Browsing Department of Community Oral Health by Author "Naidoo, Sudeshni"
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Assessment of a framework for the allocation of primary dental services
Antunes, Denise Silveira (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background: Standardized and evidence-based resource allocation frameworks for timely provision of primary dental services may support equitable distribution of comprehensive dental care. However, such frameworks, which ... -
Betel nut & tobacco chewing habits in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal
Bissessur, Sabeshni (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 ... -
Commercial baby food: Consumption, sugar content and labelling practices in Uganda
Mwesigwa, Catherine Lutalo (University of the Western Cape, 2022)There has been a worldwide increase in the consumption of processed foods in low- and middle-income countries. Processed foods are now easily available and accessible with the increased presence of transnational corporations, ... -
A comparative analysis of traditional dental screening versus tele dentistry screening
Bissessur, Sabeshni (University of the Western Cape., 2016)Background: Teledentistry is the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to provide oral health care services and enhance oral health care delivery to communities in geographically challenged areas. The ... -
Compliance of public dental clinics in the Umgungundlovu district with norms and standards in the Primary Health Care Package for South Africa
Rajcoomar, Nuerisha (University of the Western Cape, 2016)BACKGROUND: The majority of South African citizens are dependent on the State Health Care system for their wellbeing. Dental services are part of this system. The first line of intervention for oral disease is the primary ... -
Dental fraud in South Africa
Putter, Renier (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Healthcare fraud wastes money that could be spent in the treatment of patients. The exact amount of healthcare fraud is very difficult to determine, especially in a two-tier healthcare system like South Africa. The amount ... -
The design, implementation and evaluation of a management information system for public dental services
Barrie, Robert Brian (2013)In order to manage public dental services, information is required about what work is being performed by the staff at the various clinics. Tally sheets have been used in the past to record treatment procedures but this ... -
The design, implementation and evaluation of a management information system for public dental services
Barrie, Robert Brian (University of the Western Cape, 2014)In order to manage public dental services, information is required about what work is being performed by the staff at the various clinics. Tally sheets have been used in the past to record treatment procedures but this ... -
The effect of dental treatment on weight gain in children in South Africa
Yengopal, Veerasamy (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
Potgieter, Carl Edzard (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 ... -
Evaluation of the use of the oral health section of the road to health chart (RtHC)
Cader, Rugshana (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 ... -
Impact of HMAIDS on Mortality among the Inpatients at Motebang Hospital, Lesotho
Mburu, Francis Kinyanjui (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
Ogunbodede, Eyitope O. (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. -
Knowledge, attitude & practice of non-dental health care providers in relation to the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS in Butha-Buthe district, Lesotho
Okolo, Arinze (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, attitudes and behaviour of PHC nurses with regard to oral HIV in Bisho district in Eastern Cape
Mirchandani, Karuna (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
Adam, Razia Zulfikar (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, ... -
Oral & perioral piercing in Tshwane
Ebrahim, Ruebecca (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study investigated the common sites and complications associated with oral and perioral piercings, and the oral hygiene practices of people with piercings (piercees)' The attitude and behaviour of piercers towards the ... -
Oral HIV knowledge of nursing staff at ARV clinics in the Johannesburg Metro District
Phakela, Neliswa Patience (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Introduction: South Africa has an estimated HIV prevalence rate of 29.5%, in Gauteng province, the prevalence rate in women attending ante-natal clinic is 28.7% and in the Johannesburg Metro District, the prevalence rate ... -
Orofacial manifestations of Burkttt's Lymphoma in Malawi
Mlotha, Jessie (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) accounts for 40-50%o of all childhood malignancies in Malawi. It is a highly aggressive, fast growing, mature B-cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). It has one of the highest proliferation rates of ... -
Parent's perception of psychosocial factors associated with health compromising behaviours related to oral health among adolescents in South Africa
Okagbare, Tuweyire Erherhebue (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Even though the composition of the family unit has undergone considerable change in recent decades due to a variety of socio-economic developments, it remains the first learning environment for the child. The influence of ...