Prof. Sudeshni Naidoo

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Prof. Sudeshni Naidoo

Position: Deputy Dean: Research
Faculty: Faculty of Dentistry
Qualifications: BDS, LDS.RCS, MDPH, DDPH.RCS, M Ch D, PhD, Dip IRE
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More about me: here
Tel: 021 937 3003
Fax: 021 931 2287
Email: suenaidoo@uwc.ac.za

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    Letter about dental decay, obesity shows that sugar industry is not to be trusted
    (South African Dental Association, 2014) Naidoo, Sudeshni; Sheiham, Aubrey
    The South African Sugar Association (SASA) tries to trash our scientific arguments about the association of sugars with dental decay, obesity and diabetes ( "Sugar leaves a bitter taste" Cape Times August 18th) in their letter , "Confronting some fallacies of SA's sugar consumption with scientific facts", Cape Times, August 19. But the science that we report is the most up to date consensus of the leading expert committees.
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    The relation between oral impacts on daily performances and perceived clinical oral conditions in primary school children in the Ugu District, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
    (South African Dental Association, 2013) Naidoo, Sudeshni; Sheiham, Aubrey; Tsakos, Georgios
    Few studies have related the common oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) impacts in children to perceived causes. Objective: To assess the prevalence, extent and intensity of oral impacts in relation to perceived clinical conditions in primary school children in South Africa. Methods: Cross-sectional study of a random sample of children attending 26 schools. The Child Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (Child-OIDP) index, administered through individual face-to-face interviews, was used. Results: Sixty four per cent of the sample of 2610 children aged 11-13 years participated. 36.2% reported having one or more oral impacts on daily performances, 61.1% having one affected and 63.1% reporting impacts were of “very little” or “little” intensity. Eating was most commonly affected (22.8%) mainly related to decay (40%), followed by cleaning the teeth (17.2%). Toothache impacted on speaking (32.5%), whereas toothache (35.7%) and tooth decay (28.6%) influenced studying. Position of teeth impacted on smiling (19.2%), social (8.5%) and speaking (7.5%). Bleeding gums” and “tooth colour” affected cleaning teeth and smiling respectively.
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    Sugar leaves a bitter taste
    (South African Dental Association, 2014) Naidoo, Sudeshni; Sheiham, Aubrey
    The types of foods we eat have become one of the most important issues of our time. In South Africa, diseases related to diet such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and tooth decay are increasing. However, we have no real solutions to these mounting health problems. They place a high and unsustainable financial burden on an already overloaded health care system. The issues related to changes in diet are complex and need a detailed analysis of the problem and possible solutions.