Dentists are waiting...

Pica Disorders: Are Dentists Aware

Good Things Are Worth Waiting For

The diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis has historically relied, and continues to rely, upon stool examination using the modified Kato technique. Efforts to replace the Kato-Katz method by determination of circulating antigens go back half a century, but success has been elusive despite Gold and others showing (in experimental animals) that antigen concentrations and worm burdens are indeed...

Status epilepticus: For what are we waiting?

Detecting child abuse and neglect--are dentists doing enough?

Dental health professionals continue to under-report child abuse, despite growing awareness of their potential role in detecting this crime. This article presents an overview of child abuse and neglect and outlines the indicators that may alert dental professionals to possible maltreatment of child patients. Documentation protocols are also provided to aid in reporting child abuse identified in...

More doctors and dentists are needed in South Africa.

BACKGROUND. An aim of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) project 'Strengthening Academic Medicine and Specialist Training' was to research the number and needs of specialists and subspecialists within South Africa. METHODS. Data were collected from several sources: Deans of the 8 Faculties of Health Sciences and the Presidents of the 27 constituent Colleges of the CMSA completed a ...