Modern, whole-body dentistry
in the heart of Kempton Park.
Kempton Smile is the practice of Dr S. Kholvadia — proudly servicing the Kempton Park and wider East Rand community for the past 20 years. A patient-centred, technology-forward dental home where comfort meets clinical precision. We treat the mouth as part of the whole body, blending aesthetic and restorative care with a genuine interest in your overall health. As South Africa's first practice to offer Scanoair AI screening, we're reimagining what a visit to the dentist can feel like.
AI dental screening,
without lifting an instrument.
Kempton Smile is the first dental practice in South Africa to install Scanoair — the AI-powered contactless dental screening kiosk. Step in, smile, and get a comprehensive oral health snapshot. No probes. No instruments. Just clarity.
Meet Scanoair.
Dental screening, reimagined.
We're proud to be the first dental practice in South Africa to install the Scanoair AI Contactless Dental Screening Kiosk — a new way to begin your dental journey, without an instrument in sight.
Contactless
No probes, no instruments, no discomfort. Walk up, get scanned — designed for nervous patients and first-time visitors alike.
AI-Powered
Intelligent screening flags areas for closer clinical review by Dr. Kholvadia — turning a quick scan into a guided conversation.
Walk-in Ready
A self-service experience that fits between appointments — perfect for first visits, school-age kids, and routine recall checks.
A National First
Available nationwide only at Kempton Smile. Pioneering technology, brought home — because Kempton Park deserves the best.
Comprehensive care, in one calm chair.
From routine hygiene to full smile design — every treatment is delivered with current evidence, modern materials, and the same systemic-first lens that built our sports practice.
Scanoair AI Kiosk
South Africa’s first contactless AI dental screening kiosk. Walk in, get scanned, get answers.
Learn more →General & Family Dentistry
Check-ups, cleanings, fillings and preventive care for every age.
Learn more →Cosmetic & Smile Design
Veneers, whitening, and smile-line refinement using digital previews.
Learn more →Clear Aligners & Orthodontics
Discreet, removable aligner therapy. 3D treatment simulation before you start.
Learn more →Hygiene & Periodontal Care
Deep cleanings, biofilm management, and inflammation tracking.
Learn more →Systemic Health Screening
aMMP-8 testing, sleep & bruxism review, and oral-microbiome guidance.
Learn more →Bruxism & Teethan® Diagnostics
Grinding and clenching, measured — not guessed. Objective EMG diagnosis.
Learn more →DNAlysis Genetic Testing
DNA-guided insight into your personal risk for gum disease and decay.
Learn more →Scanoair AI Kiosk
South Africa’s first contactless AI dental screening kiosk. Walk in, get scanned, get answers — without an instrument touching your mouth.
How it works
- Step into the Scanoair kiosk — a self-contained, walk-in unit
- The device uses optical imaging to capture a detailed view of your oral cavity
- AI analyses the images in real time, flagging areas for clinical review
- Dr. Kholvadia reviews the AI-generated snapshot and discusses next steps
The screening process
Perfect for nervous patients, first-time visitors, school-age children, and anyone curious about AI-augmented dental care.
Common questions
Is this a replacement for a real dentist?
Does it use radiation?
How long does it take?
Suitable for children?
General & Family Dentistry
From the first tooth at age one to crowns in your seventies — comprehensive dental care for every family member.
What's included
- Comprehensive dental examinations & oral cancer screening
- Digital X-rays — low-dose, on-demand
- Professional scale & polish cleanings
- Mercury-free composite (white) fillings
- Sealants for children's molars
- Custom mouthguards — sport, night-grinding, snoring
- Emergency care for breaks, knocks, swelling and toothache
New patient journey
A small filling today is a crown avoided tomorrow. Routine 6-monthly check-ups catch decay, gum issues, and bite problems early.
Common questions
How often should I come in?
Are dental X-rays safe?
Do you treat children?
Cosmetic & Smile Design
Smile design that respects the architecture of your face. Digital simulations and trial smiles so you can see your new smile before treatment.
Treatments offered
- Composite veneers — single-visit, conservative
- Porcelain veneers — gold standard for longevity
- Professional in-chair whitening
- Smile-line refinement (gum & tooth contouring)
- Cosmetic bonding for chips, gaps, and small fixes
- Full smile makeovers
The smile design process
Hollywood-white isn't always best. Your new smile should look like your best smile — not someone else's.
Common questions
How long do veneers last?
