Faculty of Dentistry

Professor Veerasamy 'Jeff' Yengopal
Qualifications: BChD (UWC), MChD (SU), BScHons (USB), PhD (UWC)
Position: Dean

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.


Professor Vivienne Wilson
Qualifications: BChD, MChD (UWC)
Position: Deputy Dean: Academic (including Teaching and Learning)

Professor Greta Geerts
Qualifications: BChD, MChD (SU), PGDip PhD (UWC)
Position: Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies

Ms Joline Savill
Qualification: BA, MPA (UWC)
Position: Faculty Manager
Email: dentistry@uwc.ac.za
Tel: 021 937 3188
Fax: 021 931 2287

Dr. P Brijlal  Head: Oral Hygiene	Prof. J Hille  Head: Maxillofacial and Oral Pathology & Forensic Sciences
Prof. A Harris Head: Orthodontics	Prof. N Mohamed  Head: Paediatric Dentistry
Dr C Cloete Head: Conservative Dentistry	Dr RD Maart  Head: Prosthetic Dentistry
Prof. M Chetty Head: Oral Biology	Prof. JA Morkel  Head: Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery and Anaesthesiology & Sedation
Dr A Jeftha Head: Oral Medicine & Periodontology	Dr M Du Raan Head: Anaesthesiology & Sedation
Prof D Smit Head: Community Oral Health	Dr T Van Zyl Head: Diagnostics and Radiology

Ms R Cader  BOH I Year Coordinator

Ms K Viljoen    BOH II Year Coordinator

Ms C Rayner BOH III Year Coordinator

Dr A Mohamed BDS I Year Coordinator

Ms E Dhaya  BDS II Year Coordinator

Dr T Van Zyl  BDS III Year Coordinator

Dr C Peck  BDS IV Year Coordinator

Dr C Cloete BDS V Year Coordinator

BDS Programme Ms N Benjamin Tel: +27 (021) 937 3185 Email: nbenjamin@uwc.ac.za

BOH Programme  Mr S Cozyn Tel: +27 (021) 937 3022 Email: scozyn@uwc.ac.za

PGDip Mr BS Layman Tel: +27 (021) 937 3101 Email: blayman@uwc.ac.za	Masters & PhD Mrs Z Smith Tel: +27 (021)  937 3184 Email: zsmith@uwc.ac.za
General Enquiries Vacant Tel: +27 (021) 937 3188 Email: dentistry@uwc.ac.za	Administrator - Finance and HR Ms N Mjelo Tel: +27 (021) 937 3183 Email: nmjelo@uwc.ac.za

Administrator - Dean   Ms S Oosthuizen Tel: +27 (021)  937 3002 Email: soosthuizen@uwc.ac.za	Administrator - Deputy Dean: Academic   Ms I van der Rheede Tel: +27 (021) 937 3004   Email: ijooste@uwc.ac.za
Administrator - Deputy Dean: Research Ms H Lubbe Tel: +27 (021) 937 3003 Email: hlubbe@uwc.ac.za

Tygerberg Oral Health Centre Tel: +27 (021) 937 3030/3111

Mitchells Plain Oral Health Centre Tel: +27 (021) 370 4400