A team of talented, caring staff and professionals will provide you with the very best advice and dental treatment. We endeavour to make our patients feel comfortable and to provide high, quality services at reasonable rates. Santana Dental team comprises a number of dentists and oral hygienist that aim to provide you the patient the very best dental treatment. Our rooms are conveniently located on Belvedere Road at Belvedere Medi Centre.
Dr. Liezl Claassens qualified as a dentist in 2005, at the University of Stellenbosch (which merged with and became the University of the Western Cape). She did her community service at the military base in Potchefstroom. She spent a couple of years working in Pretoria, where she is originally from. The beautiful city of Cape Town called her back and she has been working here since 2010.
Dr. Claassens is a diligent and conscientious dentist, with comprehensive experience in the diagnoses of dental problems and conditions. She has the ability to make patients feel extremely calm and relaxed. “There is nothing more gratifying than reassuring, explaining and putting a nervous patient at ease, putting their trust in me and accomplishing a dental procedure with a happy and pleased smile from them afterwards.”
She has a love and interest for forensic dentistry and finished her Masters Degree in forensics in 2017. She also has an interest in aesthetics, not only in dental aesthetics, but also including facial aesthetics . She did a Botox and Filler diploma qualification in 2018.
In addition to finding her behind the dental chair or inside a mortuary, you might find her under the sea scuba diving but most likely very high in the air, as she is a qualified paragliding pilot. Nothing makes her happier than the total freedom and peace that flying in the sky allows.
Dr Naazima Sayed is a qualified dentist having commenced her studies at the University of Stellenbosch school of Dentistry in 2003. She completed her BChD degree in 2007 at the University of the Western Cape after the merger of dental schools. She spent her postgraduate year working in Bloemfontein contributing towards healthcare in the surrounding rural areas in the Free state Province. She thoroughly enjoyed the surgical experience and the exposure to several different community health clinics.
She has since gained a wealth of experience working in private practice in both Gauteng and the Western Cape and offering services in all fields of dentistry. Dr Sayed furthered her training and completed a diploma in Aesthetic Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape and continues to expand her skills and knowledge. She is passionate about her profession and believes in the importance of holistic healthcare treatment while practicing dentistry. She is a meticulous and caring professional. She is also a loving wife, and mother of three children.
Dr Cindy Cornelius qualified in 2014 with the BChD dentistry degree at the University of the Western Cape and completed her community service year in 2015 at Upington dental clinic, Northern Cape. She is an avid gardener and enjoys swimming. She has since worked at several private practices and other clinics thus gaining considerable experience.
She now works at the emergency care department at the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre since 2020. She is currently studying a post graduate diploma in forensic dentistry at the University of the Western Cape, for which she has been granted a bursary. She is an enthusiastic, passionate and patient-orientated dentist. She loves learning more in the field of dentistry and looks forward to expanding her skill set in oral surgery. It is always a great pleasure for her to serve patients and to create smiles.
Dr Jami Smith completed her dental degree at The University of The Western Cape in 2014, after matriculating at Sans Souci Girls’ High in 2009. In 2015, she completed her Community Service year in rural Bethlehem, Free State. She has since been employed at Tygerberg Oral Health Centre since 2016 in the Urgent Care department.
She has worked at multiple private practices since 2016, and most recently began supervising dental students in Conservative Dentistry at UWC. She has completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Aesthetic Dentistry from 2017-2018, and currently in year 2 of a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Dentistry, which she was awarded a bursary for. Dr Smith is a professional and likeable clinician, who treats every patient to the best of her ability.
Dr Salie qualified as a dentist in 1998 from the University of the Western Cape. From 1998-2004 Dr Salie was involved in clinical supervision and education of undergraduate dental students at the University of the Western Cape Oral Surgery department.
He has also been involved in setting up of various dental practices and multi disciplinary centres. Dr Salie passion for dentistry has evolved to incorporate the more modern aspects of computerised dentistry and having to continually improve with additional courses to keep abreast of the ever changing dental world.
Tahira qualified as an oral hygienist from the University of the Western Cape in 1997. She is a full time member of Santana Dental. Tahira is passionate about helping patients understand the importance of their oral health. The best part of her job is bonding with her patients and helping them feel comfortable during their visits.
She stays abreast of all the latest trends, research and information with oral hygiene allowing her to provide optimum care to her patients. Tahira is a mom of 4, registered clinician with HPCSA (Health Professional Council of South Africa) and an active member of OHASA (Oral Hygienists Association of South Africa). She has also recently completed an expanded function course at the University of the Western Cape to add to her scope of practice.
Tahira loves what she does and is excited about growing with the team and patients at Santana Dental.
