Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent) (Community Oral Health)

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    Factors associated with oral health-related quality of life among self-reported indigenous Australian adults: A systematic review
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Ahmed, Ahmed Ibrahim Awad; Barrie, Robert
    Background: It's true that general health can be affected by oral health. Poor oral health can affect speech capacity and have a direct impact on quality of life, health, well-being, chronic, and other non-communicable diseases. Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a commonly used term to describe how oral diseases and disorders impact overall quality of life. Australia is home to both an Indigenous population and a nonIndigenous population. Studies have shown that both general health and oral health tend to be poorer among self-reported Indigenous Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Despite being a high-income country, this population has reported poor oral health-related quality of life. However, there are limited studies that identify the factors associated with oral health-related quality of life in this marginalized population. The aim of this study is to determine, investigate and describe the factors associated with oral health related quality of life among the self-reported Australian indigenous adults using a systematic review.
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    Knowledge, attitude and practices towards preventive dentistry amongst dental clinicians in Gauteng Department of Health
    (University of the Western Cape, 2019) Shaikh, Rahisa Banu; Barrie, Robert
    The Gauteng province is divided into 5 districts each of which have a public based oral health programme. Each district provides oral health treatments such as dental extractions with treatment of pain and sepsis, preventive dentistry, simple restorations, removable prosthodontics (complete and partial dentures) and minor oral surgery in selected facilities. The main treatment modality in most government based dental clinics is dental extractions (Department of Health, 2003). This indicates the poor status of the population’s teeth. Dental caries is a condition that can be prevented if adequate efforts are made to practice preventive dentistry. Preventive dentistry has been a treatment modality that has been practiced poorly or almost completely ignored in several oral health facilities for many years. This neglect could be due to several factors such as in adequate knowledge regarding preventive dentistry procedures, poor attitude towards preventive dentistry, lack of motivation, or lack of resources (Clark, 2011). The purpose of this study is to determine why preventive dentistry has been neglected for so many years.