Oral Hygienists
We are passionate about patient care
Lameez Patel
DipOH (UWC)
Lameez has been with Kromboom Dental since day one. She has developed a strong and lasting relationship with so many of our patients. Her professionalism and passion for patient care exemplify what Kromboom Dental is all about. She attended the University of the Western Cape and received her Diploma in Oral Hygiene in 1999.
Lameez is also an Oral Myofunctional Therapist, and has completed a brief dentistry course which has broadened her scope of work. Myofunctional therapy helps patients with a variety of muscular and airway disorders. It’s an interesting and rewarding field, and has a personal connection with her, as Lameez’s children have also suffered from Myofunctional and Breathing Disorders.
Lameez is passionate about bridging the gap between Oral Hygiene and OMT and getting her patients to chew, swallow and breathe correctly. Her aim is to help young and old alike to improve poor muscle patterns caused by thumb sucking and grinding, just to list a few. Her greatest reward is seeing her patients happy and healthy. She takes tremendous pride in helping patients transition from a state of poor oral health to a state of good to excellent oral health. It’s always her goal to make anxious patients feel comfortable and at ease.
She has the ability to make everyone with whom she comes in contact feel like a long lost friend, even when they are meeting her for the very first time. Patients adore her cheerful personality! We don’t know how she does it, but she is happy all the time, which makes everyone around her happy, which is why we (and our patients) love her so much.
Lameez imparts a professionalism to her responsibilities that leaves patients impressed and satisfied with their treatment. She not only teaches our patients proper brushing and flossing techniques, but counsels them on nutrition, breathing, speech and preventive measures to get their jaws developing normally and keeping their teeth and gums healthy. Kids love Lameez and always look forward to their 6 monthly check-ups with her.
Lameez is also an Oral Myofunctional Therapist, and has completed a brief dentistry course which has broadened her scope of work. Myofunctional therapy helps patients with a variety of muscular and airway disorders. It’s an interesting and rewarding field, and has a personal connection with her, as Lameez’s children have also suffered from Myofunctional and Breathing Disorders.
Lameez is passionate about bridging the gap between Oral Hygiene and OMT and getting her patients to chew, swallow and breathe correctly. Her aim is to help young and old alike to improve poor muscle patterns caused by thumb sucking and grinding, just to list a few. Her greatest reward is seeing her patients happy and healthy. She takes tremendous pride in helping patients transition from a state of poor oral health to a state of good to excellent oral health. It’s always her goal to make anxious patients feel comfortable and at ease.
She has the ability to make everyone with whom she comes in contact feel like a long lost friend, even when they are meeting her for the very first time. Patients adore her cheerful personality! We don’t know how she does it, but she is happy all the time, which makes everyone around her happy, which is why we (and our patients) love her so much.
Lameez imparts a professionalism to her responsibilities that leaves patients impressed and satisfied with their treatment. She not only teaches our patients proper brushing and flossing techniques, but counsels them on nutrition, breathing, speech and preventive measures to get their jaws developing normally and keeping their teeth and gums healthy. Kids love Lameez and always look forward to their 6 monthly check-ups with her.
Zainab Jacobs
DipOH (UWC)
Zainab qualified as an Oral hygienist from the University of the Western Cape in 2009 where she received the Dean's Award for her first and second year of Oral Hygiene.
She also received the Radiology Award in her final year of studies as well as the Colgate Award for Community Oral Health Promotion and the OHASA Academic Excellence Award. She is now a full time member of the Kromboom Dental Team. Zainab loves helping nervous patients overcome their anxiety and loves working with children. She has a special warmth and compassion that makes her patients feel so comfortable and at ease.
She is passionate about Oral Health and her main focus is on prevention and motivates her patients to have the best smile they can. In addition to providing dental hygiene care at the office, she also heads the Kromboom Dental Centre dental education program in the Primary and Pre-Primary Schools in the Southern Suburbs. As part of our commitment to promoting Oral Health, KDC visits schools in the southern suburbs on a weekly basis. Zainab visits classrooms to explain the importance of proper oral hygiene and diet and to provide instruction on how to take care of the teeth and gums.
Zainab has many years of experience working with children of all ages and has two children of her own. Through personal experience, she was intrigued by Orofacial Myology and decided to pursue learning more about the field. She works hard to make therapy fun and individualised to meet the needs of each particular patient. She works with patients for orofacial muscle dysfunction, tongue thrust, thumb and finger habits, open mouth rest posture and tongue placement. She is also a Myobrace Educator and assists with the monthly myobrace visits and checks. Patients of all ages look forward to their check-up visits with her.
She also received the Radiology Award in her final year of studies as well as the Colgate Award for Community Oral Health Promotion and the OHASA Academic Excellence Award. She is now a full time member of the Kromboom Dental Team. Zainab loves helping nervous patients overcome their anxiety and loves working with children. She has a special warmth and compassion that makes her patients feel so comfortable and at ease.
She is passionate about Oral Health and her main focus is on prevention and motivates her patients to have the best smile they can. In addition to providing dental hygiene care at the office, she also heads the Kromboom Dental Centre dental education program in the Primary and Pre-Primary Schools in the Southern Suburbs. As part of our commitment to promoting Oral Health, KDC visits schools in the southern suburbs on a weekly basis. Zainab visits classrooms to explain the importance of proper oral hygiene and diet and to provide instruction on how to take care of the teeth and gums.
Zainab has many years of experience working with children of all ages and has two children of her own. Through personal experience, she was intrigued by Orofacial Myology and decided to pursue learning more about the field. She works hard to make therapy fun and individualised to meet the needs of each particular patient. She works with patients for orofacial muscle dysfunction, tongue thrust, thumb and finger habits, open mouth rest posture and tongue placement. She is also a Myobrace Educator and assists with the monthly myobrace visits and checks. Patients of all ages look forward to their check-up visits with her.
