Wil J. M. van der Sanden

Clinical Strategies for Managing Dental Caries in Egypt: Opinions of General Practitioner Dentists

Abeer Farag, Wil J. M. van der Sanden, Jan Mulder, Nico H. J. Creugers & Jo E. Frencken · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: To assess the approach of GPDs in Upper Egypt regarding preventive and restorative treatments for various stages of carious lesion development. Methods: A 42-item questionnaire was constructed for obtaining the GPD’s opinions. Factor analyses (with Varimax rotation) w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12439

Knowledge of Primary Health Care Providers in Nairobi East District, Kenya, Regarding HIV-related Oral Facial and Other Common Oral Diseases and Conditions

Lucina N. Koyio, Wil J. M. van der Sanden, Elizabeth O. Dimba, Jan Mulder, Andre J. A. M. van der Ven, Matthias A. W. Merkx & Jo E. Frencken · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: In the Kenya primary health care (PHC) setting where most patients, including nearly 1.4 million HIV-infected people, seek medical care, PHC providers are expected to identify and manage HIV-related oral diseases during general consultations. This study aimed to asses...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12438

Impact of Health Centre Nurses on the Reduction of Early Childhood Caries in Lima, Peru

Eraldo Pesaressi, Rita S. Villena, Wil J. M. van der Sanden & Jo E. Frencken · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: The prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) among 36-47 months-old children in Lima, Peru, is 65.5%. Dentists have no easy access to see infants but nurses do. If nurses will be trained on oral health behaviours and early recognition of signs of ECC in infants, the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13331