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Browsing Community Dentistry by Type "Postprint Article"
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Adolescents' sense of coherence and smoking as longitudinal predictors of self-reported gingivitis (Blackwell, 2008)OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the influence of sense of coherence (SOC), a personal stress-coping resource, and smoking on the self-reported gingival health of a cohort of rural black South African adolescents. ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2015-10)INTRODUCTION : Cigarette prices have almost doubled in South Africa within the past decade due to pricing/taxation policies. Little is known about the equity impact of these price increases in concert with other tobacco ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2013)Much of the research used to support the ratification of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was conducted in high-income countries or in highly controlled environments. Therefore, for the global tobacco ...
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(Wiley, 2014-08)OBJECTIVES : Knowledge of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a competency that is expected from receiving training in the treatment for tobacco dependence. This study therefore assessed the knowledge of dental students ...
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(Elsevier, 2007-09)This study investigated the association between household member’s (HHM) smoking or secondhand smoke exposure and caries, using a cross-sectional sample of adolescents who had both dental examination and data on HHM smoking ...
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(2012-04)OBJECTIVES: In view of concerns expressed by South African local authorities the aim of this study was to develop a model to determine whether water fluoridation is economically viable to reduce dental caries in South ...
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A retrospective view on the viability of water fluoridation in South Africa to prevent dental caries (Wiley, 2012-10)OBJECTIVES: Despite a Commission of Inquiry into water fluoridation recommending the fluoridation of public water supplies to the optimal fluoride concentration of 0.7 ppm, as well as regulations for the introduction of ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014-05)Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) has been associated with several adverse health effects including increased risk of lung cancer, heart disease and also asthma in children. Hence, the WHO's Framework Convention ...
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