Prof. Kurt Bütow
Maxillo-Facial & Oral Surgeon
Practice addresses:
- Pretoria - Die Wilgers Hospital
- Department Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery, University of Pretoria
Residential address:
- 35 Kingbolt Crescent, Wapadrand, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
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Background:
- Born in Windhoek, Namibia on 1 April 1948
- Completed secondary schooling at Höhere Privat Schule, Windhoek
- Married with two daughters, Anike & Zentia
Professional qualifications:
- B.Sc. (RAU) -1971
- B.Ch.D. (Stellenbosch) -1976
- M.Ch.D (MFO Surgery) (Stellenbosch) - 1980
- Dr.Med.Dent.(MFO Surgery) (Erlangen-Nuremberg) - 1983
- Ph.D. (MFO Surgery) (Pretoria) - 1988
- D.Sc. (Odontology) (MFO Surgery) (Pretoria) - 1994
- FC MFOS (College of Medicine, South Africa) - 2001
Professional registrations:
- Medical and Dental Council of Namibia - DSS 003
- Health Professions Council of South Africa
- Also registered as MFO Surgeon in Australia, United Kingdom and Germany
Professional memberships:
- Namibian Dental Association
- South African Dental Association
- International Association for Dental Research
- International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Life fellowship)
- British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- European Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- South African Society of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons (SASMFOS)
- South Africa Cleft Lip and Palate Society
- South African Society for Dental Implantology
Professional history:
- Lecturer in Prosthetics, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa 1976
- Registrar/Snr. Registrar in Maxillo Facial & Oral Surgery, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa 1977 to 1980
- Practiced as Dentist and Oral Surgeon in the United Kingdom 1981 & 1982
- Senior Registrar/Scientific Assistant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany 1982 & 1983
- Professor/Chief Specialist - Head of Clinical Government Department Gr II in Maxillo Facial & Oral Surgery in Pretoria, South Africa 1983 to date.
- Head of Department of Maxillo Facial & Oral Surgery, University of Pretoria, South Africa 1984 to date
Special interests in Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery:
- Any of the seven subdivisions of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery
- Subspecialised in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery & treatment [Director for International Fellowship training for the IAOMS]
- Any Namibian with a complicated maxillo-facial problem is welcome for cosultation and possible treatment.
Hobbies and special interests:
- Aviation. Holds a fix-wing commercial pilot's licence with instrument rating, test pilot rating II and 25 different types of aircraft on his licence. Also holds a rotor-wing (2 types) pilot's licence.
- Research in Family Ancestry
- Painting in oils
This profile was last updated on 26/05/2011
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