Will whitening damage my teeth?
Clear Aligners & Orthodontics
Discreet, removable aligner therapy for adults and teens. 3D treatment simulation before you start.
What we offer
- Clear aligner therapy for crowding, gaps, crossbites
- Adult & teen treatment plans
- Custom retainers
- 3D scanning (no putty impressions)
The aligner process
Aligners only work if you wear them. 22 hours per day is the magic number.
Common questions
How long does treatment take?
Are aligners as effective as braces?
Hygiene & Periodontal Care
Healthy gums aren't just about fresh breath. They're a measurable indicator of your cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory health.
What we offer
- Routine professional cleanings
- Deep cleaning — scaling & root planing
- Periodontal maintenance (3-monthly)
- aMMP-8 chair-side inflammation testing
- Personalised home-care coaching
The deep clean process
The aMMP-8 test detects active tissue breakdown before it shows on X-rays.
Common questions
Why do my gums bleed?
Is gum disease reversible?
Systemic Health Screening
Your mouth is the most accessible diagnostic frontier in medicine — and the one most often ignored.
What's included
- aMMP-8 chair-side test for active inflammation
- Periodontal mapping & cardiovascular risk-stratification
- Bruxism, TMJ & sleep-disordered breathing screening
- Communication with your medical team
- Personalised inflammation-reduction protocol
We treat oral health as a vital sign — with the same urgency as blood pressure or HbA1c.
Common questions
Why screen at the dentist?
Does this replace my doctor?
Bruxism & Teethan® Diagnostics
Grinding and clenching, measured — not guessed. A wireless EMG device reads your jaw muscles directly.
What's included
- A 3-minute Teethan® muscle-activity reading
- Objective left/right balance measurement
- A clear diagnosis of grinding or clenching
- A custom night guard built to your data
- Follow-up re-measurement to confirm it's working
How the assessment works
Kempton Smile is the sister practice of SmileSport360. You don't need to be an athlete to benefit.
Common questions
Is the test uncomfortable?
Will I need a night guard for life?
DNAlysis Genetic Testing
DNA-guided insight into your personal risk for gum disease, decay and oral-systemic conditions.
What DNA Smile® looks at
- Genetic predisposition to periodontal disease
- Genetic predisposition to tooth decay
- Inflammatory response tendencies
- Personalised diet, nutraceutical and lifestyle guidance
How it works
Genetics load the gun, environment pulls the trigger. Knowing your genetic risk lets Dr. Kholvadia build a preventive plan personalised to you.
Common questions
Is this a diagnosis?
Does this replace regular check-ups?
Teledentistry at
Kempton Smile.
Consult Dr. Kholvadia from anywhere in South Africa — video calls, phone consultations, photo triage and post-op follow-ups, all through the ScanO Care app.
Download the app
Search "ScanO Care" on the App Store or Google Play, or scan the QR code below.
Enter our clinic code
Open the app, go to "Your Clinic" and enter the referral code to connect with Kempton Smile.
Book your consultation
Choose Video Consultation or Tele Consultation and pick a time that suits you.
Video consultations
Speak face-to-face with Dr. Kholvadia from home, work, or anywhere in South Africa.
Tele consultations
Phone-based consultations for quick advice, follow-ups, or when video isn’t convenient.
Photo triage
Snap guided photos of your concern and receive a professional opinion on urgency.
Post-op check-ins
Recovering from a procedure? Follow up without the drive back to the practice.
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Dentistry that listens
to the whole body.
“A tooth doesn't exist in isolation. Inflammation in the gums is read by the heart, the gut, the immune system. Treat the mouth well, and the body says thank you.
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) — over a decade of restorative & cosmetic experience.
- Member of the South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (SAAAD).
- Active member of the European Association for Sports Dentistry (EA4SD).
- Teethan® Qualified Centre — objective dental-contact digital analysis.
- Baiobit Movement Analysis Qualified Centre.
- Founder of SmileSport360, a dedicated sports dentistry practice.
Your dental team at
Kempton Smile.
With over a decade of restorative and cosmetic experience, Dr Kholvadia leads Kempton Smile with a philosophy that treats the mouth as part of the whole body. A member of the SAAAD and EA4SD, and founder of SmileSport360 — a dedicated sports dentistry practice.
A University of the Western Cape graduate with over 10 years of clinical experience, Dr Abdullah is driven by a simple ethos — creating a clinical experience where trust, compassion and dental excellence meet. With a continual focus on upskilling, he specialises in dental implantology, surgical removal of wisdom teeth, and orthodontic treatment.
