The type of dentist that listens, advises, plans, and executes.
Dr Vevasen Naidoo
Clinical precision, calm communication and treatment that stays led by the patient from consultation through completion.
ADI takes the whole patient into consideration, your medical history, your wellbeing, and your wellness. This is holistic medical and dental care.
We believe in doing less to give you more. Minimally invasive principles that preserve what is healthy and restore only what is necessary.
IntroductionThe type of dentist you want to see
Dr Vevasen Naidoo founded the Aesthetic Dental Institute on a single principle. The patient leads. The clinician advises, plans and executes. The decision about your smile, your treatment and your timing rests with you, and it stays with you throughout.
Dr. Naidoo lives in the Upper Highway with his family. Beyond his obsession with all things dental, he is an avid fitness fanatic, having completed multiple marathons, several Ironman 70.3 events, and the Comrades Marathon; much of it in support of disadvantaged children and animal welfare. His commitment extends beyond the start line: each year, Dr Naidoo opens his practice to orphaned children, ensuring their oral health receives the same care and attention as that of every other patient who sits in his chair.
Your first appointment with Dr Naidoo is allowed forty-five minutes to an hour. The structure is the same for every patient.
- He begins by listening. What is troubling you. What you have tried before. What you would like your teeth to do for you in five years' time.
- He examines clinically, takes the relevant photographs and scans, and explains what he sees in language that does not require a clinical background.
- He outlines the options. Each one is described with its benefits, its trade-offs, its costs, and its timeline, so you can compare them on equal terms.
- You take a written treatment plan home. There is no expectation of a decision in the chair, and no follow-up call to chase you for one.
Most patients tell us afterwards that the consultation was the most informative dental appointment they have had. That is the standard we hold it to.
Dental anxiety is common, and it is treated as a clinical fact rather than something to push past. Treatment rooms are quiet. Appointments run to time. Conscious sedation is available for patients who would prefer to rest through longer procedures, and the option is offered before it is asked for.
Throughout treatment, you are kept informed at each step. What is happening now. What will happen next. What you will feel, and for how long. Surprises are removed wherever they can be.
A well-informed patient is a confident patient, and a confident patient makes better decisions about their own care. Every recommendation Dr Naidoo makes is accompanied by the reasoning behind it, the alternatives he considered, and the reasons one option was preferred over another.
If you would like a second opinion before deciding, he will provide your records and support the conversation. If a procedure can wait, he will tell you. If it cannot, he will explain why.
Dr Naidoo's clinical philosophy is straightforward. Aesthetic work is most lasting when it is built on a stable functional foundation, and that foundation is established first. He explains this to every patient considering veneers or a smile makeover, and the reasoning is set out in full so you can weigh it for yourself.
Where you and Dr Naidoo agree on a plan, treatment proceeds. Where you would prefer a different sequence, or would like to address one concern at a time, that is the plan. Your smile is yours. The role of the practice is to deliver the result you have decided on.
Dr. Naidoo qualified at the University of the Western Cape, BChD. Member of the South African Dental Association.
He has practiced for more than a decade in restorative, surgical, and aesthetic dentistry.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Implantology Implant and Aesthetic Academy, Cape Town
- Postgraduate Diploma in Prosthodontics [Institution, Cape Town — TBC]
- BChD University of the Western Cape
Dr Naidoo completes more than the required hours of continuing professional development each year. Current areas of ongoing study include:
- Invisalign training
- Digital smile design
- International connections, techniques, and forums
The ADI Experience
ADI is housed in Meyrickton Park, 2 Meyrickton Place, Hillcrest. Treatment rooms are scented, quiet and tranquil. The equipment is advanced and digital. And the team makes every patient feel like the V.I.P they deserve to be.
Every restorative or aesthetic case begins with clinical photography, intraoral scanning, and where indicated, a 3D CBCT scan. Using the latest smile design software, including SmileCloud, we model your proposed results against your own face, on screen, in front of you. You sign off on a design you are confident in. Only then does any clinical work begin.
This process has two consequences. The first is that surprises at the end of treatment are eliminated. The second is that our work and work ethic speak for themselves, through our testimonials, referrals, and results. Because every case is planned around patient wellness, form, function, facial harmony, and longevity.
Our comfort offerings include noise-cancelling headphones, weighted blankets, eye masks, neck pillows, ambient music, and scented rooms. Your comfort is a personally curated experience.