DR TAUNYANE AND DR HUGO ARE ASSOCIATES AT HUGO ORTHODONTICS:
Dr Taunyane and Dr Hugo are working together in association to provide a better service and continuity for our patients.
Dr Taunyane has been mentored by Dr Hugo for more than a year and Dr Taunyane and Dr Hugo have a like-minded, compatible approach to orthodontic treatment.
Dr Taunyane is very competent and Dr Hugo has the greatest confidence in her ability as an orthodontist.
Because Dr Hugo has been in practice a long time, his appointment book is generally full for routine checkup appointments for about 8 weeks and New patients can usually be seen within a month.
Rescheduling an appointment with Dr Hugo usually means a longer wait, because we don’t intentionally leave open appointments for routine checkups.
Because Dr Taunyane is still building her practice, appointment scheduling is more flexible, so if for instance, a patient wants to reschedule an appointment, they can generally get an alternative appointment within a couple of weeks.
Young patients with Dr Taunyane will be able to be followed up by her for many years, whereas it is likely that Dr Hugo will be fully retired within 10 years.
Read more about our Orthodontists below!
dr. andre hugo
Dr. Andre’ Hugo qualified as an orthodontist at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1983, where his undergraduate dental training was also completed in 1978 with distinctions in orthodontics and prosthetic dentistry. Dr. Hugo was awarded the Bronze medal of the DASA for the best final year dental student in orthodontics.
Dr. Hugo has been a member of SASO (South African Society of Orthodontics) and in full-time private practice for the past 38 years and has been involved in postgraduate orthodontic training at his alma mater.
Dr. Hugo developed a lingual orthodontic technique, in conjunction with Dr. Ziegfried Weber, which they have presented at lectures and one and two-day hands-on courses in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Brussels, Innsbruck, Salzburg, and Hamburg.
Dr. Hugo has co-authored articles published in the European Journal of Orthodontics and the International Journal of Dentofacial Orthopedics. Dr. Hugo has produced a lingual manual for teaching purposes, with contributions by Professor Johan Reyneke and Dr. Ziegfried Weber.
Numerous orthodontic auxiliaries have been developed by Dr. Hugo and are published in a chapter of Professor Kim Mizrahi’s textbook, “Orthodontic Pearls”.
Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) has proven to be a very exciting and viable option in Dr. Hugo’s practice. Together with Dr. Andreas Siebold, lectures on this topic have been presented at SASO, SASPIO (South African Society for Periodontics, Implantology, and Oral Medicine), and Nomads.
Together with Dr. Hermann Kluge MFOS (Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon) lectures have been presented at SASO and SASMFOS (South African Society of MFOS) on the advantages of PAOO and utilizing the Rapid Acceleratory phenomenon in Orthognathic Surgical Orthodontics.
Dr. Hugo has a special interest in technology and has collaborated with Christopher Kerr-Peterson MBA (GSB), Bcom PPE (UCT), BA Art Direction (AAA), who has developed a comprehensive, integrated orthodontic treatment and practice management system.
Aligner treatment is a special interest of Dr. Hugo’s and he has completed the prestigious TAIF (The Aligner Intensive Fellowship), an Advanced Invisalign course.
Dr. Hugo’s other interests include African wildlife, reading, snorkeling, motorcycling, and flying.
dr. keitumetse taunyane
Dr. Keitumetse Taunyane qualified as an orthodontist at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2020. Her undergraduate dental training was completed at the University of Limpopo - MEDUNSA campus in 2013.
Dr. Taunyane graduated in the top 3 of her class with a distinction in Oral Medicine, as well as being awarded The Best Undergraduate Research Paper in the field of orthodontics.
Dr. Taunyane has been a member of SASO (South African Society of Orthodontics) since 2016.
Aside from being an orthodontist, Dr. Taunyane’s other interests include yoga, obstacle courses, gardening, and music.
Having qualified as one of the youngest Orthodontists in South Africa, she has many years ahead of her to contribute to providing beautiful smiles across the country.
