University of the Western Cape Faculty of Dentistry
The Faculty of Dentistry is a world-class oral health centre committed to the promotion of oral health through the excellence of its learning, service and research. A product of the transformation process in South Africa, this Faculty is firmly rooted in the struggle for the social, political and economic well being of the South African community.
The Faculty plays a prominent role in the advancement of oral health in South Africa and Africa in association with the WHO, by engaging with the broader social, political and economic determinants of oral health, and through the training of well-rounded professionals with a holistic understanding of development, health and oral health care.
Departments
- Oral Hygiene
- Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry
- Restorative Dentistry
- Community Oral Health
- Diagnostic Sciences.
- Maxillo-Facial & Oral Surgery and Anaesthesiology & Sedation
Institutes
Oral and Dental Research Institute
Contact Details
Tygerberg
Faculty of Dentistry
Private Bag X1
Tygerberg
7505
Tel: 021 937 3030
Fax: 021 931 2287
Mitchells Plain
Faculty of Dentistry
Private Bag X08
Mitchells Plain
7785
Tel: 021 370 4400
Fax: 0213923250