This Expert's name is Dr Mpho Molete, PhD
This Expert's occupation is
Dental Public Health Specialist/Lecturer
This Expert's location is
Gauteng, South Africa
This Expert's nationality is South African
Snapshot
Experience
10+ years
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Countries of Work
South Africa, United Kingdom
Professional Experience
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Wits Oral Health Centre
Nov 2012 - PresentSpecialist and Lecturer in the Department of Community Dentistry, duties involve the following;
• Management of the Wits Community Oral Health Outreach Program.
• Involved in departmental research
• Undergraduate academic teaching.
• Postgraduate teaching and research supervision.
• Provision of dental services at Community Outreach Sites.
• Participating in university teaching committee’s -
University of the Witwatersrand
Sep 2008 - Sep 2012Registrar in the Department of Community Dentistry, duties involved the following;
University of the Witwatersrand
• Involved in epidemiological data collection.
• Protocol development and research projects
• Undergraduate academic teaching.
• Provision of Dental Services at the Wits University Dental Clinic. -
Oxfordshire Primary Healthcare Trust (UK)
Apr 2004 - Apr 2008Dental Officer – the work involved the following;
• Provided comprehensive dental service delivery.
• Management of the Dental Access Centre.
• Trained as a BASCD examiner and was involved in collecting the epidemiological data for the British National Oral Health Survey (2007).
• Provided Home-based oral health services.
• Involvement in peer review and clinic audits.
Education
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University of the Witwatersrand
Graduated 2021PhD (Public Health) -
University of the Witwatersrand
Graduated 2012MDent (Community Dentistry) -
Kings College, London University
Graduated 2011Masters in Dental Public Health -
University of the Witwatersrand
Graduated 2000Bachelor of Dental Science -
University of Durban Westville
Graduated 1994Bachelor of Dental Therapy
Publications
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Perceptions of provincial and district level managers’ on the policy implementation of school oral h
Published Jan 2021 View publication -
The policy implementation gap of school oral health programmes in Tshwane, South Africa: a qualitati
Published Dec 2020 View publication -
Implementation fidelity of school oral health programs at a District in South Africa.
Published Nov 2020 View publication -
Interprofessional Learning (IPL) innovation through community site assessments: The faculty of healt
Published Apr 2020 View publication -
Dental status of children receiving school oral health services in Tshwane.
Published May 2019 View publication
Areas of Expertise
- Coaching
- Training
- Remote Coaching
- Disease prevention
- Health promotion
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Research
- Policy analysis
- Community health services
Affiliated Institutions
Other Affiliations
Consortium of Advanced Research Training in Africa (Fellow)
Health Systems Global (Member)
Health Systems Global (Member)