The people who make your visit seamless.
Credentials that back
every diagnosis.
Kempton Smile holds internationally recognised memberships and qualified-centre accreditations — objective proof of the standards behind our care.
Your mouth.
Your health.
The science is clear — what happens in your gums doesn’t stay in your gums. Chronic oral inflammation travels your bloodstream and quietly drives some of the world’s most serious diseases.
How oral inflammation
becomes systemic disease.
This is not a theoretical connection. It is a well-documented biological pathway.
Gum Inflammation
Periodontal bacteria cause the epithelial barrier to break down — creating a portal of entry.
Bacterial Translocation
LPS from gram-negative bacteria enters circulation via inflamed gum tissue.
Liver Activation
LPS reaches the liver, activating TLR-4 receptors and NF-κB signalling.
Systemic Damage
Chronic low-grade inflammation disrupts insulin signalling, lipid metabolism, and vascular integrity.
Diseases linked to
your oral health.
Oral bacteria identified inside arterial plaques. Severe gum disease raises heart attack risk by 26%.
Strong clinical evidenceOral pathogens worsen insulin resistance. Treating gum disease can improve HbA1c.
Bidirectional relationshipP. gingivalis found in Alzheimer's brain tissue. Gum disease raises dementia risk by up to 70%.
Emerging strong evidenceOral bacteria colonise the gut, triggering immune responses. 42 oral species associated with IBD flare-ups.
Oral-gut axis confirmedF. nucleatum and P. gingivalis found inside pancreatic and colorectal tumour tissue.
Active research areaP. gingivalis produces citrullinated proteins — the exact auto-antigens triggering RA.
Mechanistic link identifiedYour gums may be
raising your cholesterol.
When periodontal bacteria enter the bloodstream, they carry lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to the liver, fundamentally disrupting how your body handles cholesterol and triglycerides.
Periodontal therapy reduces systemic inflammatory markers and improves lipid profiles — including lowering LDL and triglycerides.
A two-way conversation
your body is always having.
The mouth and gut are not separate systems. They are the two ends of one continuous ecosystem. Bacteria travel between them constantly.
The Human Reference Oral Microbiome (HROM) catalog contains 72,641 genomes from 3,426 species — more than half previously unknown to science.
Healthcare’s most
consequential blind spot.
“3.5 billion people carry an early-warning system in their mouths that healthcare deliberately ignores.”
Diana Castro Sandoval — Head of Content, dmg eventsA diabetic patient's AI-analysed scans show gum disease destabilising blood sugar — their endocrinologist never sees it.
A high-risk pregnancy monitored by an obstetrician — the patient's gum infection sits isolated in a dental record.
A cardiologist prescribes statins while the patient's severe periodontitis goes completely unnoticed.
The WHO tracks 14 essential health services. Zero involve the mouth.
Your teeth are
mineral messengers.
Calcium & Phosphorus
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Zinc
B Vitamins
Iron
One screening.
The whole mouth–body picture.
Our on-site Clinics on Cloud Health ATM captures 65+ clinical parameters in a single ten-minute session. Below is how Dr. Kholvadia reads those results through the lens of the oral–systemic link — to diagnose, monitor and treat the connection between your gums and your general health.
The core oral–systemic markers
The strongest, best-evidenced two-way relationships with periodontal and oral disease.
Glycaemic control — the diabetes–periodontitis axis
Bidirectional: uncontrolled glucose worsens gum breakdown, and active gum infection raises blood sugar. Screening flags undiagnosed diabetes and lets us monitor whether treating the gums improves the numbers.
Cardiovascular & lipid panel
Periodontal inflammation is an independent contributor to atherosclerotic risk — helping justify periodontal care as cardiovascular risk reduction.
Body composition — inflammation proxy
Visceral fat drives the same low-grade systemic inflammation that fuels periodontal destruction.
Supporting systemic markers
Markers that shape healing capacity, renal risk, and safe treatment planning.
Anaemia & nutrition — healing capacity
Chronic oral inflammation can contribute to anaemia; protein status is directly tied to periodontal repair and post-surgical healing.
Kidney & urinary markers
A recognised association links periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease through shared inflammatory pathways.
Infections with oral manifestations
All have significant oral/mucosal presentations and change management, infection-control, and referral pathways.
Oral screening + behavioural drivers
Front-line detection tools and the lifestyle factors that quietly drive oral disease.
