| BSc; DDS; DDPH; MSc; FGCS
dr. ishmael bruce
About The Author
The author was born in Komenda, but brought up by his maternal grandmother in the small town of Dominase in the Komenda traditional area of the Central Region of Ghana. From very humble beginnings at Dominase Local Authority Primary and the Dominase / Aburansah Middle Schools, he passed the Common Entrance Examinations and attended Adisadel College in Cape Coast. he continued to the 6th Form at the then Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (TECH) in Kumasi.
In 1966, in his first year at the School of Pharmacy (TECH), Ishmael obtained a 6-Year Colombo Plan Scholarship to study Dentistry in Canada. After his Dental Surgery degree, he completed a Master's program in Dental Public Health at the University of Toronto and lived and worked in Canada until 1997, when he saw the need to return to Ghana to take up a teaching position at the newly opened University of Ghana Dental School, where he became the first Head of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry.
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Dr. Bruce has extensive experience practicing dentistry in multiple Canadian provinces and in several regions of Ghana, West Africa.
HIS Featured Books
Melodies of the Past
Dilemma of the Black African Immigrant
"It all started just as a mental exercise, a playful critique of a sociological paradigm I encountered in one of my readings. This paradigm, in short, stated that the process of adaptation to life in Canada after immigration followed a linear, integration-assimilation continuum, which was said to be irreversible. My first reaction was that this paradigm did not apply to "third world immigrants" and definitely not to the black African immigrant."
Understanding The Dentist
How To Beat Bad Breath | Do Your Gums Bleed When You Brush?
Should Baby Teeth Be Fixed? | Does My Child Need Braces?
What Are Sealants And Do They Work? Can The Dentist Treat His Own Wife?
This book is designed, to provide you, the patient, with the right information so you know the right questions to ask at the dentist. It is with the intention of imparting information to the public- the kind of information that up till now has been held hostage within the dental profession- so that even before the dental visit eventually occurs, you, the patient...
Dr. Bruce has published papers
on the oral health status of Ghanaians and
is a Fellow of the Ghana College of Surgeons.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL
AND LOCAL CONFERENCES
Decreasing Caries Prevalence in Ghana? | Paris, France, 2000
A Novel Primary Dental Health Care Strategy in Ghana---Unilever ( Ghana ) School Dental Program | New Delhi, India, 2001
Utilization Patterns of Public and Private Dental Services in Ghana | Montreal, Canada, 2005
Health literacy in Africa---The Case For Dental Health Literacy in Ghana | Alabama, USA, 2016
Rethinking Medical Education to Meet Demands of Contemporary Health Care | Los Angeles, USA, 2019
GHANA, WEST AFRICA
Community-based innovation to improve oral health care access in rural Ghana | 2011
Dental Concerns of the Adolescent | 2001
What are the Problems Facing Dentistry in Ghana? | 2001
Emerging Patterns of Disease in Oral Health. | 2000
Effective Utilization of Dental Auxiliary Personnel in Ghana | 1998
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Adaptation, Integration, Assimilation:
Where Are Black Immigrants Along This Continuum? | 2009
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Dental Diseases in Ghanaians---A Review of the Literature | Ghana Med Journal 1999; 33:111-119
Eruption Times and Sequence of Permanent Teeth Among Ghanaian Children | Ghana Dental Journal, 2001, 1: 2-6
Dental Service Utilization at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital | African Journal of Oral Health Sciences, 3: 64-67.
Utilization Patterns of Public Dental Services in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana | Ghana Dental Journal 2002; 2:6-10.
Para-dental Personnel Utilization in Ghana---The Status of the Dental Surgery Assistant | Ghana Dental Journal 2002; 11-15.
Burkitt’s Lymphoma and the General Practitioner | Ghana Medical Journal 2002. 36: 20-28.
Oral Health Status of Peri-Urban School Children in Accra, Ghana | International Dental Journal 2002; 52: 278-282.
Integrating Oral Health in Primary Health Care in Ghana | Ghana Medical Journal, 2003, 54:78-82.
Epidemiological Aspects of Oral Tori in a Ghanaian Community | International Dental Journal, 2004, 33:111-119
Dental Diseases in Ghanaians---A Review of the Literature | Ghana Med Journal 1999; 33:111-119
Eruption Times and Sequence of Permanent Teeth Among Ghanaian Children | Ghana Dental Journal, 2001, 1: 2-6
Dental Service Utilization at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital | African Journal of Oral Health Sciences, 3: 64-67.
Utilization Patterns of Public Dental Services in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana | Ghana Dental Journal 2002; 2:6-10.
Para-dental Personnel Utilization in Ghana---The Status of the Dental Surgery Assistant | Ghana Dental Journal 2002; 11-15.
Burkitt’s Lymphoma and the General Practitioner | Ghana Medical Journal 2002. 36: 20-28.
Oral Health Status of Peri-Urban School Children in Accra, Ghana | International Dental Journal 2002; 52: 278-282.
Integrating Oral Health in Primary Health Care in Ghana | Ghana Medical Journal, 2003, 54:78-82.
Epidemiological Aspects of Oral Tori in a Ghanaian Community | International Dental Journal, 2004, 33:111-119
Epidemiologic Aspects of Developing A Preventative Dental Strategy For Canadians, Thesis | 1986
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