• An evaluation of knowledge and perception of pharmacology in undergraduate oral hygiene students and recent graduates at a single higher institution in Pretoria 

  Balmith, Marissa; Cordier, Werner; Bhayat, Ahmed; Basson, Charlize; Morule, Mpho; Schellack, Natalie (Wiley, 2024-11)

  INTRODUCTION : Pharmacology is an increasingly important area of study for oral hygienists, as it provides the scientific basis for safe and effective oral healthcare. However, a lack of fundamental understanding of the ...
• Substance use among school-going adolescents and young adults in rural Mpumalanga province, South Africa 

  Mmethi, Tabeho Godfrey; Modjadji, Perpetua; Mathibe, Mmampedi; Thovhogi, Ntevhe; Sekgala, Machoene Derrick; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab (MDPI, 2024-07)

  The ongoing public health crisis of substance use among school adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in South Africa is not new in research parlance, amidst the national policy of drug abuse management in schools. In view ...
• Early childhood caries, climate change and the sustainable development goal 13 : a scoping review 

  Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Schroth, Robert J.; Abodunrin, Olunike; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Arheiam, Arheiam; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Duangthip, Duangporn; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; El Tantawi, Maha (BMC, 2024-05)

  BACKGROUND: Sustainable development goal 13 centres on calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. The aim of this scoping review was to map the published literature for existing evidence on the ...
• Knowledge and practices of South African oral 

  Chothia, Zara; Nkambule, Ntombizodwa Rosemary; Bhayat, Ahmed; Morule, Mpho (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND : Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 is a recently discovered virus responsible for causing coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). No study has been carried out on South African oral healthcare workers ...
• A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation : the sustainable development goal 6 

  Crystal, Yasmi O.; Luo, Yuanyuan L.; Duangthip, Duangporn; Tantawi, Maha El; Benzian, Habib; Schroth, Robert J.; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Al‑Batayneh, Ola Barakat; Diaz, Aida C.M.; Vukovic, Ana; Pavlic, Verica; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Daryanavard, Hamideh; Gafar, Balgis O.; Shamala, Anas; Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group (BMC, 2024-07)

  INTRODUCTION: The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 calls for universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which are crucial elements of health and well-being and fundamental for a ...
• A scoping review on the associations between early childhood caries and sustainable cities and communities using the sustainable development goal 11 framework 

  Folayan, Morenike O; De Barros Coelho, Elisa Maria Rosa; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; Gaffar, Balgis; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Kemoli, Arthur; Duangthip, Duangporn; Sun, Ivy Guofang; Masumo, Ray M.; Vukovic, Ana; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Schroth, Robert J.; Tantawi, Maha El (BMC, 2024-06)

  BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a multifactorial disease in which environmental factors could play a role. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the published literature that assessed the association ...
• Can the sustainable development goal 9 support an untreated early childhood caries elimination agenda? 

  Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Amalia, Rosa; Kemoli, Arthur; Sun, Ivy Guofang; Duangthip, Duangporn; Abodunrin, Olunike; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Masumo, Ray M.; Vukovic, Ana; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Schroth, Robert J.; Tantawi, Maha El (BMC, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a global public health challenge that requires innovation, infrastructure, and health system influences to bolster initiatives for its management and control. The aim of this ...
• Scoping review on the association between early childhood caries and responsible resource consumption and production : exploring sustainable development goal 12 

  Folayan, Morenike O; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Gaffar, Balgis; Abodunrin, Olunike; Sun, Ivy Guofang; Duangthip, Duangporn; Kemoli, Arthur; Masumo, Ray M.; Vukovic, Ana; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Schroth, Robert J.; Tantawi, Maha El (BMC, 2024-01)

  BACKGROUND: The Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG12) promotes patterns that minimize waste and maximize resource utilization. It is therefore plausible that preventing Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and promoting oral ...
• Situational awareness in the context of clinical practice 

  Feller, Shani; Feller, Liviu; Bhayat, Ahmed; Feller, Gal; Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar; Vally, Zunaid Ismail (MDPI, 2023-12-04)

  In the context of clinical practice, situational awareness refers to conscious awareness (knowledge), which is a mental model of a given clinical situation in terms of its elements and the significance of their interrelation. ...
• A scoping review on the association of early childhood caries and maternal gender inequality 

  Sun, Ivy Guofang; Duangthip, Duangporn; Kwok, Charis Hiu‑Kei; Chu, Chun Hung; Crystal, Yasmi O.; Schroth, Robert J.; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Al‑Batayneh, Ola Barakat; Gaffar, Balgis; Mfolo, Tshepiso; El Tantawi, Maha; Mohebbi, Simin Z.; Daryanavard, Hamideh; Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin; Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group (ECCAG) (BMC, 2023-07-26)