The dental module
Front-line documentation and early-detection tools that feed every marker above.
Stress — the bruxism connection
Psychological load is a validated driver of bruxism and is linked to periodontal status via cortisol-mediated immune effects.
Digestive & lifestyle
Supports the oral–gut axis narrative and evidence-based behaviour change.
The most specific systemic-inflammation marker for periodontitis — hs-CRP — sits outside the base panel. Where objective inflammatory monitoring matters, the kiosk’s add-on Clinical Biochemistry module can add hs-CRP and vitamin D to strengthen the oral–systemic picture.
Bruxism & Teethan®:
measured, not guessed.
One in three adults grinds or clenches their teeth. Most don’t know they’re doing it. Bruxism silently destroys enamel, cracks restorations, drives TMJ pain, and disrupts sleep.
Watch how objective muscle analysis turns guesswork into a precise, data-guided treatment plan.
Signs you might be
grinding or clenching.
Worn, flat teeth
Enamel ground down over months and years, sometimes visibly shortened.
Morning jaw ache
Soreness in the jaw, temples or around the ears after waking.
Chipped fillings or crowns
Restorations fail earlier because they absorb forces they weren't designed for.
Sensitive teeth
Exposed dentine and micro-cracks make hot, cold and sweet uncomfortable.
Clicking or locking jaw
An overloaded jaw joint (TMJ) can click, lock or feel tight.
A partner who hears it
Often the very first clue — someone else hears the grinding.
What actually
causes bruxism?
Stress & Anxiety
The most common trigger. A sympathetic nervous system rarely switches off fully.
Sleep Disorders
Obstructive sleep apnoea is strongly linked to grinding.
Bite Misalignment
An uneven bite forces certain muscles to overwork.
Stimulants & Medication
Caffeine, alcohol, smoking and SSRIs are all recognised contributors.
Most dentists
adjust by feel. We adjust by data.
- ✕"How does that feel?" guides the diagnosis
- ✕Muscle imbalance judged by eye, or not assessed at all
- ✕Bruxism treated as worn teeth, not the muscle behind it
- ✕No objective proof a splint or guard is actually working
- ✓Muscle activity measured as real numbers, in real time
- ✓Left/right imbalance identified objectively
- ✓Bruxism analysed at its source — the masseter & temporalis muscles
- ✓Re-measured at follow-up to confirm the guard is working
DNAlysis Genetic Testing
Dr. Kholvadia is an accredited DNAlysis practitioner. The DNA Smile® test analyses 20 gene variations to provide insight into your personal risk for gum disease, decay, and the systemic conditions they’re linked to.
Gum Disease Risk
Genetic variants in IL-1, IL-6, TNF-α genes linked to inflammatory response.
Caries Susceptibility
Enamel formation genes, saliva composition, and bacterial binding affinity.
Immune Response
How aggressively your immune system responds to oral bacteria.
Oral-Systemic Link
Genetic risk factors connecting oral health to cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Genetics load the gun, environment pulls the trigger. Knowing your genetic risk lets Dr. Kholvadia build a preventive plan personalised to you — rather than the same generic advice given to every patient.
The most reviewed smile
in Kempton Park.
“I have been to a few doctors, Dr Kholvadia has been the best so far. I went to take out my wisdom — wow I was so scared. After he was done I had to ask him “Dr are you finished or did you start yet?” I did not even know the tooth was out, that’s how gentle he was. 10 stars from me.”
“Had the worst week with my teeth until I came to see the amazing Dr Kholvadia. From the moment I walked in he was so caring and gentle due to the extreme pain I was in. He did my root canal and I felt no pain or discomfort. After I left, the rooms even called to check up on me.”
“The best dentist ever. I’m deadly scared to go to the dentist but my experience with Dr Kholvadia is different — he is the best. Thank you doc for the excellent service and the affordable fees.”
“I have a problem with my jaws — they lock. Dr Kholvadia is so gentle that he ensures I don’t feel pain, and has found a way to make the procedure bearable.”
“Was anxious to go because of most videos seen on TikTok about going to the dentist, but I personally didn’t feel any pain whatsoever. He is professional and knows what he’s doing. I would recommend him to anyone in need.”
“Today I went to remove my wisdom tooth and the experience was painless — I did not feel a thing. I would highly recommend it.”
“Wow, the best dentist. My teeth have never been this white after a clean, and the wash was painless.”
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