Dr Hoogendijk is a specialist Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeon, both medically and dentally qualified. I was the first Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeon in South Africa to enter training as a specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery, after qualifying and practicing as a medical practitioner.
I have been in private practice since 2008 and have held the position of Senior Specialist in the Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery at the University of Pretoria, where I oversaw the clinic for Head and Neck Oncology & Pathology. I also served on the Executive committee of the South African Association of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons for 12 years, first as the head of the Fees & Funders Portfolio and thereafter as President of the Society for which I received the SADA service excellence award for the work I have done on coding during my tennure. I have been privilaged to worked at the Galway University Hospital, as the head of the Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery Unit in Ireland regularly.
I have a special interest in Head and Neck Oncology, Salivary gland Surgery and Facial reconstruction, an area where my medical degree and experience is a great advantage, and have a multi-disciplinary approach to the management of these patients, working with a selected team of professionals to satisfy the very demanding needs of these patients. I recently relocated my practice to Menlopark Medical Centre in order to be able to offer all the services my patients needs, in an easily accessable location, in order to give our patients less of the cold clinical feel of a hospital environment, but to add a calm and relaxing atmosphere to our services.
The practice offers services in minor oral surgery (removal of wisdom teeth and surgical extraction of teeth), Implantology, head and neck cancer surgery, head and neck reconstructive surgery, advanced implant reconstructions for patient with severe bone loss of the jaws, orthognathic surgery and the full range of temporo-mandibular joint services ranging from non-surgical management to joint replacements.