Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Division of Dental Materials
de Wet, FA
MDent DSc(Odont) BChD(Hons)(Pret) - Prof/Chief Stomatologist
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2231
Fax number: 012 325 2863
E-mail address: fadewet@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Testing of all dental materials
The polishing of restorative materials (amalgams and composites)
Bond strength of dentine bonding agents
The effectivity and cost-effectiveness of fissure sealants in the prevention of caries
Mouthguards for the prevention of oro-facial injuries
Environmental scanning electron microscope - development of research techniques
Electronmicroscopic survey of dentine
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Brandt PD, de Wet FA: 2002. Dentine hypersensitivity - the dentist's nightmare. South African Dental Journal, 57 (7) / Jul, pp 274-275.
Brandt PD, de Wet FA: 2002. Laser dentistry in South Africa. South African Dental Journal, 57 (8) / Aug, pp 309-312.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Botha FS, van Schalkwyk J, Botha SJ, van der Merwe CF, van der Vyver PJ, de Wet FA: 2002. SEM evaluation of bonding of adhesives to caries affected dentin. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Electron Microscopy. Volume 2: Biology and Medicine, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 633-634.
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