-rays from the practice receptionist. She was last seen three years ago. Despite an intensive search, the receptionist is unable to locate ...

PD-L1 and PD-L2 expression levels are low in primary and secondary adenoid cystic carcinomas of the orbit: Therapeutic implications

Afrogheh, Amir H.; Wolkow, Natalie; Jakobiec, Frederick Albert (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020)

To determine if there is a biologic rationale for using checkpoint inhibitor drugs targeting programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and PD-L2 in the treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the orbit. Methods: Twenty-three ...

Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions

Bekes, Katrin; John, Mike T.; Oluwafemi, Ikeoluwa A. (BMC, 2021)

Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the four oral healthrelated quality of life (OHRQoL) dimensions (4D) or areas in which oral disorders impact pediatric patients. Using ...

Perceived stress among dental students at the University of the Western Cape

Wilson, V.J.; Rayner, C.A.; Gordon, N.A.; Shaikh, A.B.; Crombie, K.; Yasin-Harnekar, S. (South African Dental Association, 2015)

Introduction: A high prevalence of stress among dental students has been reported. Aim: To determine perceived stress among dental students at the University of the Western Cape. Method: A self-administered questionnaire ...

Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

Gordon, N.A.; Rayner, C.A.; Wilson, V.J.; Crombie, K.; Shaikh, A.B.; Yasin-Harnekar, S. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)

University students are exposed to a multitude of stressors that may impact on their performance. The nature of health sciences education generally involves early engagement with patients and communities, which may add ...

Perceptions of academic staff about mentoring in a Faculty of Dentistry in a public university in South Africa

Amosun, S; Geerts, G; Basson, R (Scielo, 2021-07)

INTRODUCTION: Mentoring programs contribute to the development and retention of academics in dental education. OBJECTIVES: To describe the perceptions of academic staff of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western ...

Perceptions of intimidation and bullying in dental schools: a multi-national study

Rowland, Michael; Naidoo, Sudeshni; AbdulKadir, Rahimah; Moraru, Ruxandra; Huang, Boyen; Pau, Allan (Wiley, 2010)

Objectives: To determine first year dental students' perceptions of intimidation by instructors and bullying by fellow students. Methods: Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of first year dental students ...

Perceptions regarding the shortened dental arch among dental practitioners in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Khan, Saadika; Omar, Ridwaan; Chikte, Usuf (South African Dental Association, 2012)

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: This survey was conducted to determine the knowledge of and opinions related to the shortened dental arch (SDA), among dentists in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. METHODS: The study sample ...

Perceptions regarding the shortened dental arch among dental practitioners in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Khan, Saadika; Chikte, Usuf; Omar, Ridwaan (South African Dental Association, 2012)

AIMS and OBJECTIVES: This survey was conducted to de-termine the knowledge of and opinions related to the short-ened dental arch (SDA), among dentists in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. METHODS: The study ...

Percutaneous exposure incidents - prevalence, knowledge and perceptions of dental personnel and students at a dental training site in KwaZulu-Natal

Moodley, I.; Naidoo, Sudeshni (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, ...