SADA Virtual Congress and Exhibition Report

The SADA Dental & Oral Health VIRTUAL Congress and Exhibition took place on Friday, 27 August 2021, until Sunday, 29 August 2021, its one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic

SADA Dental & Oral Health Virtual Congress and Exhibition

The association has finally reached the much-awaited month of the SADA Dental & Oral Health Virtual Congress and Exhibition. The congress will run from the 27th-29th August 2021 and the theme is “Back to the Future: Excellence in Dentistry”. This is the first time that SADA is venturing into this method of hosting the congress and we are very excited about it. The finer details can be found on the SADA congress website which is https://sadacongress.co.za/. Members and potential members of the association are strongly encouraged to be part of history by registeringfor the event

Best Wishes! - to SMU from SADA and the SADJ

A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage.  Birthdays are very significant in people’s lives because they signify growth and maturity. Many religions celebrate the birth of their founders or religious figures with special holidays (i.e., Christmas, Mawlid, Buddha's Birthday, and Krishna Janmashtami). In the academic space “Birthdays” can be celebrated with, amongst many forms, a Festschrift

The accuracy of various radiographic modalities for implant therapy

To investigate the dimensional accuracy of radiographic techniques utilized during implant therapy. Six dried human skulls were used to compare three dimensions in ten anatomical segments. Linear distances in-between metallic markers were measured and compared physically, and virtually on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) volumes, panoramic (PAN) and periapical (PA) radiographs. The angular distances along the curved arches of both jaws (connecting the upper metallic markers) were measured using cords. One-way ANOVA (p-value < 0.05) tests were executed to statistically analyze the mean differences between physical and virtual distances measured. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to analyze the level of consistency of observers. Statistically significant overall mean difference of all distances comparing physical and radiographic (CBCT, PAN, and PA), with the CBCT showed the least overall submillimeter discrepancy in the maxilla (M.D= -0.638 mm, SD= 0.203) and mandible (M.D=0.326mm, SD=0.23). Overestimations exceeding a millimeter were found in maxilla (M.D=2.229mm, SD=0.856) and mandible (M.D =3.832mm, SD=1.272) of measurements performed on panoramic radiographs. Periapical radiographs exhibited an overall mean maxillary underestimation of -3.707mm, (SD=1.31) and mandibular mean overestimation of 1.849 mm (SD=0.875). CBCT demonstrated a superior submillimeter overall accuracy in comparison to periapical and panoramic radiographs. While PAN and PA presented with individual dimension precision (submillimeter difference), the overall mean of difference for these modalities was inferior when compared with CBCT. CBCT showed superior dimensional stability and thus it is recommended during implant planning phase

Relative Value Units (RVU)

VU’s are a means of measuring the complexity of dental procedures in terms of the experience, judgement, skill, effort and risk involved in performing the procedure as well as the time taken to complete the procedure. These values are the culmination of a 3-year study undertaken by SADA in conjunction with its consultants Deloitte, in order to provide to enable practitioners using the DCalc Tool to accurately and fairly calculate their fees for procedures. The RVU values published are indicative of an average value calculated from a representative sample of a size determined to be statistically relevant for the professio

Edward Angle (1855 to 1930) ... the father of modern Orthodontics

A man of considerable complexity, Edward Angle combined a fierce determination to achieve perfection with an uncompromising demand that all those around him should also be imbued with the same commitment. It was a combination that enabled Angle to become an icon in Dentistry, for he is widely regarded as the father of modern Orthodontics and his concepts and appliances still provide the foundation for much of the discipline today. He was born in Herrick, Pennsylvania on June 1st 1855. Abandoning the option to continue the family tradition of farming, the young Angle apprenticed himself to a dentist, then enrolled as a student in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. He developed an abiding interest in the challenges of malocclusion and became known for his innovative views on corrective treatment. Appointed as teacher in Orthodontics at St Louis and Washington Universities where the subject was a minor component of the Department of Prosthetics, he became convinced that the discipline warranted separate educational facilities. That became a lifelong objective and indeed resulted in the first institution devoted exclusively to the teaching of Orthodontics... recognised by the State of California in 1924 and designated as The Edward H Angle College of Orthodontia

Reference to the index of the correspondence, accounts and photographs of the Tasmanian South African Returned Soldiers Association

