Van Staden, Werdie; Nienaber, A.; Rossouw, T.; Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; Nel, Jan Gert; Bapela, S.; Beetge, Mia-Michaela; Blumenthal, Ryan; Castelyn, Camille De Villebois; De Witt-Jordaan, T.W. (Wilma); Dlagnekova, Antonia; Kotze, Carla; Mangwane, S.; Napoles, Lizeka; Somers, R.; Sykes, Leanne M.; Van Zyl, W.B.; Venter, Marietjie; Uys, Andre; Warren, Nichola(South African Medical Association, 2023-04)
This article provides ethical guidance on using race in health research as a variable or in defining the study population. To this end, a plain,
non-exhaustive checklist is provided for researchers and research ethics ...
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 ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Jagathpal, Avish J.; Bradfield, Charles F.; Cronje, Michael(South African Dental Association, 2021-10)
Over-servicing in dentistry has been widely reported on and
censured due to the potential physical, social and financial
harms it can cause a patient. In contrast, under-treatment
is less often noticed or raised as a ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Wood, Neil H.(South African Dental Association, 2021-02)
The current pandemic has made the wearing of masks a
“necessary, if not life-saving, evil”. However, masks have
been admired and worn throughout the world for centuries
and play an integral part of many activities ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Babiolakis, George P.; Boers, Bernice(South African Dental Association, 2021-04)
The many new airborne viral pathogens such as corona-virus (Covid-19), the novel variant (SARS-CoV-2), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Bradfield, Charles F.; Babiolakis, George P.; Becker, Len(South African Dental Association, 2021-08)
Dental technicians who regularly receive poor quality impressions
and records are often faced with professional
and ethical concerns as to how to handle the situation.
They may choose to complete the task to the best ...
Cancers of the head and neck region often leave patients
with conspicuous defects, as well as limitations in physical
and psycho-social functions. Rehabilitation is challenging
and can never fully restore the anatomical, ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Babiolakis, George Paul; Evans, William G.(South African Dental Association, 2021-05)
People have contemplated what it entails to be good and
to do good. Philosophers propose that being good is
an idea about yourself or others, while doing good is an
action, towards yourself or others. Other theorists ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Bernitz, Herman; Becker, L.H.; Bradfield, Charles F.(South African Dental Association, 2021-03)
The effective practising of dentistry requires that dentists
and dental technicians work hand in hand, having mutual
respect for each other, while maintaining the highest
standards in each of their respective disciplines. ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Bradfield, Charles F.; Naidu, Karmisha(South African Dental Association, 2021-10)
Under normal physiological conditions, bone undergoes a
constant, balanced and well- regulated process of renewal
and remodelling. This is needed for growth, remodelling and
maintenance of skeletal form, as well as for ...
Sykes, Leanne M.; Robinson, Liam(South African Dental Association, 2021-08)
This textbook represents an up-to-date, comprehensive compilation of the field of Forensic Odontology. The chapters have been uniquely structured to take the reader through all aspects of this discipline in a methodical ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...