  AIM : The objective of this scoping review is to present current evidence regarding the association between early childhood caries (ECC) and maternal-related gender inequality. METHODS : Two independent reviewers performed ...
• A scoping review on the links between sustainable development goal 14 and early childhood caries 

  Folayan, Morenike O; Ayouni, Imen; Nguweneza, Arthemon; Al-Batayneh, Ola Barakat; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Gaffar, Balgis; Duangthip, Duangporn; Sun, Ivy Guo Fang; Onyejaka, Nneka Kate; Daryanavard, Hamideh; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Feldens, Carlos A.; Schroth, Robert J.; El Tantawi, Maha (BMC, 2023-11)

  BACKGROUND : The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 addresses life below the waters, an important source of protein and contributor to global food security and economic development. Our aim was to explore possible ...
• Scoping review on the link between economic growth, decent work, and early childhood caries 

  Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Amalia, Rosa; Kemoli, Arthur; Ayouni, Imen; Nguweneza, Arthemon; Duangthip, Duangporn; Sun, Ivy Guofang; Virtanen, Jorma I.; Masumo, Ray M.; Vukovic, Ana; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Gaffar, Balgis; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Schroth, Robert J.; El Tantawi, Maha (BMC, 2024-01)

  BACKGROUND : Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a prevalent chronic non-communicable disease that affects millions of young children globally, with profound implications for their well-being and oral health. This paper explores ...
• Knowledge, attitudes and practices of South African oral healthcare workers regarding COVID-19 and its vaccine 

  Chothia, Zahra (University of Pretoria, 2023-07)

  Introduction Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a recently discovered virus, responsible for causing Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is an infectious disease that emerged in December ...
• Frozen sections in head and neck surgery and the impact of intraoperative analysis on final resection margins : an institutional study 

  Kungoane, Tsholofelo; Robinson, Liam; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo (South African Dental Association, 2022-02)

  BACKGROUND : Frozen section (FS) analysis is an indispensable tool for intraoperative patient management. AIMS : To assess the utilisation of head and neck FS analysis, with a particular focus on the concordance rate between ...
• Buccal corridor changes in orthodontically treated extraction and non-extraction Class 1 patients 

  Choma, Ntwampe M.; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo; Sethusa, Peter M.S. (South African Dental Association, 2022-06)

  BACKGROUND : Patients seek orthodontic treatment mainly to improve their facial aesthetics and obtain an acceptable smile. It is purported that orthodontic extraction treatment may result in narrow buccal corridors which ...
• The search for healthy sugar substitute in aid to lower the incidence of early childhood caries : a comparison of sucrose, xylitol, erythritol and stevia 

  Moelich, Nadine; Potgieter, Nicoline; Botha, Francien Susanna; Wesley-Smith, James; Van Wyk, Candice (South African Dental Association, 2022-09)

  AIM : A pursuit to And a healthy alternative to sucrose with less cariogenic potential, which can potentially lower the incidence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC), by means of comparison. METHODS : Primary tooth enamel ...
• Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa : a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Kimmie-Dhansay, F.; Bhayat, Ahmed (BMC, 2022-10)

  BACKGROUND : Dental caries (DC) is highly prevalent condition affecting mostly young children. There has been no systematic review done on the prevalence of DC amongst 12-year-olds in Africa. Although some African countries ...
• Self-reported substance use, in dental and oral hygiene students at a university in South Africa 

  Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo; Mostert, Vanessa C.; Sykes, Leanne M. (South African Dental Association, 2022-10)

  BACKGROUND : A recent study amongst South African dental students found that a number of them had perceived moderate to severe stress and as a result, some have resorted to stimulant drugs. AIM : The aim of the study ...
• The ergonomic knowledge and practice of dental students in a tertiary institution in South Africa 

  Moosa, U.K.; Bhayat, Ahmed (Hindawi, 2022-07)

  Proper ergonomic practices are crucial practices to be considered when working on dental patients, and are often neglected during the dental students’ training. We aimed to assess the dental students’ knowledge of ergonomics ...
• Oral health status of illicit drug users in a health district in South Africa 

  Mukhari-Baloyi, Ntsakisi A.; Bhayat, Ahmed; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo; Nkambule, Ntombizodwa Rosemary (Thieme Gruppe, 2023-05)

  OBJECTIVES : The prevalence of illicit drug use and its associated oral health complications have been increasing in South Africa (SA). There has been a paucity of studies to determine the oral health status among illicit ...

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