General Dental Practice

The Department of General Dental Practice is part of the School of Oral Health Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Its research centres on dental education, particularly the design, structure and management of dental materials courses, and on how foundational sciences are integrated into clinical training. Related work examines student engagement and curriculum evaluation, alongside scholarship on bioethics and the ethical dimensions of biomedical innovation.

The department's publications connect clinical dentistry, pedagogy and ethical inquiry, with an emphasis on reflective and responsible practice. The available publication data does not indicate a specific country focus for this research.