Master of Public Health, Bachelor of Oral Health
Lecturer in Oral Hygiene
Contact details for Ms Urvashnee Govender
Professional Biography
Qualified as a dental hygienist with a Bachelor of Oral Health degree in South Africa in 1989. Have been practicing as a dental hygienist for 21 years. Lectured to dental hygiene and dentistry students at two dental schools, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and University of the Western Cape, Cape Town. Also lectured dental assistant students at Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.Responsibilities
Lecturer and tutor to Oral Health Therapy and Dental Science students in prevention and oral hygiene procedures.Qualifications
- Master of Public Health – University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Bachelor of Oral Health – University of Natal/ Durban Westville, Durban, South Africa – 1989
- Certificate in Dental Chairside Assisting – ML Sultan Technikon/Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Professional admission & memberships
- Registered Dental Hygienist
- Dental Board of Australia
- Dental Hygienists' Association Australia Queensland Branch (DHAAQ)
Research and consultancy
Research interest and research expertise
- Public Health
- Prevention
Researched areas
Dental hygienists and dental therapists, compulsory community service, denture satisfaction of patients, dental erosion in the steel industry and oral health in HIV/Aids orphans in South AfricaRecent publications
- Attitudes of South African dental therapy students towards compulsory community service – Journal of Dental Education, 2008
- ‘Attitudes of South African Oral Hygienists towards Compulsory Community Service’ – International Journal for Dental Hygiene, 2008
- Challenges experienced by Public Sector Oral Hygienists in South Africa, IADR poster presentation, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008