I-Odontology ibhekisela ocwaningweni lwamazinyo nezicubu ezixhumene nayo, izifo zawo kanye nokwelashwa kwazo, kanye nokuhlinzwa kwamazinyo nokwelashwa kwamazinyo.

Udokotela wamazinyo uhlanganisa imikhakha eminingana:

• ukuhlinzwa ngomlomo, okuhlanganisa ukukhipha amazinyo;
• i-oral epidemiology, ebhekisela ekutadisheni izimbangela zezifo zomlomo kanye nokuvimbela kwazo;
• i-implantology, ebhekisela ekufakweni kwezitho zokwenziwa zamazinyo nezifakelo;
• amazinyo alondolozayo, aphatha amazinyo abolile nemisele;
• thei-orthodontics, elungisa ukungahambi kahle, ukugqagqana noma ukuthuthuka kwamazinyo, ikakhulukazi ngosizo lwezinto zokusebenza zamazinyo;
• i-laparodontics, ephathelene nezicubu ezisekela izinyo (njengezinsini, ithambo, noma usimende);
• noma i-pedodontics, ebhekisela ekunakekelweni kwamazinyo okwenziwa nezingane.

Qaphela ukuthi impilo yomlomo ithatha indawo enkulu empilweni jikelele, inomthelela enhlalakahleni yomphakathi, ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Yingakho ukuhlanzeka okuhle, ngokuxubha amazinyo njalo nokuvakashela amazinyo, kubalulekile.

I-odontologist, ngokuya ngobungcweti bayo, inezifo eziningi okufanele zelaphe, okuhlanganisa:

• ukungakhathali;
• isifo se-periodontal (izifo ezithinta izicubu ezisekela amazinyo);
• ukulahlekelwa amazinyo;
• ukutheleleka kwemvelaphi yebhaktheriya, isikhunta noma igciwane futhi okuthinta indawo yomlomo;
• ukuhlukumezeka komlomo;
• udebe oluqhekekile;
• imifantu yezindebe;
• noma ngisho nokuhleleka okubi kwamazinyo.

Abanye abantu basengozini enkulu yezifo zomlomo. Ezinye zezinto ezivuna lolu hlobo lwenkinga zifaka:

• ukudla okungenamsoco;
• ukubhema;
• Ukusetshenziswa kotshwala;
• noma ukungahlanzeki okwanele komlomo.

Ukubonisana ne-odontologist akubandakanyi noma yiziphi izingozi ezithile zesiguli. Yiqiniso, uma udokotela enza izinqubo zokuhlinzwa, khona-ke izingozi zikhona futhi ngokuvamile ziyi:

• okuhlobene ne-anesthesia;
• ukulahleka kwegazi;
• noma ukutheleleka kwe-nosocomial (kubhekisela ekuthelelekeni okutholakala endaweni yezempilo).

Ukuqeqeshelwa ukuba yi-odontologist eFrance

Ikharikhulamu yokuhlinzwa kwamazinyo imi kanje:

• iqala ngonyaka wokuqala ojwayelekile ezifundweni zezempilo. Isilinganiso sabafundi abangaphansi kwama-20% abakwazi ukuwela lesi sigameko esiyingqopha-mlando;
• uma lesi sinyathelo sesiphumelele, abafundi baqhuba iminyaka engu-5 yokufunda ku-odontology;
• ekupheleni konyaka wesi-5, baqhubeka nomjikelezo wesi-3:

Ekugcineni, idiploma yesifunda kadokotela ekuhlinzweni kwamazinyo iqinisekiswa ukuzivikela kwe-thesis, ngaleyo ndlela egunyaza ukusetshenziswa komsebenzi.

Ukuqeqeshelwa ukuba ngudokotela wamazinyo eQuebec

Uhlelo lwezifundo lumi kanje:

• abafundi kumele balandele iziqu zobudokotela kwamazinyo, iminyaka eyi-1 (noma iminyaka engu-4 uma abafundi bekolishi noma baseyunivesithi bengenakho ukuqeqeshwa okwanele kusayensi eyisisekelo yezinto eziphilayo);
• bese bengakwazi:

- noma ukulandela unyaka owengeziwe wokufunda ukuze uqeqeshe kudokotela wamazinyo wemikhakha eminingi futhi ukwazi ukusebenzisa umkhuba ojwayelekile;

- noma wenze i-post-doctoral yamazinyo okukhethekile, okuhlala iminyaka emi-3.

Qaphela ukuthi e-Canada, kukhona 9 amakhono amazinyo:

• impilo yamazinyo yomphakathi;
• ama-endodontics;
• ukuhlinzwa ngomlomo kanye ne-maxillofacial;
• imithi yomlomo kanye ne-pathology;
• i-radiology yomlomo kanye ne-maxillofacial;
• i-orthodontics kanye ne-dentofacial orthopedics;
• amazinyo ezingane;
• periodontie;
• i-prosthodontie.

Ngaphambi kokuya ku-aphoyintimenti, kubalulekile ukuthatha noma yimiphi imiyalelo yakamuva, noma imaphi ama-x-reyi, noma okunye ukuhlolwa okwenziwayo.

Ukuze uthole i-odontologist:

• eQuebec, ungabheka iwebhusayithi ye-Ordre des dentistes du Québec noma yenhlangano yodokotela bamazinyo abangochwepheshe baseQuebec;
• e-France, ngewebhusayithi ye-National Order of Dentists.

Ama-anecdotes

Ukwelashwa kwamazinyo nakho kwenziwa emhlabeni wezomthetho. Ngempela, amazinyo aqopha ulwazi, ngokuhlukahluka kwawo kokuphila kwawo noma ngokwelashwa akutholayo. Futhi lolu lwazi luhlala impilo yonke ngisho nangemva kokufa! Amazinyo angasetshenziswa njengezikhali futhi ngokunokwenzeka ashiye idatha ebalulekile mayelana nokuthi ungubani umuntu obangele ukuluma. Ngakho-ke odokotela bamazinyo banendima okufanele bayidlale ekugcineni amarekhodi amazinyo asesikhathini… uma kwenzeka.

I-Odontophobia ibhekisela ku-phobia yokunakekelwa komlomo.