Faculty Leadership
Qualifications: BChD (UWC), MChD (SU), BScHons (USB), PhD (UWC)
Position: Dean
Position: Dean
Biography
Professor Veerasamy Yengopal was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry in October 2021, having previously served for many years as Head of Community Dentistry at the University of the Witwatersrand.Prof Yengopal is no stranger to UWC - he earned his BChD in Dentistry from the University many years ago, and returned for his PhD in Dental Health / Community Dentistry 25 years later. (In between, he also earned his MChD in Community Dentistry from Stellenbosch University and his BSc Honours in Epidemiology from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.)
He is recognised among his peers as an academic with an outstanding publication record and excellent leadership skills. His areas of interest include child oral health, HIV/AIDS, evidence-based dentistry and dental epidemiology. He has published extensively and has presented at international conferences in most parts of the world, and established himself as an expert in evidence-based healthcare, systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
He has worked with the National Oral Health Directorate and the Department of Health on strategy documents, teaching and research initiatives, outreach prevention programmes, quality assurance, patient satisfaction, evidence-based interventions, referral systems and CPD activities. He was also a key player in the drafting of the Revised National Oral Health Strategy Document for South Africa.
His work is quoted extensively and serves as core evidence that informs on policy and evidence-based clinical decision making, and has been used as evidence to guide policy and treatment decisions by leading healthcare institutions such as the American Dental Association, National Health System (NHS – UK), the Cochrane Library, and the Forsythe Institute at Harvard.
Qualifications: BChD, MChD (UWC)
Position: Deputy Dean: Academic (including Teaching and Learning)
Position: Deputy Dean: Academic (including Teaching and Learning)
Qualifications: BChD, MChD (SU), PGDip PhD (UWC)
Position: Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies
Position: Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies
Qualifications: THED (Teaching Training College Lecturer: Pretoria), BA (UNISA), BEd (Hons) (UP), MEd PhD (NWU)
Position: Teaching and Learning Specialist/Senior Lecturer
Position: Teaching and Learning Specialist/Senior Lecturer
Qualification: BA, MPA (UWC)
Position: Faculty Manager
Email: dentistry@uwc.ac.za
Tel: 021 937 3188
Fax: 021 931 2287
Position: Faculty Manager
Email: dentistry@uwc.ac.za
Tel: 021 937 3188
Fax: 021 931 2287
Dean's Office Staff
Position: Dean's Administrator
Heads of Departments
Dr. P BrijlalHead: Oral Hygiene |
Prof. J HilleHead: Maxillofacial and Oral Pathology & Forensic Sciences |
Prof. A HarrisHead: Orthodontics |
Prof. N MohamedHead: Paediatric Dentistry |
Dr C CloeteHead: Conservative Dentistry |
Dr RD MaartHead: Prosthetic Dentistry |
Prof. M ChettyHead: Oral Biology |
Prof. JA MorkelHead: Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery and Anaesthesiology & Sedation |
Dr A JefthaHead: Oral Medicine & Periodontology |
Dr M Du RaanHead: Anaesthesiology & Sedation |
Prof D SmitHead: Community Oral Health |
Dr T Van ZylHead: Diagnostics and Radiology |
Year Coordinators
BOH YEAR COORDINATORS
Ms R CaderBOH I Year Coordinator |
Ms K ViljoenBOH II Year Coordinator |
Ms C RaynerBOH III Year Coordinator |
BDS YEAR COORDINATORS
Dr A MohamedBDS I Year Coordinator |
Ms E DhayaBDS II Year Coordinator |
Dr T Van ZylBDS III Year Coordinator |
Dr C PeckBDS IV Year Coordinator |
Dr C CloeteBDS V Year Coordinator |
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
BDS Programme
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3185 |
BOH Programme
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3022 |
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
PGDip
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3101 |
Masters & PhD
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3184 |
General Enquiries
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3188 |
Administrator - Finance and HR
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3183 |
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: DEAN'S OFFICE
Administrator - Dean
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3002 |
Administrator - Deputy Dean: Academic
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3004 |
Administrator - Deputy Dean: Research
Tel: +27 (021) 937 3003 |
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Patient Treatment Enquiries
Tygerberg Oral Health CentreTel: +27 (021) 937 3030/3111 |
Mitchells Plain Oral Health CentreTel: +27 (021) 370 4400 |