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This site has been designed as a pilot communications system to improve interaction between all dental therapists both nationally and internationally as well as to facillitate better interaction between stakeholders and professional organs in Dentistry.
DENTHASA HAS A FACEBOOK SITE FOR AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE CONTACR DESIREE FOR ASSISTANCE WITH FREE FACEBOOK REGISTRATION : desireejanice@gmail.com - look for dental therapy association of sa on facebook www.facebook.com - a site dedicated only to dental therapists from all around the world. see you there...
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Visit the site often to keep abreast with changes and developments in the profession
Kindly send memos / other important messages , concerns and suggestions to info@denticaresa.co.za
Kind regards and best of wishes for the year ahead - may you be blessed and prosper!
Lesley Naidoo
NATIONAL PRESIDENT : MR LESLEY SEBASTIAN NAIDOO
EMAIL : lesley@denticaresa.co.za
Mcdonald = mcdvusi@yahoo.com Vice- President
GENERAL SECRETARY : John LeRoux
EMAIL : john@novadental.co.za
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY : MILLICENT SHAI
EMAIL: motsei@absamail.co.za
Mr Mex Mopenyane = ndimex@yahoo.com HEAD Public Sector Gauteng
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE OF DENTHASA
Lesley lesley@denticaresa.co.za National president KZN
Millicent Shai motsei@absamail.co.za Marketing NorthWest John = john@novadental.co.za General Secretary Gauteng
Percy Ngwenya = ngwenyadent@webmail.co.za Treasurer North West
Muthuphei = muthuphei@telkomsa.net HEAD Education and Development North west
Nkanyani = langu@mweb.co.za HEAD Private sector Limpopo
William Matsomela = 0731622091 Vice-General Secretary Gauteng
LETS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE ... TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE ....
Change is surely gaining momentum within DENTHASA. Our structures and leaders are beginning to realize their role in fulfilling organizational objectives. We are going through difficult macroeconomic times. Injustices and discrimination within the dental profession would certainly highlight these crises and many are beginning to realize that something urgent must be done to bring about freedoms and justice that the profession deserves. Dental therapists are becoming intolerant of the negative oppression and suppressive forces that undermine the profession. As the executive continues to strive in maintaining the organization, we are faced with many internal shortcomings, most of these stem from the most basic fundamental, you! Each dental therapist must bring their shoulders to the task and stand together in the struggle to gain our sovereignity in the dental profession. Many dental therapists have become complacent and some obliterated by professional wars with many casualties. Denthasa has heard your concerns and the unjust behavior of medical scheme administrators, benefit structures and professional discrimination in the work environment and is planning to take these issues to the next level. We require every practitioner to support our initiatives in protecting the profession from bias and discrimination. It is truly unbelievable that we face this colonial monster in our democracy. It is time to put an end to fee inequality, remuneration inequity and besiege of the profession by certain entities. I urge you to take an active role within the association by joining as a member, participating in all activities designed to empower you as a dental therapist and above all holding high the banner of the dental therapy profession with pride and dignity.
Lesley lesley@denticaresa.co.za KZN / eastern cape
Mcdonald = mcdvusi@yahoo.com Limpopo / free state
Millicent Shai motsei@absamail.co.za North West John = john@novadental.co.za Gauteng
Mex = ndimex@yahoo.com Gauteng
Muthuphei = muthuphei@telkomsa.net North west
Nkanyani = langu@mweb.co.za Limpopo
You should receive an invite by post / email / cell
DENTHASA ON THE WEB
www.denthasa.zoomshare.com
Website in development
ensure you check this site for regular updates and stay abreast with development of the profession.
Denthasa is planning a cpd day, conference and AGM.
Denthasa appeals to those with leadership and management skills who are committed to bringing about a change in the profession to begin to rise to the challenges that face us all. Ensure that you attend all Denthasa activities in your province you are the key to change!!!
SP NET
Denthasa holds a 5% share of SP net as part of our endeavors in creating strategic partnerships with identified role-players in meeting the overall objectives of the association.
INDEMNITY COVER
According to new legislation, all health practitioners; independent, private and public service dental therapists self- employed or employed by another party would require by law professional indemnity cover.
Denthasa had approached DPL (dental protection limited) to directly provide this essential cover for all members however DPL continues to do business with SADA who receives a commission for every practitioner that joins DPL. Any South African dental therapist wanting DPL must go via SADA as they are the sole DPL designated facilitators for the dental profession in SA.
