Dentist with over 30years of experience
Specialist prosthodontist with over 10years of experience
Teaching & training with

Membership: Professional bodies
ICP- International College of Prosthodontists (2013-2025) Membership committee member 2019-2025
Member 0f the Board (2021-2025)
ITI- International Team for Implantology (2013-2017)
ISMR- International Society for Maxillofacial rehabilitation (2015-2021)
APSA- Academy of Prosthodontics South Africa (2010-2025)
PHASA- Public Health Association of South Africa (2010-2025)
CMSA-The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa NPC (2015-2025)
LLD-Leading Ladies in Dentistry (2017-2024)
FLIP- Future Leaders in Prosthodontics (2019-2025)
PAN-Physicians Association for Nutrition (2021- 2025)

Publications
Contributing author:
Title of article/book/journal: Oral Healthcare and the Frail Elder
Editor/s: Michael I. MacEntee, Frauke Müller, C. Peter Owen, W. Murray Thomson
Date of publication: January 2025
Name of publisher: Quintessence Publishing
Volume number: 2nd Edition ISBN: 978-1-394-18215-2
Chapter/page number/s: Chapter 4
Osman-Latib Y, Owen CP, Thokoane MG. A Preliminary Study on the Accuracy of Cast Metal Removable Partial Denture Frameworks Produced from Wax, Printed, and Milled Patterns. Int J Prosthodont. 2022 Oct 3. doi: 10.11607/ijp.7663. PMID: 36219137.
Thokoane MG, Owen CP. The dimensional distortion of acrylic resin denture bases subjected to dual cure methods, SADJ August 2019, Vol. 74 No. 7 p369 – p371
Bennie K, Thokoane MG, Owen CP. The Metamerism of Three Different Pigments for Facial Prostheses and a Method to Improve Shade Evaluation, IJP 2018; 31:607-609
Thokoane MG, Owen P. The effect of too much caring: A preliminary study, IJP 2018; 31:259-261
Hoods-Moonsammy VJ, Karic V, Mothopi MM, Owen CP, Slabbert M, Thokoane MG et al (2013) The South African obsession–and shame. SADJ; 68(7):300-1
Thokoane MG, Owen CP, Howes DG. 2013: ITI Congress Southern Africa
Extra-oral implants rescue a failed nasal prosthesis ITI website (2013)
Thokoane MG (2016): A holistic approach to aesthetics in prosthodontics. Esthetics in Dentistry, Quintessence ISBN 978-1-85097-2938 (B9090)
Book Title: Esthetics in Dentistry
Editor/s: Ducker, Elizabeth
Name of publisher:
Quintessence Publishing, 2016
Page/chapter number/s: Chapter 11

2015: ICP Winner for the outstanding poster presentation.
2016: Co-author & only African in a collaboration of 17 international female only text book (the first female-only publication in dentistry)
2020 World’s Top 100 Doctor in Dentistry
2020 Councilor on the Board of Councilors of the International College of Prosthodontists (ICP)
2021 Appointment as HPCSA Evaluator for the evaluation of the University of Western Cape MCHB program.
2023 Appointed committee member of the Dental Committee of Preliminary Inquiry of the Medical & Dental Professions Board of the health Professions Council of south Africa (HPCSA)
2024 Re-appointed committee member of the Dental Committee of Preliminary Inquiry of the Medical & Dental Professions Board (HPCSA)
2025 Appointment as HPCSA Evaluator for the evaluation of the Sefako Makgatho University MDent Prosthodontics program
2025 Head-hunted for a teaching position and was appointed by the University of Otago New Zealand
2025 Appointed as Visiting lecturer dentals School, University of Namibia

Oral presentations
2025: Democratisation of Prosthodontics. Presented at the International College of Prosthodontics (ICP). Disruptive Paradigms Toronto Canada, September 2-5 (invited speaker)
2024: Head & Neck Cancers: The role of the Maxillofacial Prosthodontist. