Research Topics
The Discipline is engaged in the following projects:
- Dental students attitudes and perceptions towards infection control
- A comparison between dental students oral cleanliness and self-care practices
- A framework for integrated school oral health promotion within the Health Promoting Schools Initiative in KwaZulu-Natal
- A critical analysis of the impact of the primary health care philosophy on district oral health care service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal
- An evaluation of the role of non-governmental organisations in the provision of oral health services in KwaZulu-Natal
- Investigating the extent to which awareness of ergonomic principles informs training and dental practices in the curriculum in dental schools in South Africa.
- An evaluation of educational material used for oral health promotion at primary schools in the Ugu district of KwaZulu-Natal
- Analysis of services provided by oral health professionals in Limpopo Province
- Parental knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards dental sealants as a preventive strategy for dental caries
- Development of a quality management system framework for dental assisting education in South Africa
- Final-year Dental Therapy Student’s Perceptions of their Service-Learning Experience at a Selected University
- Prevalence and influences of the trend of precious metal slit aesthetics Johannesburg metropolitan and surrounding areas.
Barriers to access preventative oral health care in the public sector: A quantitative and qualitative study of Edendale community in uMgungundlovu district – Kwazulu-Natal.