378 South African Dentistry with Nic and Sybrand van Oudtshoorn : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Howard sat down with father and son dentists Dr. Nic van Rheede van Oudtshoorn and Dr. Sybrand van Rheede van Oudtshoorn. Their discussion covered the status of dentistry in South Africa from water fluoridation, to dental technologies, to how apartheid affected the profession.   Dr. Nic van Rheede van Oudtshoorn: As a Dux student at the University of Pretoria, he obtained his B.Ch.D in 1977, before starting a dental practice in Pietersburg. Elected to the executive committee of DASA (Dental Association of South Africa), Northern Province in 1985, he has since 1987 been President (Chairman) of SADA's (South African Dental Association) Limpopo Branch. Elected to the Board of Directors of Limpopo Medi-Clinic in 2002, he still holds the position, as well as President of South African Academy of Computerized Dentistry (SAACD). He is also an exco member of the International Society of Computerized Dentistry (ISCD). In 2008 he opened a high-tech dental practice, The Dental Studio, equipped with lecturing and training facilities.   Dr. Sybrand van Rheede van Oudtshoorn: In 2000, he obtained his B.Sc (Psychology and Physiology) Stellenbosch and BDS (MEDUNSA) in 2005. In 2008, Sybrand did his DipOdont (Postgraduate diploma in Dentistry - Oral surgery) in Pretoria and in 2010 obtained a PDD (Postgraduate diploma in Dentistry – Endodontics in Pretoria. He was in private practice from 2006 - 2012 in Polokwane and from 2008 - 2012 has been an ISCD (certified CEREC trainer).   <a href= "http://www.thedentalstudio.co.za">www.TheDentalStudio.co.za