Dr. Godrey Obaigwa Maronga(Restorative Dentist)
EDUCATION
2020: Master of Science in Restorative Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
2019: Certificate in Implant Dentistry, Dentsply Sirona, South Africa
2009: Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2020: Currently collecting practice-based data on quality of care on various aspects of care in the fields of restorative dentistry, prosthodontics and endodontics.
2020- IADR Finalist Unilever Hatton Post-graduate research in Washington DC Published JDR abstract from the 2020 IADR world congress proceedings Research topic: Retreatability on Roots Sealed using a Bioceramic Sealer.
2019 – Best IADR Unilever Hatton Post-graduate research South African
Division, Pretoria, South Africa.
2019- Best post-graduate research presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape.
2018- Occurrence of Fluorosis in a population living in a high-fluoride groundwater area: Nakuru area in the Central Kenyan Rift Valley (Patrick Gevera, Hassina Mouri and Godfrey Maronga).
WORK EXPERIENCE
2020- Founder OM Arte Dentistry, a dental company involved in equipping dentists with the tools and skills to improve their practice of restorative dentistry.
2020- Resident Restorative Dentist Lion’s SightFirst Hospital Loresho, Nairobi.
2017-2019: Tutorial Fellow in the Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
2017-2019: Registrar in Restorative Dentistry in the Prosthodontics Department of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
2013-2016: Resident Dentist St. Mary’s Mission Hospital Rift Valley.
2010-2012: Dental Officer in the Coastal counties of Mombasa and Kwale, Kenya.
AREAS OF INTEREST AND PRACTICE:
- Minimally invasive Esthetic direct and indirect restorations
- Dental materials selection and application
- Endodontic treatment, retreatment and restoration of endodontically treated teeth
- Treatment planning and co-ordination of case requiring comprehensive multi-disciplinary management
- Fixed and removable prosthodontics
- Full mouth rehabilitations
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- International Association of Dental Research (IADR)
- International Team for Implantology (ITI)
- South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (SAAAD)
- Kenya Dental Association (KDA)