Minutes of Benevolent Fund 1945-1954 Including lists of subscribers Minutes 15 Feb. 1952 -10 Oct. 1963 Includes Benevolent Fund, social reunions, wreaths, etc. At the last meeting affairs were handed over to the Northern Branch to be administered by that branch as State Branch - Minutes: Northern Branch/State 27 Feb. 1948 -8 Feb. 1970 Branch formed 27 1948. From 1963 it took over tha affairs of the State Association. at the last meeting in 1970 it was resolved that: "we continue as an association but all social activities be dropped". News clippings at back of volume. Correspondence -re-unions (Northern) 1948 -1962 Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to re-unions of the T.S.A.R.S.A. (Northern Branch), mainly addressed to T.P. Drake and P. J. Fleming including letters from Col. Burford Sampson (1882-1959). Correspondence -re-unions (Hobart) 1957 -1959 Correspondence relating to Hobart re-unions of T.S.A.R.S.A. - Annual Reports 1946, 1948, 1957-1961 - Photograph album of scenes and people taken in South Africa during the Boer. - Third Australian Light Horse Reunion 1958-9. - Stanley H. Drake letters from father 27 Oct. 1914. - "A Tasmanian's participation in the 'Forgotten War' (The Boer War)" 1983 Reg. A. Watso

Citizenship, Community Participation and Social Change: The Case of Area Coordinating Teams in Cape Town, South Africa

Social change does not roll in under the wheels of inevitability On the contrary; we have to organize for it, mobilize for it, struggle for it and indeed, plan for it. This is especially so in a country such as South Africa, where centuries of colonial-cum-apartheid thought and practices have led planning bureaucracies to create and perpetuate socioeconomic patterns of uneven development and neglect. Amidst the geographies of largely "white" affluence, fear and collective "othering", those others, i.e. predominantly "black", unemployed, homeless, destitute, angry and alienated, are increasingly demanding their basic rights, rights that are enshrined in the post-apartheid Constitution (RSA 1995). One of the many structures that have been created in order to make available constitutionally guaranteed opportunities for participation in governance has been Areas Coordinating Teams (ACTs), established in the late 1990s as a vehicle through which government agencies could engage local communities in development planning. The ACTs were established in order to encourage consensus among politicians, bureaucrats and communities with regard to specific planning issues such as housing, health care and overall infrastructure at grassroots level. This article addresses the question of whether the ACTs, as spaces for participation in development planning available to the local communities of Cape Town, do indeed contribute towards grassroots- oriented, bottom-up programmers in post-apartheid South Africa. It draws on two complementary studies. The first consists of informal interviews with councilors and officials. In these interviews, the politicians and the bureaucrats expressed their views and understanding of ACTs. The second study was based on a structured questionnaire directed at community-based organizations (CBOs) attending the ACTs initiated/coordinated meetings. My focus here is on the relationships between the official, "invited" spaces of the ACTs and other spaces within the community and on the relationships that officials and elected representatives have with these spaces, in order to assess their potential for democratizing the development planning process.International Bibliography of Social Science

White football in South Africa: empire, apartheid and change, 1892-1977

This essay traces the development, domination and decline of white football in South Africa. It suggests that white football was more significant and popular than generally acknowledged and was at the forefront of globalizing football in the early twentieth century. In order to better understand the broader history of twentieth-century South African football, a more detailed examination of the organized white game at the national and international levels is necessary. This historical analysis of elite white football draws from the archives of the Football Association of South Africa. The analysis underscores the important role of white football authorities in the contestation of power and identity in the game in South Africa and abroad. In the first period under consideration (1892-1940s), local football authorities challenged the dominant sports within South Africa. This period was followed in the 1950s by the challenges of professionalism and anti-apartheid organizations. In the final phase (1967-77), officials experimented with football on 'multi-national' and multi-racial lines - a failed reform that led to the demise of white football

The role of quantity surveyors in public–private partnerships in South Africa

Background: Quantity surveyors play an important role in providing cost and contractual advice in the built environment. This article seeks to investigate the current extent of their involvement in public–private partnerships (PPPs) in South Africa. Aim: The study intends to establish factors that influence quantity surveyors’ participation in PPPs. Methodology: A mixed-methods research approach was followed by firstly conducting a survey amongst South African quantity surveyors in order to determine their level of participation in PPPs. For triangulation purposes, a case study was also conducted. Results: The results of the research show that, although quantity surveyors have the corresponding skills and competencies required in a PPP project, their current involvement in PPPs in South Africa is limited and that there is a greater role they can play in future. Conclusion: Quantity surveyors are uniquely positioned to play a bigger role in the implementation of PPPs in South Africa