About Us

History

The department of Paediatric and Restorative Dentistry has been in existence in the SOHS for the longest time. In the past few years, a decision was made to place the department in the speciality departments of Prosthodontics and Orthodontics. The divisions of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics were put together with the department of Prosthodontics to form a bigger department called the Department of Oral Rehabilitation. The Paediatric division of the department was put together with Orthodontics to form a Department of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry. In recent years, that decision was reversed which meant that the department would be a stand-alone department once again.

Vision

To be a leading department in paediatric and restorative dentistry in the Republic of South Africa

Mission

To offer comprehensive management to patients requiring paediatric and restorative services including Endodontics; to train socially responsible professionals at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels; and to carry out high quality research which is relevant to our country’s needs.

Values

The values of the Department of Paediatric and Restorative Dentistry are in line with the values of the School of Oral Health Sciences, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the University of the Witwatersrand. The department prides itself for being part of this university and will therefore strive to live by its values.