Community Dentistry

The Department of Community Dentistry is part of the School of Oral Health Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Its publications centre on oral health equity, access to oral health services and prevention, with attention to oral health knowledge, quality of life among people living with HIV, and challenges in service delivery. Further work examines the role of community health workers and mobile health tools in extending care.

Related themes include special needs populations, including people with Down syndrome, and the integration of oral health into primary care. The research is focused on South Africa and the wider Southern and East African region, and includes mixed methods evaluation of community oriented and policy relevant questions.