Research conducted in the School spans eight different Dental Departments. It is aimed at stimulating, informing and educating the dental profession and the community by means of appropriate, pioneering, evidence-based and relevant research. The researchers are involved in multi-disciplinary projects aiming at improving clinical practice and the development of effective and efficient oral health care delivery system in South Africa.

The School’s research outputs focus on the following:

• Research in the field of Oral Epidemiology, Health systems and Health Services , Quality of life and Tobacco control.
• Maxilla-facial and Oral surgery;
• Practice management strategies and development, implementation and evaluation of a teaching curriculum in dentistry;
• Clinical and laboratory research on dental materials;
• Oral Carcinoma, HIV AIDS, Forensic Dentistry and Comparative Oral Pathology;
• Orthodontic research;
• Tissue engineering research in the field of Periodontics;
• Research in the field of Prosthodontics.

Research Coordinator - Prof Leanne Sykes

tel 012 319 2683 or send email