The Importance of the conduct of Oral Health Research in responding to the Service Delivery Imperatives

Abstract

The School of Oral Health Sciences (SOHS) has been the beneficiary of contribution of research projects conducted at various SA Dental Schools in particular with reference to the 2020 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) hosted by SOHS. The quality and standard of the papers delivered resemble the thoroughness and the importance which researchers attach to their work notwithstanding, very heavy clinical responsibilities. The papers will also showcase the variety of research areas that the Faculty is pursuing at present all towards efforts to answer some very difficult research questions that prevail in the clinical domain of service rendering.