University of the Western Cape, Faculty of Dentistry
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The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is the largest dental school in Africa. Located in Cape Town, South Africa, UWC School of Dentistry offers the BChD
(DDS) Degree, diplomas in dental hygiene, and several post-graduate MChD, MSC degrees. The Faculty strives to be a leading academic oral health training institution locally, internationally and in the Southern African Region; playing a prominent role in the advancement of oral health in South Africa and Africa in association with the WHO
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, South Africa. Main campus and Tygerberg Hospital’s Oral Health Center are accessible by both the N1 and N2 roads, 30 minutes from central Cape Town. The Faculty of Dentistry is located over three campuses, and training is undertaken on the Oral Health Provincial Teaching Platform, including the Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children’s Hospitals.
The University of the Western Cape’s main campus is situated in Bellville in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Subjects such as public health, physics and chemistry in the dental degree are typically taught on main campus.
Tygerberg Hospital Campus
The Tygerberg Campus and Oral Health Center is located at and beside Tygerberg Hospital in Belville, Cape Town, roughly 8 kilometers from main campus. The Tygerberg Campus is a principal teaching hospital. The office of the Dean is located here.
Mitchell’s Plain Campus
The Deputy Dean and administrative staff for Postgraduate and Research Affairs in the Faculty of
Dentistry are based at the Mitchell’s Plain Campus, situated approximately 20 kilometers from the
main campus in the residential suburb of Mitchell’s Plain. The Mitchell’s Plain campus at the Melomed Center is a principal
teaching hospital, with the state of the art virtual-patient lab.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Groote Schuur Hospital, home of the world’s first heart transplant, is located in the center of Cape Town, and trains dental students in several disciplines namely oral and maxillofacial surgery
, general surgery
, internal medicine
, etc.
Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Red Cross Children’s Hospital is a specialist pediatric referral hospital, training students from the University of Cape Town’s medical school, University of the Western Cape’s Dental School, and the University of Stellenbosch. The hospital is located in Rondebosch, Cape Town, in the vicinity of Groote Schuur Hospital.
In 1962 the University of Stellenbosch received approval to establish a Faculty of Dentistry and the site at Tygerberg hospital was approved by the state. In 1971, foundations for the building were laid and provision was made for a fourth storey: the future home of UWC Faculty of Dentistry, a unique situation housing two faculties of dentistry under one roof. The first Dean of Dentistry at UWC, serving from the University of Stellenbosch, Prof HS Breytenbach, commenced duty on July 1, 1974. The symbiotic relationship between the two sister faculties continued up to 1992 when UWC moved to its new premises at Mitchell’s Plein. During this time, former president Nelson Mandela was a regular visitor for dental care to the Oral and Dental Teaching Hospital at Tygerberg during his stay at Robben Island Prison.
Later, in 2004, the faculties of dentistry at UWC and Stellenbosch universities merged to form the combined Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape as we know today.
Diplomas
Diploma in Oral Health (DiplOH)
Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry (PDD):
Syllabi for MSC Degree
Syllabi for Specialist MChD Degree
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Doctor of Dental Surgery
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(DDS) Degree, diplomas in dental hygiene, and several post-graduate MChD, MSC degrees. The Faculty strives to be a leading academic oral health training institution locally, internationally and in the Southern African Region; playing a prominent role in the advancement of oral health in South Africa and Africa in association with the WHO
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Location
The University of the Western Cape’s Faculty of Dentistry is located in Cape TownCape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa. Main campus and Tygerberg Hospital’s Oral Health Center are accessible by both the N1 and N2 roads, 30 minutes from central Cape Town. The Faculty of Dentistry is located over three campuses, and training is undertaken on the Oral Health Provincial Teaching Platform, including the Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children’s Hospitals.
Campuses and Facilities
Main CampusThe University of the Western Cape’s main campus is situated in Bellville in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Subjects such as public health, physics and chemistry in the dental degree are typically taught on main campus.
Tygerberg Hospital Campus
The Tygerberg Campus and Oral Health Center is located at and beside Tygerberg Hospital in Belville, Cape Town, roughly 8 kilometers from main campus. The Tygerberg Campus is a principal teaching hospital. The office of the Dean is located here.
Mitchell’s Plain Campus
The Deputy Dean and administrative staff for Postgraduate and Research Affairs in the Faculty of
Dentistry are based at the Mitchell’s Plain Campus, situated approximately 20 kilometers from the
main campus in the residential suburb of Mitchell’s Plain. The Mitchell’s Plain campus at the Melomed Center is a principal
teaching hospital, with the state of the art virtual-patient lab.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Groote Schuur Hospital, home of the world’s first heart transplant, is located in the center of Cape Town, and trains dental students in several disciplines namely oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty...
, general surgery
General surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
, internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
, etc.
Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Red Cross Children’s Hospital is a specialist pediatric referral hospital, training students from the University of Cape Town’s medical school, University of the Western Cape’s Dental School, and the University of Stellenbosch. The hospital is located in Rondebosch, Cape Town, in the vicinity of Groote Schuur Hospital.