DENTHASA has sourced other reputable and competitive insurers providing identical cover. We have met with and negotiated cover for dental therapists for professional protection up to R5Million with a retrograde cover for the past three years at exceptionally competitive annual rates. These are underwritten by Lloyds of London and the executive is certain that members would be receiving valuable cover at competitive rates.
DENTHASA JOURNAL
The development of the journal has been a tremendous success for Denthasa. It is the epitome of our contribution to the dental fraternity. This however comes with a myriad of business and funding strains in making the journal a self sustainable endeavor. The total cost of the journal is borne by the publisher who derives income for the publications from advertisers. The dental market spends millions of rand in marketing and advertising; however there have been companies that explicitly avoid advertising or supporting our journal or our organization itself. These companies have intimate relationships with SADA and other associations and it appears that there may be negative influences that impact of marketing and professional support decision-making. Although I would like to gladly publish the names of these companies for your information, I would rather ask you to support those advertisers that support our profession. Should you find that a company that you loyally support refuses to participate in our professional activities, Denthasa requests that you notify your branch or our head of marketing and publicity : Millicent Shai
DENTHASA RECOMMENDATIONS
The president on behalf of Denthasa has made recommendations to the HPCSA for the change of the current structure of the degree of dental therapy and the scope of the profession. This document has reached council and decisions are forthcoming.
PRESCRIPTIONS
Many practitioners have called regarding prescriptions The HPCSA has authorized prescribing powers to all dental therapists. Should you experience any problems with this matter or require further clarity kindly contact the board manager Mrs Alta Pieters on 012 3389380 or email : altap@hpcsa.co.za
Should you have any questions and issues that pertain to a professional matter contact the above person for assistance.
DATABASE
DENTHASA is in the process of updating our database kindly ensure that you fill out the attached membership form with all your current details in order that we may contact you appropriately kindly insert your email address.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership and member contributions are vital in order to continue the work that DENTHASA has begun. We need every dental therapist to play an active role and support the association by being a paid up member. Denthasa membership costs R650 per annum and your contributions are tax deductible DENTHASA is a section 21 non profit company. Members would receive a free copy of the journal by post and many other value added benefits reserved for members only. SUMMARY OF DENTHASA NATIONAL CONGRESS MARCH 2008
It was held from the 6th up to the 8th of March 2008 at St Georges Hotel in Kempton Park, Gauteng Province. This Congress carried 8CPD points.
Organising Committee
Thabo Mmethi the then General Secretary of Denthasa from North West Province
Millicent Shai - Publicity Secretary of Denthasa from the North West Province
Mex Madimetja Head of Public Sector from Gauteng
Nonhlanhla Ngobe co-opted member of Denthasa from Gauteng
William Matsomela co-opted then but now newly elected deputy General Secretary from Gauteng
Ken Roe Dental Trader from DentoMed, Gauteng
Friday the 6th Registration and Welcome in the evening (18H00 to 21H00)
Saturday the 7th Registration continued from 08H00 to 08H45.
Thereafter had the Presidential Welcome by our president, Mr. Lesley Naidoo.
This was followed by the scientific session where we had 5 speakers up to 16H30, with breaks for teas and lunch. In the evening we had a Gala Dinner starting from 18H00 with Ms Vidia Amrit as the Master of Ceremonies. It was the first of its kind and very exciting where there was entertainment galore!
DENTHASA celebrated its 30th birthday with the cutting of a cake.
The following people received awards:
1. Honorary Life Membership Awards: Mr Timmy Msiza
Mr Conrad Modise
Mr Ken Roe
2. Distinguished Merit Award & Floating trophy for Exemplary Service by a female Dental Therapist to the organization: Denthasa in 2007, 2008 (sponsored by Sirona): Millicent Shai
3. Distinguished Merit Award & Floating trophy for Exemplary Service by a male Dental Therapist to the organization: Denthasa in 2007, 2008 (sponsored by 3M): Mr Lesley Naidoo
4. Denthasa Merit Award & Floating trophy for Distinguished and Exemplary Service rendered to Denthasa in 2008 (sponsored by Nova Dental Suppliers): Mr Joseph Shai
The new quarterly journal was officially launched at this function by the Publishers, UPDATE : Mrs Maria Philippou and assistant Ms Wendy Odendaal. All the delegates present received a copy of the journal. Dinner and more entertainment followed until the early hours of the morning.
On Sunday we had 2 speakers on the scientific program followed by the AGM.
