Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology
van Heerden, WFP
MChD(Mondpat)(Pret) PhD(Medunsa) - Prof/Head/Chief Stomatologist
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2320
Fax number: 012 321 2225
E-mail address: wvheerd@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The role of viruses in oral cancer
Tumour suppressor genes in oral cancer
Role of DNA ploidy in tumours of the head and neck/ DNA flow cytometry in head and neck tumors
Forensic dentistry
Oral Cancer
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
van Heerden WFP, Dreyer L, Swart TJP, van Heerden MB, Boy SC: 2002. The suitability of paraffin-embedded material to predict metastatic potential of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Anticancer Research, 22, pp 4147-4150.
van Heerden WFP, Bütow K-W: 2002. The role of the dentist in the prevention and early diagnosis of oral cancer. South African Dental Journal, 57 (1) / Jan, pp 22-24.
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