Ilana Moodley

Dr.

Ilana Moodley

Telephone
031-260-8443

Email
moodleyil@ukzn.ac.za

BIOSKETCH
Degrees held
  • PhD. Health Science (UKZN)
  • Master’s in Dental Public Health (UWC)
  • Bachelor of Dental Therapy (UDW)
Experience
  • Teaching and learning –Minor Oral Surgery, Dental Local Anaesthesia, Preventive Dentistry
  • Clinical teaching and supervision
  • Program and curriculum development
  • Postgraduate supervision
Teaching Interest
  • Preventive Dentistry and Dental Cariology
  • Dental Local Anaesthesia
  • General Medicine and Special Patients
  • Minor Oral Surgery
Supervision
  • PhD. Masters and PG Diploma Supervision
Research Interests
  • Role of non-governmental organizations in provision of oral health services.
  • Inclusion of oral health services and promotion within a non-communicable disease framework.
  • Community-based clinical education and training
  • Dental Education and Assessment
  • Qualitative research
 
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. Moodley, I. and Naidoos, S. (2015) Percutaneous Exposure Incidence, Prevalence, Knowledge and Perception of Dental Personal and Students at a Dental Training Site in Kwa-Zulu-Natal. Journal of the South African Dental Association, 70, 334-339.
  2. Moodley I, Singh S. Community-based education: Experiences of undergraduate dental therapy students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 2018 Aug;16(3):362-371. DOI: 10.1111/idh.12333. PMID: 29488324.
  3. I Moodley,MSc (Dent); S Singh,PhD Strengths and challenges of community-based clinical training as viewed by academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. African Journal of Health Professions Education 2018;10(2):XXX. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2018.v10i2.954
  4. I Moodley, S Singh Creating opportunities for interprofessional, community-based education for the undergraduate dental therapy degree in the School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Academics’ perspectives.  Afr J Health Professions Educ 2018;10(1):19-25. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2018.v10i1.974
  5. I Moodley, S Singh Exploring community-based training opportunities for dental therapy students in non-governmental and private sectors in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Afr J Health Professions Educ 2018; 10(3):176-182. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2018.v10i3.1031
  6. I Moodley, S Singh Assessment Consolidates Undergraduate Students’ Learning of Community Based Education. Afr J Health Professions Educ 2020; 12(1):27-35. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2020.v12i1.1135
  7. I Moodley, S Singh A Case study: Promoting Interprofessional Community- BASED Learning Opportunities for Health Sciences Students at the University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa. Manuscript Number AJHPE1281 has been accepted, awaiting publication.
  8. Moodley, R. Moodley, S. Singh.Dental undergraduate students’ perspectives on online assessments conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic – a report from one South African University- Under review.-African Education Review.
  9. Moodley, I. Moodley, S. Singh Dental undergraduate students’ perspectives on teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic – a report from a South African university, awaiting publication – African Journal of Health Professions Education
  10. Singh,R. Moodley, I. Moodley, Students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices related to infection control in undergraduate dental clinical training during COVID-19 – A report from one South African university- under review- South African Dental Journal
  11. Moodley, How does COVID 19 affect community based clinical training – African Journal of Health Professions Education-2023