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Community drinking water fluoridation in the Southern Cape and Karoo Region: a feasibility study
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The prevalence of dental decay is high among lower socio-economic groups in the Southern Cape and Karoo region. 70 - 80% of State employed dentists' time in this region is spent on attempting to reduce the pain and sepsis ...
A critical analysis of the provision for oral health promotion in South African health policy development
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The rhetoric of primary health care, health promotion and health service integration is ubiquitous in health policy development in post-apartheid South Africa. However the form in which oral health promotion elements have ...
The mothers experience of their infants teething at three different settings in Uganda and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Teething, a common subject of discussion among nursing mothers has been held responsible for a variety of childhood ailments by both health professionals and parents. It appears to be a social construct coined by society ...
Cytotoxicity testing of various dentine bonding agents using human pulp fibroblast cell lines and a 3T3 mouse fibroblast cell line.
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Introduction: Biocompatibility of all kinds of dental materials is of paramount importance In order to prevent/limit irritation or degeneration of the surrounding tissues where it is applied. Some researchers suggested ...
Betel nut & tobacco chewing habits in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Betel nuVquid chewing is a habit that is commonly practiced in the Indian subcontinent. This age-old social habit is still practiced by Indians in Durban, Kwazulu Natal (South Africa). The betel nut/quid is prepared in a ...
Community drinking water fluoridation in the Southern Cape and Karoo Region: A feasibility study
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The prevalence of dental decay is high among lower socio-economic groups in the Southern Cape and Karoo region. 70 - S0% of State employed dentists' time in this region is spent on attempting to reduce the pain and sepsis ...
Impact of HMAIDS on Mortality among the Inpatients at Motebang Hospital, Lesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This was a descriptive retrospective study of the mortality trends among inpatients at Motebang Hospital in Lesotho. The hypothesis was that AIDS had modified the mortality pattern so predictably that its impact could be ...
'Risk of oral cancer associated with tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption- A case control study in the western Cape, South Africa'
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
Tobacco and alcohol consumption are well-established, high-ranking health risk behaviour in developed countries and the developing countries are catching up rapidly. There is very strong evidence in the literature to show ...
A systematic review of the global trends in dental fluorosis from 1980 to 2000
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This minithesis presents a systematic review of dental literature with the objective to investigate
trends in dental fluorosis during the period 1980 to 2000. A Medline search was carried out for peerreviewed
scientific ...
A Systematic Review of the Trends in Fluorosis Globally from 1980 to 2000
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This mini-thesis presents a systematic review of dental literature with the objective to investigate trends in dental fluorosis during the period 1980 to 2000. A Medline search was carried out for peer-reviewed scientific ...