History
The Faculty of Dentistry as it exists today inherits a rich history from both the University of the Western Cape and the University of Stellenbosch, drawing from the extensive academic backgrounds of both.In 1962 the University of Stellenbosch received approval to establish a Faculty of Dentistry and the site at Tygerberg hospital was approved by the state. In 1971, foundations for the building were laid and provision was made for a fourth storey: the future home of UWC Faculty of Dentistry, a unique situation housing two faculties of dentistry under one roof. The first Dean of Dentistry at UWC, serving from the University of Stellenbosch, Prof HS Breytenbach, commenced duty on July 1, 1974. The symbiotic relationship between the two sister faculties continued up to 1992 when UWC moved to its new premises at Mitchell’s Plein. During this time, former president Nelson Mandela was a regular visitor for dental care to the Oral and Dental Teaching Hospital at Tygerberg during his stay at Robben Island Prison.
Later, in 2004, the faculties of dentistry at UWC and Stellenbosch universities merged to form the combined Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape as we know today.
Degrees and Diplomas
The UWC Faculty of Dentistry 2011 yearbook is available at: http://www.uwc.ac.za/usrfiles/users/6076101013/2011_Faculty__of_Dentistry_UG_Calendar.pdf- Baccalaureus Chirurgiae Dentium (BChD) (OKA DDS)
- Baccalaureus Oral Health (B OH)
- Baccalaureus Scientiae (Dental Science) (Honours) BSc (DentSc) (Hons)
- Magister Scientiae (Dentium) MSc(Dent)
- Magister Chirurgiae Dentium MChD (OKA MDS)
- Philosophiae Doctor PhD
- Doctor Scientiae (Odontology) DSc (Odont)
Diplomas
Diploma in Oral Health (DiplOH)
Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry (PDD):
- PDD Dental Education
- PDD Endodontics
- PDD Forensic Dentistry
- PDD Implantology
- PDD Interceptive Orthodontics
- PDD Maxillofacial Radiology
- PDD Minor Oral Surgery
- PDD Oral Pathology
- PDD Paediatric Dentistry
- PDD Removable Prosthodontics
- PDD Sedation and Pain Control.
Syllabi for MSC Degree
- MSc (Dent) (Dental Public Health)
- MSc (Dent) (Forensic Dentistry)
- MSc (Dent) (Maxillofacial Radiology)
- MSc (Dent) (Oral Medicine)
- MSc (Dent) (Periodontology)
- MSc (Dent) (Oral Medicine & Periodontology)
- MSc (Dent) (Oral Pathology)
- MSc (Dent) (Paediatric Dentistry)
- MSc (Dent) (Restorative Dentistry)
Syllabi for Specialist MChD Degree
- MChD (Community Dentistry)
- MChD (Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery)
- MChD (Oral Medicine and Periodontics)
- MChD (Orthodontics)
- MChD (Oral Pathology)
- MChD (Prosthodontics)
Notable Alumni and Staff members
- Prof. Jairam Reddy, ex-Dean, ex-vice chancellor of the University of Durban-Westville, chair of the National Commission on Higher Education of South Africa
- Prof. C J NortjeChristoffel NortjeProfessor Christoffel Nortje BChD, PhD, Dip. ABOMR, DSc, is currently an Emeritus Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Department of Diagnostics and Radiology at the University of the Western Cape, Faculty of Dentistry in Cape Town, South Africa...
, current Professor of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology, Treasurer, Past President of International Association of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (IADMFR) and International editor for DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (DMFR)Journal. - Prof. M E Parker, current Deputy Dean and Professor of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology and Secretary General of International Association of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (IADMFR)
- Prof. A G FarmanAllan G. FarmanAllan George Farman was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1949. He attended George Dixon Grammar School after which time he entered Birmingham University.-Biography:Dr. Allan G...
, ex-Professor and currently Professor at School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Kentucky - Prof. J J Hille, current Professor of Oral Pathology, Treasurer South African Head and Neck Oncology Society (SAHNOS)
- Prof. M H Hobdell, ex-Dean and currently Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London (UCL)
- Prof Mervyn Shear, Extraordinary Professor and Professor Emeritus, author of 5 books.
Contact Information
International tel: +27 21 937 3000International fax: +27 21 931 2287
Private Bag X1
Tygerberg
Cape Town, South Africa
7505
UWC Dentistry Departments Contact Website
News
- Stellenbosch University School of Dentistry and UWC Faculty of Dentistry merge
- Joint Kings College London & UWC Workshop on Dental Care for South African Children
- UWC Faculty of Dentistry host the 15th International Congress of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology
- UWC Dentistry & University of Goteburg, Sweden, collaborate to assist the Philani Oral Health Foundation
- Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu opens UWC School of Public Health
- Professor Raman Bedi director of Global Child Dental Health Taskforce awarded honorary chair of Extraordinary Professor in Paediatric Dentistry at University of the Western Cape