Dr Christo Botha, B.Ch.D Stellenbosch RSA, 1982 DipImpDent RCS Eng 2005, MBA Wits 1989

Restorative dentistry and simple to advanced prosthetic rehabilitation.

Advanced Diploma in Dental Implantology from the FGDP and the Royal College of Surgeons in London

I qualified as a dentist in South Africa in the beautiful town of Stellenbosch – in the heart of the wine growing region of the Cape. After serving as a dental officer in the SA defence force for two years, I immigrated to the UK to advance my career. In 1984, while working in the NHS, I joined the Society for Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD). This provided me with the training and skill required to enable the safe administration of intra-venous sedation agents. Since those early days I have worked in both NHS and private dental practices, in the UK and the RSA. Higher demands from patients meant more investment in training so that in 2005 I completed the Advanced Diploma course in Dental Implantology from the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (FGDP), Royal College of Surgeons in London.

I have spent the last ten years in my own private practice in Hertfordshire. I have now decided to join the Dental Arts Studio to share my many years of clinical experience with likeminded, enthusiastic clinicians.

I live with my partner Lynda and daughter Margaux (law student). Two older sons, Emile and Ivan, have both ‘flown the nest’. I am fatally attracted to the sun so with every possible opportunity I move closer... When not looking at how people’s smiles can look even better, you’ll find me on a golf course or a beach (mostly just on my terrace at home with a small bbq fire and some of that fine South African brew from the vines on the slopes of the Cape mountains....)

I also have a private aeroplane licence (PPL) and I’m a fully qualified divemaster – just to get some balance in my life.