Meet DR. Buleni

Dr Thembeka Buleni started her career in dentistry shortly after she graduated in 2007 from Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa). In 2010, she started her own practice, Smilez Dental Surgery, where she continues nourishing her love for dentistry on a daily basis. She acquired her second degree in Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2016.  She majored in financial management and received a distinction.
She is a founder of Dental Practice Management Academy, focused on mentoring and coaching for Dentists. She is also a keynote speaker. She is a guest Dentist on the local TV show Wraak My Mooi, a cosmetic makeover show on DSTV 147, where she improves the Dental appearance and smiles for the candidates. She is a runner-up candidate for the Health Excellence Mpumalanga Award and Dentist of the Year in 2019 and 2022.
She is one of the winners of the Smart Integration Awards 2021, innovative infection control & prevention category. Being the only representative in South Africa and Africa at large and being the first to win this category from Africa. She is an award winner of the Mpumalanga Health Excellence Award and Health Care Professional Mentor of the Year in 2023. She is a runner-up candidate for the Health Excellence Mpumalanga Award, Most Compassionate Healthcare Provider of the Year in 2023.
Her passion for dentistry & business management skills have enabled her to create a system that makes running a practice manageable and efficient. She is a Co-author of the book Life Business Minds, her topic is “ A Heart for Dentistry and a Mind for Business “.
She has been featured in the local magazine Ignited Woman for the Feb/March issue of 2024
She hosts her oral health awareness YouTube Channel. (Dr. TCN Buleni).
In Year 2024, she completed her Masters’s degree MSc in Aesthetic & Restorative Dentistry with Ulster University in the United Kingdom (U.K)
Dr. Buleni is a mother of beautiful twin girls. She is extremely passionate about dentistry. She finds fulfilment when enhancing people’s, Her passion for dentistry & business management skills have enabled her to create a system that makes running a practice manageable and efficient.