Atheemah Majiet
DipOH (UWC)
Atheemah received her Oral Hygiene training at University of the Western Cape and graduated in 2010. She then went on to work at dental practices in the Southern Suburbs and CBD and joined the Kromboom Dental team in 2014.
Atheemah works full-time at Kromboom Dental Centre and works closely with the Dental Team, carrying out individual programmes of prevention of periodontal disease (gum disease), caries (tooth decay) and orthodontic maintenance. Atheemah has a special interest in Oral Myofunctional therapy and is passionate about getting her patients to understand the correlation between mouth breathing and oral and overall health. She became a certified Oral Myofunctional Therapist in 2020. Oral Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) are exercises for the muscles of the face and mouth. The exercises help those patients who mouth breath constantly, are tongue or lip tied and have tongue thrust, incorrect tongue posture and open mouth. She also helps correct bad oral habits such as thumb sucking, that lead to poor muscle patterns and can affect overall body health.
In 2018, in addition to her Oral Hygiene duties , Atheemah took on the role of Office Manager. She has grown with the practice. She started as an Oral Hygienist but proved to be an invaluable help to all in the office. Her experience as an Oral Hygienist makes her a great resource when explaining the necessary procedures and managing dental staff. Through all these experiences, Atheemah grew in her expertise and became our office manager.
Atheemah knows the “ins and outs” of the dental office and helps to keep systems in place so that the high standards are upheld at KDC and the day runs smoothly and on time. She wears many hats to ensure the upkeep of our busy dental practice.
She manages personnel by hiring, training, scheduling and ensures the practice is well-stocked with essential inventory. Her other important duties include evaluating staff performance, answering to patient complaints, checking cleanliness, and more. She enjoys working with her long-term team members who feel like family.
“As Office Manager, all my training and experience come into play! Working with such an amazing and dedicated team makes my job easy. Working closely with the dentists, oral hygienists, specialists, nurses, admin and practice management team helps me understand what it takes to be an even better dental practice!”
Atheemah works full-time at Kromboom Dental Centre and works closely with the Dental Team, carrying out individual programmes of prevention of periodontal disease (gum disease), caries (tooth decay) and orthodontic maintenance. Atheemah has a special interest in Oral Myofunctional therapy and is passionate about getting her patients to understand the correlation between mouth breathing and oral and overall health. She became a certified Oral Myofunctional Therapist in 2020. Oral Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) are exercises for the muscles of the face and mouth. The exercises help those patients who mouth breath constantly, are tongue or lip tied and have tongue thrust, incorrect tongue posture and open mouth. She also helps correct bad oral habits such as thumb sucking, that lead to poor muscle patterns and can affect overall body health.
In 2018, in addition to her Oral Hygiene duties , Atheemah took on the role of Office Manager. She has grown with the practice. She started as an Oral Hygienist but proved to be an invaluable help to all in the office. Her experience as an Oral Hygienist makes her a great resource when explaining the necessary procedures and managing dental staff. Through all these experiences, Atheemah grew in her expertise and became our office manager.
Atheemah knows the “ins and outs” of the dental office and helps to keep systems in place so that the high standards are upheld at KDC and the day runs smoothly and on time. She wears many hats to ensure the upkeep of our busy dental practice.
She manages personnel by hiring, training, scheduling and ensures the practice is well-stocked with essential inventory. Her other important duties include evaluating staff performance, answering to patient complaints, checking cleanliness, and more. She enjoys working with her long-term team members who feel like family.
“As Office Manager, all my training and experience come into play! Working with such an amazing and dedicated team makes my job easy. Working closely with the dentists, oral hygienists, specialists, nurses, admin and practice management team helps me understand what it takes to be an even better dental practice!”
Ruquayah Cassiem
BOH (UWC)
Ruquayah was born and raised in Cape Town. She graduated from the University of the Western Cape with a Bachelors in Oral Hygiene in 2018. In 2019, her journey as an OH took flight with us and is committed to educating patients on the importance of good oral hygiene.
She loves what she does and is excited about growing with the team and patients at Kromboom Dental Centre. She ensures that each patient is comfortable every step of the way.
Her friendly and relaxed demeanor is what makes her so popular amongst patients and staff alike. Ruquayah takes her time to explain things to patients and makes a genuine effort to educate patients on their own oral hygiene. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping and spending time with family, and loves the outdoors.
She loves what she does and is excited about growing with the team and patients at Kromboom Dental Centre. She ensures that each patient is comfortable every step of the way.
Her friendly and relaxed demeanor is what makes her so popular amongst patients and staff alike. Ruquayah takes her time to explain things to patients and makes a genuine effort to educate patients on their own oral hygiene. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping and spending time with family, and loves the outdoors.
Faadia Salie
BOH (UWC)
Faadia is a graduate from the University of the Western Cape Dental School with a degree in Oral Hygiene. Her number one priority is delivering the best possible treatment to her patients. She is warm, welcoming and caring. Faadia feels prevention is key to maintaining a beautiful smile and she is excellent at educating her patients on how to maintain their smiles for a lifetime.
She is an excellent clinician and very dedicated to keeping her patients healthy. Faadia stays abreast of all the latest research, information and trends with oral hygiene allowing her to provide optimum care to her patients. Her beautiful smile and friendly demeanour will put you at ease immediately!
She is an excellent clinician and very dedicated to keeping her patients healthy. Faadia stays abreast of all the latest research, information and trends with oral hygiene allowing her to provide optimum care to her patients. Her beautiful smile and friendly demeanour will put you at ease immediately!
