Committed to excellence and high standards of service and care, with modern facilities and state of the art technology.
Dr Johan Hartshorne
B.Sc., B.Ch.D., M.Ch.D., M.P.A., Ph.D (Stell)., FFPH.RCP (UK)
Dr Hartshorne graduated as a general dentist from the University of Stellenbosch. He followed an academic career at the University of Stellenbosch as a senior consultant and researcher in various field of dentistry. During his academic career he completed two Bachelor’s degrees (B.Sc. & B.Ch.D), two Masters degrees (M.Ch.D in 1987 and M.P.A.in 1989) and a Doctorate in Odontology (1998).
He was awarded the Dental Association of South Africa Gold Medal Award for exceptional achievement during his study career. In 1978 he was awarded the Ernest Oppenheimer Travel Fellowship to do postgraduate studies in Oral Surgery. He was also awarded the Middleton-Shaw Fellowship by the Dental Association of South Africa to study professional Ethics in Dentistry in Health Care and make curricular proposals for pre- and post-graduate Ethics education in South Africa. In 2008 he was awarded the Fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom.
Dr Hartshorne played a key role developing, implementing and co-coordinating postgraduate Diploma courses in Aesthetic Dentistry at the University of Stellenbosch. He has also peer reviewed many scientific publications for the Journal of the Dental Association of South Africa and was statistics consultant for research projects at the Medical and Dental Faculty at the University of Stellenbosch. Dr Hartshorne has made 32 oral and poster presentations at national and International Scientific Meetings and has 44 publications in scientific peer reviewed journals.
Although he practices general dentistry, he has a special interest in periodontics, implant dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and 3D diagnostics and the integration of these disciplines in aesthetic restorative dentistry.
Dr Hartshorne has been in private practice for 25 years and is currently a Director at Dr’s Hartshorne and Associates Centre for Cosmetic Dentistry and Implantology, Intercare Medical and Dental Centre, Tyger Valley Health Centre.
He has over 34 years experience and regularly attends courses to upgrade his knowledge and skills. He is a member of the South African Association of Aesthetic Dentistry (SAAAD) and the International Team for Implantology (ITI), dedicated to the advancement of aesthetic and implant dentistry. SAAAD and ITI study groups include dental specialist from various disciplines.
