About us
Our dentists, Liesl & Ame, have almost 30 years experience each and provide restorative dentistry, advanced cosmetic dentistry and smile makeovers, implants to replace missing teeth, solutions for snoring, headache related to bruxism-clinics, and invisible braces, incl Invisalign and Six Month Smiles.
Dentists
Dr Liesl Labuschagne BChD (Pret)
– Principal Dentist and Co-owner
GDC No. 66875
Education, Treatments and Training
Liesl studied dentistry in her home country of South Africa where she gained her Bachelor in Dental Science in 1990.
Liesl enjoys the artistic nature of dentistry and loves doing Cosmetic Dentistry where her keen eye for aesthetics helps her to create beautiful smiles.
She has also helped many patients to overcome headaches and pain associated with Bruxism (involuntary habitual grinding of the teeth) and also provides possible Snoring Solutions.
She has many years of experience dealing with especially nervous patients and her favourite part of working as a dentist is seeing her patients’ confidence grow as their health and the appearance of their smiles continue to improve.
She continues her postgraduate education with regular attendance at Courses and Seminars.
Since starting Westerham Dental Care with Ame in 2009, Liesl and Ame have been caring and helping over 3000 patients.
Personal Life
Away from the surgery she enjoys cooking, gardening, the great outdoors and architecture.
She often contributes and participates in community outreach and is a keen supporter of charities.
Dr Ame Erwee BChD (Pret)
– Principal Dentist and Co-owner
GDC No. 68948
Education, Treatments and Training
Ame completed her Bachelor in Dental Science in 1991 at the University of Pretoria upon which she was rewarded the class medal for the Most Distinguished Final Year Student in Maxillo-Facial Surgery.
She is very dedicated to her profession and her patients and has been practicing and perfecting her exemplar dentistry skills to a fine art, with over 29 years’ experience to draw on. She enjoys working with her patients towards achieving their optimum dental health, gaining their confidence and trust. The breadth of her dental care ranges from general dental treatment, cosmetic smile makeovers, cosmetic braces, restoring implants and treating bruxism, to helping with snoring and sleep apnoea. Ame places each patient and their best interest at the heart of her approach, building a relationship and making them feel at ease through her calm, friendly and caring personality.
Ame keeps abreast with new innovations and the latest cutting edge dental technology by attending regular post graduate dental courses in the UK as well as internationally.
Ame feels passionate about ‘walking the extra mile’ and ‘giving back to the community’ and is a keen supporter of a variety of local and national charities, including Cancer Research UK and Joint Aid Management (JAM) Africa.
Personal Life
Away from the surgery, Ame enjoys spending time with her family and friends enjoying the outdoors with bike rides, picnics and exploring the beautiful countryside as favourites. For the rare quieter times indoors, Ame enjoys taking up two of her favourite hobbies, Fabric Art and Quilting.
Nurses
Rebecca Leer
– Head Dental Nurse
GDC No. 119575
Vikki Causon
GDC No. 486143
Teresa May
GDC No. 130584
Admin & Reception
Jenny Leach
– Practice Manager
Gemma Godden
