Executive Commitee

BCHD (UWC), MCHD-MFOS (UWC), FCMFOS (SA), LLB (UNISA)

Dr Aniruth has previously served SASMFOS in the roles of Honorary Treasurer and as part of the Fees and Funders Portfolio before his election as President of the organisation to serve for a three year period 2024 to 2027.

Dr Aniruth is primarily in full-time private practice in Cape Town as a specialist Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon. He offers treatments in the scope of the profession and has a special interest in facial trauma, reconstruction and dental implants.

He also has involvement in Academia as a Part-Time Consultant in the Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of the Western Cape. Another academic role that he serves is as a Councillor of the College of Medicine and Surgery (CMSA) and has served as examiner on several occasions. Dr Aniruth has been an invited speaker at local and international conferences and has most recently been acknowledged by SASMFOS for his work on developing a Draft Bill of Rights for Healthcare Professionals.

He currently holds memberships with SASMFOS, the South African Dental Association (SADA); The Association for Osseointegration-Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery (AO-CMF) serving as a Trustee; The International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS); the South African Medico-Lagal Association (SAMLA) and he is an Associate Member of the Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India (AOMSI). He was also very involved in the early stages of the development and launch of the online SurgeON platform.

Through these relationships, Dr Aniruth and SASMFOS actively seek to develop strong links and collaborations with other specialties and organizations both nationally and internationally and thereby strengthen and promote the profession of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery.