Initially enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch in 2000 for his dental degree, Dr Du Toit first spent several years living abroad in South Korea, returning to again take up his studies and complete his dental degree at the University of the Western Cape. He then worked as a general practitioner for four years whilst continuing his postgraduate training and qualifications. He completed the Diploma in Oral Surgery (Dip Oral Surg) from the College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of South Africa, and the 2-year postgraduate certificate in oral implantology from the then University of Pretoria’s ITI Centre of Excellence. He concurrently completed a research Master’s degree (MSc Dent) in implantology at the University of the Witwatersrand. During the same time, he completed the Diploma in Implantology (Dipl. Implantol.) from the Implant and Aesthetic Academy/University of Frankfurt. He then later completed his 4-year specialist training at the University of Pretoria in periodontics and oral medicine. Dr Du Toit concurrently wrote the specialist/fellowship examinations in periodontics and oral medicine from the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa – the first to do so in 11 years. Dr Du Toit is also a PhD candidate at the University of Szeged, Hungary, his research with Dr Gluckman focused on the partial extraction therapies.