Papers by Pusetso Moipolai
South African Dental Journal, Jan 17, 2022
Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common causes of shoulder pain and dysfunction seen by ort... more Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common causes of shoulder pain and dysfunction seen by orthopaedic surgeons. Although rotator cuff repair (RCR) has been shown to provide optimal outcomes, retear rates average roughly 60% and have been reported to exceed 90%. Retear after RCR is especially prevalent in patients with large, multitendon tears with poor tissue quality. Allograft augmentation of RCR may reinforce anatomically reparable tears, particularly in patients with poor tissue quality. Although various techniques of patch augmented RCR have been described, the procedure remains challenging. This Technical Note describes RCR augmented with acellular dermal allograft using the CuffMend system (Arthrex Inc, Naples, FL), which significantly decreases surgeon demand and helps avoid the pitfalls common with this procedure.
South African Dental Journal, 2021
Previous studies indicate that the delivery of the compulsory community service (CS) programme wa... more Previous studies indicate that the delivery of the compulsory community service (CS) programme was far from the intended objectives. It is plausible that the intended vision of the programme for the young graduates to“…develop skills, acquire knowledge, behaviour patterns and critical thinking that would help in their professional development and future careers.” may not be realizable. This study evaluated the extent to which CS programme nenabled CS dentists to develop clinical skills. A national cross-sectional study was undertaken on CS dentists. Adapted visual analogue scale (VAS) assessed the frequency of work performed and levels of skills or competency acquired. A total of 217/235 dentists participated, (response rate of 92.34%). The clinical work undertaken and skills/competence acquired were positively correlated; [Mean (SD)= 1.10 (0.326), 1.10 (0.359); r =0.945, p=<0.000, n = 217] respectively. This finding validates the associated loss of skills and competence because ...
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2003
South African Dental Journal, Jan 2, 2020
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2003
An illuminative evaluation of the final year prosthodontic component of the Oral Health Science c... more An illuminative evaluation of the final year prosthodontic component of the Oral Health Science curriculum (OHSC 501 Component 1) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa was conducted. This evaluation method was employed to illustrate how an evaluation strategy was used to assess classroom practices following institutional curriculum reform. The aim was to use a qualitative evaluation process to assess the impact of the curriculum change at classroom level and to evaluate how a department had reformed its‟ teaching and learning strategies within the hybrid problem based learning curriculum that had been implemented. Additionally, it was to evaluate how this curriculum operated in its own terms. From July through October 2007 small group teaching involving problem based learning, led by two faculty from the department of prosthodontics were observed. Six two hour long small group sessions (equivalent to twelve forty minute lessons), were observed and they r...
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Papers by Pusetso Moipolai