Acceptability, barriers and facilitators of using dried blood spots-point-of-care testing for sickle cell disease in Africa: an implementation science protocol for a multinational qualitative study.

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a prevalent inherited blood disorder. Globally, approximately 515 000 babies are born with SCD annually, with 75% of these births occurring in Africa. Integrating newborn screening (NBS) for SCD into primary healthcare structures, such as immunisation programmes, holds significant promise, with dried blood spots (DBS)-point-of-care technologies (POCT) like HaemoTypeSC offering cost-effective screening solutions.

Attitudes of Dental Students towards the Prescription of Antibiotics during Endodontic Treatment.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the antibiotic-prescribing attitudes of dental students during the management of endodontic infections.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in the five faculties of dental medicine in Morocco. A self-administered questionnaire was used and completed online.

The Cayor Atlas: a black Senegalese dental atlas for permanent tooth formation.

Introduction: Many aspects of tooth development have been documented, particularly in Caucasian populations. However, dental development has not been extensively studied in West Africa.

Objective: The present study was designed to provide information on the sequences of tooth calcification in West African black Senegalese children and to compare the results with those of other populations, notably the London Atlas.