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WORLD DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETOLOGY CONGRESS
DENTISTRY AND ORAL HEALTH
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International Conference on
Joint Event on
Archives of General Internal Medicine
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ISSN: 2591-7951
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Volume 2
Sandile Cyril Nxumalo, Arch Gen Intern Med 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7951-C2-004
RE-INTRODUCING DENTAL THERAPY: A
SWIFT SHIFT TOWARDS AFFORDABLE,
PREVENTATIVE AND CURATIVE
DENTISTRY
T
he aim of this lecture is to highlight the importance of dental therapy in
the dental team in preventative/curative approach especially in developing
countries. Research has found that primary dentistry is becoming more and
more relevant, more so in developing countries where cosmetic dentistry at a
later stage might be deemed unaffordable to a few. This especially true since
more health insurance funders are becomingmore conservative in their funding
too. Dental therapy was introduced initially in New Zealand in the 1920’s. The
aim of this rather fundamental mid-level profession was to pro-actively tackle
oral health issues from primary care perspective, thus preventing millions of
people from losing their teeth - translating to expensive cosmetic dental care.
This approach has proved to be more successful with lesser cases progressing
to the tertiary stages of treatment including dentures, root canal therapy, crown
and bridge work, etc. It has also given much time for dentists to focus on what
they are good at...specialised dentistry. Since its inception, the lecture will
investigate the scope of practice, curriculum templates, success/failures and
the future of dental therapy, not only in Africa but across the globe.
Biography
Sandile Cyril Nxumalo has begun his illustrious den-
tal career in Klerksdorp, North-West province, hav-
ing qualified at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, SA
in 2000. He opened his chain of private practices,
Dent O Morphosis Inc. in Durban, 2000. From 2009
till 2012 he, pursued lecturing at the Durban Univer-
sity of Technology (DUT), prior to taking on the role
of coordinating the dental assisting programme.
He is also serving as the Deputy-Chairperson for
the same Dental Assisting Advisory Board. He has
held many leadership positions during his profes-
sional career, most notably with the South African
Dental Therapy Association (SADTA), where he has
served as both the Chairperson and Deputy Chair,
as well as the Head of Education and Development
sector. He is currently the Treasurer-General for
same.
nxumalo.sc@gmail.comSandile Cyril Nxumalo
South African Dental Therapy Association
(SADTA), South Africa