Noma (Cancrum Oris) is a destructive and disfiguring disease that affects the tissues of the mouth and face. This disease has affinity for children who are not eating well, live in poor communities, have low body immunity, and do not take care of their mouth very well. However, this diseaseContinue Reading
There has been an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Germany, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Uganda, Netherlands, USA, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Kenya, and South Africa. Equatorial Guinea is still reeling under the burden of an outbreak. MVD is a severe fever that causes serious bleedingContinue Reading
Remember the Oxford University’s Malaria Vaccine (the R21/Matrix-M vaccine) that Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority approved for use in children aged 5-36 months last week? Nigeria has just become the second nation to approve it for use. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) communicated theContinue Reading
Dental therapists are primary oral healthcare professionals who are trained and licensed to perform basic clinical, educational, and therapeutic services to patients, including children and young adults. As members of the dental team, dental therapists in several countries work at different levels of the healthcare system but primarily in settingsContinue Reading
Halitosis is an offensive odour emanating from the mouth whose effects are so devastating on the social and psychological state of individuals. Over 50% of the world population is claimed to have halitosis and it is the third commonest complaint patients present to the dental clinic. The objective of thisContinue Reading
As India overtakes China as the most populous country in the world, should we consider this a good trophy for the nation? Population explosion has implications. There are implications for the health care system. There are implications for the environment. There are implications for food security. There are implications forContinue Reading
Yesterday, Ghana became the first country to approve the Oxford University’s Malaria Vaccine (the R21/Matrix-M vaccine) for use. This is a laudable move because no African country has ever been the first to approve a major vaccine before their rich counterparts. The vaccine is cleared by the Ghana’s Food andContinue Reading
Malaria is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to man Malaria kills one person every 20-30 seconds! Malaria killed many people in Britain, Italy, and Egypt before science could find a way around it Malaria gave serious trouble to colonialists that were attempted to colonise or explore America andContinue Reading
Malaria is a severe infectious disease that is caused by a small parasite called ‘plasmodium’. Plasmodia are transmitted to man through the bites of a female mosquito called ‘anopheles’. Malaria often leads to death if left untreated or not properly treated. Malaria is a major public health problem in the areasContinue Reading
In a dental clinic setting, patients’ saliva mixed with crevicular fluid, oral deposits, blood, and pus is often splattered and aerosolized. These aerosolized and splattered materials often contain potentially infectious microbes and they cause transmissible diseases. Thus, during dental treatment, both patients and dental health care personnel (DHCP) may beContinue Reading