• Outsmarting COVID-19 through rapid 3D printing and flipped learning in fixed prosthodontics 

  Fortuin, Alwyn; Van den Heever, J.H.; Postma, Thomas Corne (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)

  Fixed prosthodontics comprises an array of advanced clinical skills that dental students need to master before qualification. Fixed prosthodontics involves the rehabilitation of absent and severely damaged teeth by means ...
• Upholding parameters of care in a service-provision constrained time period 

  Sykes, Leanne M. (South African Dental Association, 2020-10)

  Advances in technology necessitate constant changes in all aspects of medical education and patient care. This requires educators and clinicians to merge traditional practices with new innovations, materials and techniques. ...
• Dental images - their use and abuse 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Uys, Andre; Bradfield, Charles F.; Van Reede van Oudtshoorn, Nicolaas W. (South African Dental Association, 2020-11)

  Patients’ exposure to medical and dental radiographic examination has increased over the years,1 with dental X-ray procedures now accounting for almost one-third of all radiographic examinations.2 Although they ...
• Can an ethical question answered with a “Yes, but...” ever be defensible? 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Crafford, Elmine; Bradfield, Charles F. (South African Dental Association, 2020-03)

  This paper will use the issue of sterility of medical equipment as an example, but the points discussed may be extrapolated to a number of other areas in the dental setting.
• From pandemic, to panic to ‘pendemic’ 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Crafford, Elmine; Bradfield, Charles F. (South African Dental Association, 2020-04)

  Medical doctors and dentists working in private practice are generally faced with the situation of “no work, no pay”. Although most have some form of indemnity cover to ensure they will receive and income if they are ...
• Root canal preparation with reciprocating instruments - a literature review and clinical application 

  Victor, Christiaan; Van der Vyver, Petrus Jacobus; Vorster, Martin; Vally, Zunaid Ismail (South African Dental Association, 2020-10)

  It is well described that the presence of microbial flora in the pulp space of the tooth, and the inability of the immune system to remove these pathogens, are the major sources of peri-apical and radicular inflammation. 1 ...
• Dental students’ self-perceived competency and usage of the internet for learning and evaluation purposes - Part 2 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Postma, Thomas Corne; Uys, Andre; Brandt, Paul Dieter; Crafford, Elmine (South African Dental Association, 2020-08)

  Many dental lecturers are moving away from providing hand-out notes to their students and are rather opting for posting lecture material and tutorials on the internet using the various university platforms such as ...
• Yes, you can say no 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Crafford, Elmine; Fortuin, Alwyn (South African Dental Association, 2020-05)

  Quality dental care begins with determining the patient’s understanding of the dental treatment, their expectations, attaining all the diagnostic information and compiling a treatment plan best suited to each individual.1 ...
• The ‘digital access divide’ at a South African dental school – a cross-sectional study - Part 1 

  Postma, Thomas Corne; Sykes, Leanne M.; Uys, Andre; Brandt, Paul Dieter; Crafford, Elmine (South African Dental Association, 2020-08)

  This study sought to investigate the digital divide, from an access perspective, of dental students at the University of Pretoria. Second to final year students (n= 218 (87.2% response rate) completed a custom-designed survey ...
• Constructing the consultation chair - balancing the four (E)-legs 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Marais, J.T. (South African Dental Association, 2020-02)

  Reflecting on the past 80 years in dentistry with 20:20 vision, we observe a number of changes in materials, techniques, medicaments, facilities, patient desires, and treatment options. What has not changed is the ...
• Fraudulent records - grave forensic consequences 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Robinson, Liam; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2020-06)

  Natural disasters, fatal accidents, and violent criminal offences are part of everyday life. All of these may result in fatalities that shatter the lives of the victim’s families and friends. Their trauma is compounded ...
• The case of three burials - a forensic case book 

  Robinson, Liam; Sykes, Leanne M.; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2020-09)

  The details of this case have been omitted in order to maintain anonymity. forensic odontology unit at the University of Pretoria for examination and comparative analysis. An elderly male was reported missing from his home ...
• Ethical dilemmas when dealing with doctor Google and the importance of patient education 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Bradfield, Charles F.; Johnson, Chalita (South African Dental Association, 2019-11)

  A 55 year old female patient presented for dental treatment. Her attending clinician immediately noted that since her first visit some days previously she had shaved her head, revealing a severe rash on her right forehead ...
• Patients are people treating the person, not the problem 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Evans, William G.; Dullabh, Hemant D. (South African Dental Association, 2018-03)

  A health-care practitioner is an individual who provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic manner to people, families or communities. Sadly, many clinicians could ...
• Embracing the ageing patient 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Lowe, L.G.; Shackleton, J.L.; Evans, William G. (South African Dental Association, 2018-04)

  “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature, and everyone is a rose, but even more complex than a mere flower. Everyone is made up of infinitely layered petals, and everyone has something indescribably precious at ...
• Deciding on prosthodontic treatment in children with inherited dental abnormalities : should psychological or dental well-being take precedence? 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Doolabh, Rajesh (South African Dental Association, 2018-09)

  Children with inherited dental anomalies have many complex problems that may interfere with their physical, mental and psychological well-being.1,2 The anomalies generally present early in life as isolated conditions, ...
• To pen or to probe prescribing versus treating, how to decide 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Evans, William G.; Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Warren, Nichola; Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander) (South African Dental Association, 2018-02)

  The question of wellness was explored in Part 15 of this series, based on the definition of health proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). However that description is now over 70 years old and does not fully ...
• A comparison of the cost effectiveness of pressure-indicating materials and their ability to detect pressure areas in complete dentures 

  Bookhan, Vinesh; Owen, C.P. (South African Dental Association, 2001-05)

  Please read abstract in article.
• Detecting chronic apical periodontitis for improved endodontic success 

  Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Patterson, G.O.; Sykes, Leanne M. (South African Dental Association, 2018-06)

  Endodontic treatments are frequently carried out in daily clinical practice. The presence or absence of a periapical radiolucency, assessed using intraoral radiographs, is one of the criteria used to determine endodontic ...
• The prevalence of second canals in the mesiobuccal root of maxillary molars in a South African subpopulation : a cone beam computed tomography study 

  Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander) (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Introduction: Endodontic therapy is a global routine dental therapeutic procedure. Despite recent and present advances in dentistry and particularly with the popularity of implant dentistry, it remains biologically and ...

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