Category: Dental Care

Dental Public Health Professional Development The importance of aligning education with career choice cannot be underestimated. Given the importance of passion for work, it seems much easier to develop passion by being successful and being a good person. Choosing a career that you enjoy can ultimately focus your attention on pursuing your career path. While…

Dental Health Care Professionals Work During Covid-19 Pandemic Health care workers are at the greatest risk  they can encounter diseases and infections daily and typically work in close proximity to one another and their patients. Many are already under quarantine because of exposure to the virus. Need of the hour is to prevent certain…

Clinical Knowledge, Communication Skills And Ethics As The Fundamentals Of Dental Professionalism A profession is defined as a vocation with a body of knowledge and skills put into service for the good of others; the welfare of society (Van Mook et al., 2009). Medicine and dentistry are recognized by the public as the archetype of…

Eco-friendly Dentistry Peculiarities: Barriers And Benefits Dentistry is going Green? There are a number of eco-friendly disruptions brought on by socially minded groups that are happening in dentistry that are highlighting my dental practices competitive vulnerabilities, while at the same time representing opportunities to turn those vulnerabilities into sustainable competitive advantages for many years to…

The Main Reasons Of Poor Dental Care In Australia The aging population has significantly escalated in Australia thus increasing the number of senior citizens in the residential facilities. According to Hibbert et al., (2019, p.01) most of these elderlies have dementia therefore, most of the residence are faced with challenges associated with this degenerative disease.…

Reasons And Solutions Of Elders Dental Care Absence In an era where technological advancements in medicine are rapidly growing, one may think that more people are receiving better healthcare. However, this is not the case since access to adequate healthcare is limited for many, especially the older generation. This is seen particularly in dental care,…

Nigerian Oral Hygiene Struggle and Sustainable Solutions Nigeria is struggling with many health, infrastructural, economic and political challenges. But the most challenging of these issues is that major issues seem to be treated as minor issues and minor issues seem to be treated as major issues. As nationals and dental professionals that should uphold health…

Prevention of Transmission of Hepatitis in Dental Practice The oral cavity is increasingly becoming recognised as a window to general health. Hepatitis is a heterogeneous inflammatory liver disease which manifests in the oral cavity and has important implications in the dental setting. Dentists and oral health workers must be aware of the full spectrum of…