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When oral health and disability meet

News, Opinion and Editorial

Dr Bulela Vava – Interim National Chairperson of the Public Oral Health Forum, shares a first-hand account of the barriers disabled people face when accessing oral health care. I am reminded how the right to health care services for…

dr-bulela-vava
December 7, 2022

Fighting plaque and other oral ills in Limpopo

News

Children’s oral health in Limpopo’s rural areas is no longer neglected through the work of one Louis Trichardt dentist.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
October 2, 2019

Sugar, alcohol, tobacco fuels oral health crisis

Our Health

Oral diseases affect 3.5-billion people, yet oral health has been largely ignored by the global health community, according to a new study.

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
July 25, 2019

Brushing up on dental hygiene

News

Mbombela, Mpumalanga - Sarah Masina is an unemployed single mother of four who has gone most of her life without ever going to the dentist.

cynthiamaseko
October 9, 2018

“Years of dental neglect have caused my teeth to fall out”

Health Systems, News, Our Health

While dental services at government health facilities are free, the fact that they are limited, many poor people in rural communities are unable to make use of them or are not aware of them. It’s an issue that is receiving some attention as September is oral hygiene month.

cynthiamaseko
September 27, 2016

Statement: Call for dental assistants to register by 31 March

Health, Health Systems

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has urged all dental assistants to register as the moratorium on criminal prosecution of unregistered dental assistants draws to a close.