Issues pertaining to dental therapists in public and private sector were discussed.
Elections were held for a new EXCO and the following members were elected:
President Lesley Naidoo re-elected
Vice President Mcdonald Sibuyi
General Secretary Thabo Mmethi re-elected / resigned / new appointment Mr John Le Roux
Deputy Gen Sec William Matsomela
Treasurer - Percy Ngwenya
Marketing & Publicity Secretary Millicent Shai re-elected
Head of Public Sector Mex Madimetja re-elected
Head of Private Sector Emmanuel Nkanyani
Head of Education and Development Watson Muthuphei
After the AGM there were two Hands-On Sessions for additional 4CPD points, namely:
1. Bonded Fibre Composite Resin Restorations by Dr Klaas Visser
2. Instrumentation, the Anatomy of Blade and Hand Sharpening Techniques by Ken Foulston.
The Congress was thereafter declared closed.
The event was recorded on DVD should you wish to purchase a copy of the DVD set comprising of approx. 5 DVDs contact Mr. Madimetja Maponyane cell : 0760389367 / 0845509494 / email : ndimex@yahoo.com
Cost of the full DVD set R 400 proceeds to Denthasa.
Contact information :
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE OF DENTHASA
Lesley lesley@denticaresa.co.za NATIONAL president KZN
Mcdonald = mcdvusi@yahoo.com Vice- President Limpopo
Millicent Shai motsei@absamail.co.za marketing North West John = john@novadental.co.za General Secretary GautengPercy Ngwenya = ngwenyadent@webmail.co.za Treasurer North West
Mex = ndimex@yahoo.com HEAD Public Sector Gauteng
Muthuphei = muthuphei@telkomsa.net HEAD Education and Development North west
Nkanyani = langu@mweb.co.za HEAD Private sector Limpopo
William Matsomela = 0731622091 Vice-General Secretary Gauteng
PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS 2008 TARIFF - NHRPL LINK CLICK TO DOWNLOAD 2008 TARIFF GUIDE
STRATEGIC PLAN DOCUMENTS - CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS
1. ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - A WAY FORWARD FOR DENTASA NATIONALLY - 2006
2. PROPOSAL 2 - SADTA - FOR EFFECTIVE CHANGE - PROFESSIONAL NAME AND IMAGE FOR DENTASA 2005
3. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP - DENTASA-
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DENTASA BANKING DETAIL
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This year holds many promises for the profession of Dental Therapy in South Africa. The development, education and mobilization of the profession is the precedence in all our national activities. As part of steering an ailing association and redirecting efforts, energies, misconceptions and uncertainties is the express belief of every Dental Therapist to conceive hope and admiration in a profession that truly delivers first world preventative medicine in Dentistry.
The World Health Organisation has embraced the principles of primary healthcare and preventative medicine throughout the world. Human resources for health in developing and developed countries are re-evaluating their prescribed doctrines of health, training and development. South Africa is no stranger to the overwhelming health crises that plagues nations. Where tertiary and advanced forms of medicine has been the historical focus of nations across the world, with great emphases on curative based health service delivery, preventative medicine and prevention has produced results that are cost effective and have greater health outcomes.
As part of this magnanimous effort in the world, dentistry shares a small but significant part of the effort to boost prevention of diseases. The principle of prevention Prevention being better than Cure holds fast the fundamental belief that healthcare must concentrate on cause rather than effect.
The dubious reality in health is the vast disparity between public and private funded systems of healthcare. Both systems are indispensable components of service delivery in a multifarious society. The authentic reality however proves to prescribe various motives for healthcare and service delivery. One may find that the prominent feature of private healthcare is cost and moreover cost. In the public sector the bare essential form of care is afforded to society and efficiency takes precedence.
The cost factor of health is a bona fide and ever present nudge in every persons lives. Where public services focus on the optimisation of health budgets, the private sector would base most of their services on curative and costly outcomes where health expenditure relates to capitalistic profits. Although this may seem a crude statement in health it relates to evident claim patterns that many medical scheme administrators would declare.
In Dentistry for example, the cost of restoring a tooth that has been fractured or decayed by means of a direct filling is less than the cost of restoring the same tooth with a crown or prefabricated onlay. A dentist may choose to prescribe a crown and may clinically justify this treatment yet the cost factor is about 10 times more than a complex restoration. In the public sector a practitioner would do the most to cost effectively resolve the tooth problem, yet in the private sector a practitioner often decides to perform that treatment that is most profitable. The cost to educate and thereby prevent such an occurrence in dentistry is much more cost effective.
