Tandarts is Afrikaans for dentist, and in Springbok in the Northern Cape there is essentially one dental practice, at 2 River Street. Three dentists work from it under a single practice number and a single telephone line. The details below come from the Government Employees Medical Scheme provider network list for the Northern Cape, dated August 2026, which is a published official document rather than a directory listing.
Dental practice, Springbok
- Telephone: 027 712 2305
- Address: 2 River Street, Springbok
- Practice number: 0979104
- Dentists at the practice: Dr B G Brandt, Dr J Myburgh and Dr M Pieterse
All three are listed against the same address, practice number and telephone number, so the one line reaches whichever of them is consulting. Ask for a specific dentist when you book if you have seen one of them before and want continuity.
Why the practice number matters
The practice number, sometimes called the BHF number, is what a medical scheme uses to identify the provider when a claim is submitted. Quote it when you check your benefit, because a scheme can confirm in seconds whether that practice is in network for you. It also lets you verify that whoever is billing you is the practice you actually visited.
Before you book
- Springbok is the only sizeable town in Namakwa, so the practice serves a very wide catchment; book ahead rather than driving in on spec
- Ask whether the treatment you need is done in Springbok or requires a referral, since specialised work often means travelling to Upington or Cape Town
- Confirm whether the practice bills your scheme directly or expects payment on the day and a claim submitted by you
Medical scheme cover for dentistry
Most schemes split dentistry into basic and specialised. Basic work, meaning examinations, fillings, cleaning and extractions, is usually paid from a day-to-day or dental benefit. Specialised work such as crowns, bridges, implants and orthodontics generally needs pre-authorisation and is often subject to a waiting period or a separate limit. Get the authorisation before the appointment, not after, because a scheme is entitled to decline a claim for work done without it.
Complaints
- Raise a clinical or billing concern with the practice on 027 712 2305 first, and ask for an itemised account
- Dentists are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, which handles complaints about professional conduct
- For a scheme payment dispute rather than a clinical one, the Council for Medical Schemes is the correct office
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