I graduated with a BChD from the University of the Western Cape in 2010 and completed my community service in Potchefstroom. Following that, I settled in Gauteng, where I worked in private practice for almost a decade. In November 2020, I began specializing in Periodontology and Oral Medicine back in the Western Cape. My research focused on exploring the connection between periodontitis and anaemia of chronic disease. Additionally, I have a keen interest in implantology, periodontal regenerative surgery, and the diagnostic complexities within oral medicine
I started my new private practice journey in November 2024 by teaming up with Dr Pieter Wolfaardt.
On a personal note, my wife and I are the proud parents of two spirited young boys, ages 5 and 3, who keep us on our toes and fill our days with endless joy.

Dr Yash Naidoo is a Dentolegal Consultant at MPS South Africa. He is a former healthcare and dispute resolution attorney, having practised at two of South Africa’s so-called Big Five law firms. Prior to starting his legal career, Yash qualified and practised as a dentist. While practising dentistry full-time in the public sector, he obtained his LLB from the University of South Africa cum laude.

His legal experience includes assisting private and public healthcare institutions in defending medical malpractice claims, assisting healthcare practitioners and institutions with proceedings before their regulators (HPCSA, AHPCSA, SAPC, and OHSC), advising clients in respect of South African healthcare regulations, and assisting foreign-qualified medical practitioners in obtaining registration with the HPCSA.

Yash joined MPS in August 2020 where has been assisting members with medicolegal matters, CPD presentations and articles, and relishes the opportunity to be involved in stakeholder engagements relating all things related to healthcare law and medicolegal.

Dr Johann Schoeman is proud to refer to his upbringing in the Northern Cape province where his roots run deep in the red dunes of the Kalahari. It is in this region where he learned to make the best with what his hands could find and where he developed a love for creating something out of nothing and to serve those who needed more than what their circumstances would offer.
Dentistry pathed the way in which he could utilise his exceptional hand skills and three-dimensional thinking to change people’s lives in a way he could never imagine.
He completed his B.Ch.D degree in 2004 at the University of Stellenbosch and was one of the top students in his class in the field of prosthodontics. He was privileged to be accepted as a community service dentist at the area military base, Potchefstroom, where he continued to hone his newly acquired skills in an environment that demanded perfection. In 2006, he enrolled as a postgraduate student at the University of Pretoria where he successfully completed a diploma in prosthodontics and a post-graduate qualification in the field of implantology.
Dr Schoeman soon fell in love with the city of Potchefstroom where he was able to find a balance between dentistry and his other passion, sport! Needless to say, his sporting achievements out ways even his most prestigious dental accolades. In his words: “To excel in sport you need dedication, perseverance, and passion! These are all attributes I bring to my practice when treating my patients”.
Dentistry has been heavily impacted with the advancement in technology and for someone with a passion for oral and craniofacial rehabilitation, the opportunity to learn from the best in the world could not be missed. After 10 years in private practice, he decided to further his studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, enrolling for a master’s degree in Prosthodontics under the care of Professor Dale Howes (current HOD Oral Rehabilitation, University of Sydney, Australia) and now retired, Emeritus Professor Peter Owen. His dedication and passion did not go unnoticed and even while still busy with his master’s degree, was accepted as a registrar in the field of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics where he embarked on a 4-year full-time specialist program. In 2020 Dr Schoeman successfully graduated as a specialist Prosthodontist with a distinction in his academic and practical course work and decided to return to the beautiful town of Stellenbosch where it all started 20 years ago.
“The road up to now has been challenging but was made worthwhile by my beautiful and supportive wife, An-Suzanne, beside me and those two little rascals who keeps me on my toes! The recent addition of baby girl has got my glass spilling over with blessings and I am proud to say that my family is my first priority”.
When it comes to my other passion, dentistry, I aim to have an impact in every patient life who walks into my office. “God has been graceful to me – All I need is the opportunity to give something back”.

Professor Richard van Zyl-Smit currently holds the position of Professor and Consultant Pulmonologist within the Division of Pulmonology and the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Prof van Zyl-Smit is also the Head of the Lung Clinical Research Unit (LCRU) at the University of Cape Town Lung Institute. He is head of the smoking cessation services at the E16 Respiratory Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital as well the head of the adolescent respiratory services. He qualified as a pulmonologist, in 2007 and completed his PhD investigating the effects of tobacco smoke on human pulmonary immune responses to mycobacterial infection in 2011. After a post-doc placement in New York at the end of 2011, he returned to UCT to take up a position at the Lung Institute. He has a plethora of published peer reviewed research articles, is a sort after International Speaker, and has also published his own book of a collection of essays of a front line healthcare professional during the COVID epidemic ‘Thoughts on a Saturday morning.’

Prof Martin Vorster graduated as a dentist from the University of Pretoria in 2003. He began his career in private practice until 2014. In that year, he embarked on a new chapter by accepting a full-time joint position at the University of Pretoria and Gauteng Health. In 2015, he completed a postgraduate diploma in Endodontics with distinction, followed by the successful attainment of an MSc(Dent) (Cum Laude) in 2017 and in 2021 Prof Vorster completed his PhD, marking a significant milestone in his career.
Throughout his professional trajectory, Prof Vorster has been actively engaged in academic and scientific discourse. He has presented his research findings both nationally and internationally, with a particular focus on the intricacies of endodontics. Additionally, Prof Vorster is a prolific author, having contributed to over 50 scientific publications to date.
Recently, he made a transition to Cape Town, where he has returned to private practice while maintaining a part-time appointment as an adjunct professor at the University of Pretoria. This dual role allows him to continue his dedication to patient care while also imparting his knowledge and experience to the next generation of dental professionals.