A periodontist is a dental specialist with advanced training. Specialising in the diagnosis and management of all diseases affecting the tooth-supporting tissues. This is known scientifically as the periodontal tissues, which simply implies the gums and bone around your teeth.
South African periodontists are unique and considered to be the dermatologists and plastic surgeons of the oral tissues! The 4-year postgraduate programme ensures expertise in disease prevention and gum disease control. Periodontists also specialise in regenerative and reconstructive techniques around teeth and implants. Periodontists are trained experts in the placement and maintenance of dental implants.
Good oral care and a professional cleaning every 6 months is recommended to help prevent gum disease and maintain a healthy mouth. Bacteria can build up and cause infection in the gums which can then become inflamed and start to bleed. At this stage, it is known as gingivitis, and can be easily rectified, but if left unattended, it will affect the support structures and cause periodontal disease, needing treatment and management from a periodontist. Bleeding gums can also lead to bad breath.
The best place to start is by booking a thorough dental cleaning with our Dental Hygienist . If your gum problems are of any concern to either of our hygienists, you will be referred to our Periodontist, Dr Feheem Bhamjee, for a consultation and possible further treatment. Dr. Bhamjee is truly passionate about perio and the prevention of oral disease and tooth loss. His expertise is focussed to the preservation and reconstruction of the foundations of your smile. His advanced training in minimally invasive dental implant therapy, regenerative periodontal surgery, periodontal plastic surgery is based upon the most current scientific evidence to ensure that his patients receive biologically optimal treatment.
Feheem received his dental degree in 2007, from the Universities of Stellenbosch and the Western Cape, achieving three consecutive nominations and awards from the prestigious Golden Key society. After completing his community service year in the rural North West province, he entered as an associate in private practices around Johannesburg and Sandton. Much of his time was dedicated to the acquisition of knowledge and clinical skills necessary to treat advanced cases in practice.
He received a postgraduate diploma in oral implantology in 2009, completed the prestigious colleges of medicine primary examinations in 2010 and another postgraduate diploma in oral surgery with the University of Pretoria in 2011. His dedication to serving the community through dentistry allowed him to spend time as a volunteer within the Maxillo-Facial surgical unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital. This experience furthermore enhanced his clinical work and stimulated him to persue various certifications via the trauma surgical unit at the University of Witwatersrand. In 2014 Feheem, along with his wife and baby boy, grasped the opportunity to specialize within the department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology at the UWC Dental Faculty. During his postgraduate studies he assisted in lecturing and teaching to both undergraduate and postgraduate students within the fields of implantology, periodontics and oral medicine.
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