Managed health outcomes are increasingly pointing to preventative and minimal invasive forms of dentistry, such as provision of benefits for restorations and not covering specialised and advanced forms of dentistry. This again relates to focuses on preventative medicine and a shift away from curative, tertiary forms of healthcare.
Government must realise the value of Dental Therapy in South Africa both in the public and private sectors of dentistry. Dental Therapy undeniably fulfils the role of primary and secondary essential services in dentistry throughout the country cost effectively and efficiently and forms a 100% strategic fit with the basic minimum package of services in dentistry prescribed by the minister of health.
I would like to encourage every Dental Therapist to endeavour in the struggle to overcome political waves of doubt and despair poised by curative focused service providers and organisations that would obviate such opposition in the ultimate struggle between prevention and cure.
The South African Dental Therapy Association thus supports the South African government in its efforts to curb oral disease profiles amongst South Africans through prevention and primary healthcare.
Lesley Sebastian Naidoo
President
South African Dental Therapy Association
www.dentasa.zoomshare.com
CPD - CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - TRAINING IS NOW MANDATORY FOR ALL DENTAL THERAPISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA - HPCSA. 1/1/2007
Here are some pics of the recent courses held :
Thanks to Mr Enver Archari of Private Wealth - Old Mutual for hosting the KZN training
busy with the fibre reinforced lecture
hands on training ...
Dr Klaas Visser & Lesley
   
UPDATE : 01/04/2006/
here are some pics of the AGM - KZN - thanks to Kim from 3M
Dr Jan Mogaldi - SAMDP joined us on this occaision
DENTHASA OBJECTIVES
1. TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ADOPTING BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ASSOCIATION
2. TO ATTAIN FULL MEMBERSHIP OF ALL REGISTERED DENTAL THERAPISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BY OCTOBER 2006
3. TO FACILLITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND POGRESSION OF DENTAL THERAPY AND DENTAL THERAPISTS
4. TO ELIMINATE PROFESSIONAL DISCRIMINATION AND FOSTER HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DENTAL FRATERNITY .
5. TO PROTECT THE INTRESTS OF DENTAL THERAPY AND DENTAL THERAPISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
6. TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH DENTAL COUNCILS ACROSS THE WORLD FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DENTAL THERAPY PROFESSION AS AN INTERNATIONALY ACCREDITED PROFESSION - TO FACILLITATE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDTITION PROGRAMMES
7. TO FACILLITATE THE PROGRESSION OF DENTAL THERAPY TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANDED FUNCTIONS OF THERAPISTS
8. TO PROTECT DENTAL THERAPISTS FROM UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
9. TO PROMOTE DENTAL THERAPY TO ALL ORAL HEALTHCARE ROLEPLAYERS
10. TO FACILLITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF DENTAL THERAPISTS IN COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMMES
11. TO FACILLITATE RECOGNITION OF THE PROFESSION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROMOTE DENTAL THERAPISTS REQUIRING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR START UP CAPITAL
12. TO ATTAIN PPS ACCREDITION FOR ALL DENTAL THERAPISTS
13. TO ENSURE EQUAL PAY FOR PROCEDURES AS RENDERED BY OTHER DENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND PREVENT DISCRIMINATION BY MEDICAL FUNDERS .
14. TO BUILD A UNIFIED DENTAL ASSOCIATION IN SA WITH A GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL IN THE LONG TERM
15. TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DENTAL THERAPY PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA
16. TO ENCOURAGE THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF MORE DENTAL THERAPISTS AS PER THE WHITE PAPER ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH AFRICA
17. TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THE EXECUTIVE OF DENTASA
18. TO EMPOWER DENTAL THERAPISTS AND ASSIST WHERE NECESSARY MAKING REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNANACE , ETHICS AND BEST PRACTICE
19. TO ENGAGE ALL MEMBERS I N CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CPD . AND STAY AHEAD WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS IN DENTAL TECHNOLOGY .
20. TO PROVIDE DENTAL SOLUTIONS TO ALL SOUTH AFRICANS BY CREATING UNIQUE BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH DENTAL PARTNERS AND MEMBERS IN MAKING DENTISTRY AFFORDABLE AND DENTAL TREATMENT ATTAINABLE .
21. TO ESTABLISH THE SOVREIGNITY OF DENTAL THERAPY IN SOUTH AFRICA
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