Browsing Department of Community Oral Health by Title
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The effect of dental treatment on weight gain in children in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background: There is an increased interest in understanding the effects of severe tooth decay on the physical, anthropometric, psychosocial, functional, and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children. ... -
Evaluation of resin-based fissure sealants placed under field conditions
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)BACKGROUND: The application of dental sealants is a recommended procedure to prevent and control dental caries. However, despite strong evidence for the safety and effectiveness of dental sealants, their use still remains ... -
An evaluation of the school oral health education programme in Thamaga, Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The evaluation aimed to assess the effectiveness of the school oral health education (ORE) programme in Thamaga, a rural village about 40km west of the capital Gaborone. The Oral Health Division (Botswana) had introduced ... -
Evaluation of the use of the oral health section of the road to health chart (RtHC)
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Dental caries in preschool children remains a major dental public health problem as it affects a significant number of preschool children in both developed and developing countries. Dental caries is a multifactorial disease ... -
Evaluation of two radiographic scoring systems used to monitor caries progression in deciduous teeth
(University of the Western Cape, 1989)The investigation was designed to evaluate the scoring systems of pitts (1984), and that of Murray and Majid(1978), when used to monitor caries progression in deciduous teeth. The evaluation.was based on the reproducibility ... -
Factors that influence the dental attendance of children under thirteen years of age at two community dental clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Most children presenting to dental clinics have pain of varying intensity that usually, has been endured for long periods of time. A study done at Cardiff in the United Kingdom, found that only 15% of ... -
The history of dentistry in South Africa since 1900
(University of the Western Cape, 1983)Nineteenth Century dentists in South Africa were brought under the provision of legislation in Natal and the Transvaal (1896) and the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State (1899). By the end of the Nineteenth Century a ... -
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 ... -
Implementation of oral health policies in African countries: South Africa and Nigeria as case studies
(University of Western Cape, 2014)This study has shown conclusively that the oral health policy processes has not achieved the desired goals in both South Africa and Nigeria, and that greater advocacy for oral health is required in both countries. -
The influence on masticatory performance of jaw movements, chewing side preference, occlusal contacf area, muscle activity and jaw tremor
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)The primary function of the jaws and teeth in mammals is chewing and swallowing. In man there are additional functions of speech, non-verbal communication and cosmetic appeal. Chewing is a complex operation requiring both ... -
The interaction between physical sign, and chronic pain depression and nonspecific physical symptoms, in patients with temporomandibular
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)There are both physical and emotional components which are associated with the chronic pain of TMD patients. One of the difficuhies in making an accurate assessment of each component, is the lack of objective criteria ... -
"An investigation of the oral health of a selected group of preschool children in the Western Cape"
(University of the Western Cape, 1987)The dental clinic of the University of the Western Cape provides oral health care for many preschool children. The clinical observation was that these children presented with rampant dental caries. A recent report compi1ed ... -
Knowledge, attitude & practice of non-dental health care providers in relation to the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS in Butha-Buthe district, Lesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)BACKGROUND: The scourge of HIV and AIDS on the people of Lesotho is a huge public health problem faced by the country’s Ministry of Health and in 2005 the national adult HIV prevalence rate was 23% (WHO, 2009). It is ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards preventive dentistry amongst dental clinicians in Gauteng Department of Health
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The Gauteng province is divided into 5 districts each of which have a public based oral health programme. Each district provides oral health treatments such as dental extractions with treatment of pain and sepsis, preventive ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of PHC nurses with regard to oral HIV in Bisho district in Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Primary Health Care Nurses play an important role in HIV care. HIV related oral manifestations have been present since the beginning of AIDS pandemic (Shiboski et al, 2009). There are studies that have shown 60 -70% of the ... -
Management of defective dental Amalgam restorations-a mixed-methods study
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Much variation exists in the practice of dentistry with regard to the diagnosis of caries and the recommendations for treatment. Even though criteria for the selection of 'faulty' restorations often appear ill-defined, ... -
Maxillary Canine Ectopia and other Developmental Anomalies on Mixed Dentition Panoramic Radiographs at the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The aim of this study was to establish whether there is any association between developing maxillary canine ectopia and various other dental anomalies using panoramic radiographs in the mixed dentition stage of development. -
Mondbiologie
(University of the Western Cape, 1980)Mondbiologie as onafhanklike vak in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika het die eerste babatreë geneem op 'n senaatsvergadering van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch op 26 Maart 1971 toe die instelling van 'n Departement ... -
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 ... -
The neutral zone for mandibular complete dentures : a clinical trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Rehabilitation of edentulous jaws without the option of osseointegrating implants will remain the only treatment option within reach of many older patients for the foreseeable future. Many routine prosthodontic procedures ...