Periodontology, Oral Medicine
and Community Dentistry
Head of Department: Dr Motloba D
- Community Dentistry
- Oral Health
- Periodontology and Oral Medicine
Community Dentistry
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY | |
The Department of Community Dentistry, which includes the oral hygiene unit, is involved with the diagnosis, prevention and control of dental diseases. As a discipline, or specialty of dentistry, Community Dentistry deals with the community and its aggregate dental or oral health challenges rather than that of the individual patient.The teaching program focuses on the philosophy, principles and practice of Oral and Dental Epidemiology, Dental Public Health, Oral Health Promotion, Health Care System, regulation and Evaluation. Particular consideration is placed on the environmental, social and behavioural influences on the oral health of the population and the availability of effective and efficient services to improve dental health. The goals of programs are to equip students to critically appraise literature, expose them to philosophy and methodology in health promotion, prevention, and epidemiology. Students will be skilled to plan, conduct, monitor and evaluate public health programs in various settings; to contribute to the scientific basis of public health programs through the conduct of applied research in order to improve the health of the public; be enabled to provide leadership and management of oral heath institutions, understand public policy issues, organization and administration related to dentistry. The programs provide dental students, dental therapy students and oral hygiene students with both clinical and health promotion experiences in community-based settings. | |
Dr DP Motloba | BDS (Medunsa), MPH (Epidemiology) (Tulane), M Dent(Comm Dent) (Medunsa), MBL (Unisa) |
Staff members- Full Time | |
Senior Lecturer/ Head Clinical Department | *Motloba D (Dr), BDS (Medunsa), MPH (Epidemiology) (Tulane), M Dent (Comm Dent) (Medunsa), MBL (Unisa) |
Lecturer/ Dentist Gr 2 | Phalwane MG (Dr), Diploma in Nursing Community, Psychiatry, General and Midwifery (Baragwanath Nursing College), BDT (Medunsa), BDS (Medunsa), Adv Dip in Comm Dent (UL), PGD Health Professions Education (UCT) |
Session Stomatologist | Khan A (Dr), BDS (Bombay), MSc (London), DHSM (Natal), MChD (UWC) |
Lecturer/Chief Dental Therapist Gr 1 | Molopyane LN (Ms), B Dent Ther (Medunsa), Adv Dip Comm Dent (UL) |
Lecturer/ Dental Therapist Gr 3 | Masetla MM (Ms), B Dent Ther (Medunsa), MPH (UL) |
Lecturer/Dentist Gr 3 | Machete ML (Dr) BDS (Medunsa) |
Lecturer/Registrar | Makwakwa LN (Dr), B Dent Ther (Medunsa), BDS (Medunsa), PG Dip Dent (UWC), MPH (UL) |
Development Dentist | Mukhari-Baloyi NA (Dr), BDS (UL), Adv Dip in Comm Dent ( (UL) |
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ORAL HEALTH
ORAL HEALTH | |
Staff members- Full Time | |
Lecturer/Assistant Director (Oral Hygiene) | *Sedibe GA (Ms), B Oral Hyg, Adv Dip(Comm Dent) (Medunsa), ND HR Management (Unisa), PGD Tert Ed (Unisa) |
Lecturer/ Oral Hygienist Gr 2 | Motsepe Morule N (Ms), Dip OH (Medunsa), Adv Dip (Comm Dent) (UL), PGC HE (Pret) |
Lecturer/ Oral Hygienist Gr 1 | Malaka TG (Mr), Dip OH (UL) |
Part Time | |
Sessional Oral Hygienist | Musekene E (Ms), Dip OH (UP) |
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PERIODONTOLOGY AND ORAL MEDICINE
PERIODONTOLOGY AND ORAL MEDICINE | |
Oral Medicine is another specialized field in Dentistry. Oral Medicine deals with the prevention, diagnosis and management of a range of oral diseases and conditions. The specialist in Oral Medicine works closely with colleagues in other specialized medical and dental disciplines as part of interdisciplinary case management. | |
Prof L Feller | DMD (HEB.Uni, Jerusalem), M Dent (Oral Med & Perio) (Wits) |
Staff members- Full Time | |
Professor/ Head Clinical Department | *Feller L (Prof), DMD (HEB.Uni, Jerusalem), M Dent (Oral Med & Perio) (Wits) |
Associate Professor/ Head Clinical Unit | Wood NH (Associate Prof), BChD(UP), DipOdont(MFP)(UP), MDent (Oral Med and Perio)(UL) |
Associate Professor/ Dental Specialist | Khammissa RAG (Associate Prof), BChD (Pret), PDD(Orth) (Stell), MSc(Dent) (Wits), MDent (Oral Med and Perio) |
Lecturer/ Dentist Gr 2 | Kekana TD (Dr), BDS (Medunsa) |
Lecturer/Registrar | Chandran R (Dr), BDS (MGR Med Univ, Chennai), MSc Dent (UWC), MSc Dent (Wits) |
Lecturer/Registrar | Masilana AI (Dr), BDS (Medunsa) |
Developmental dentist | Tladinyane T (Dr), BSc(Medunsa), BDS(Medunsa) |
Part Time | |
Session Specialist | Jadwat Y (Dr), BDS (Medunsa), M Dent(Perio & Oral Med) (UL) |
Session Specialist | Fourie J (Dr), BChD (Pret), MChD (Oral Med and Perio) (UP) |
Session Specialist | Siebold A (Dr), BChD(UP), MChD(Oral Med and Perio)(UP) |
Session Dentist | Mistry, H (Dr), BDS(UL) |
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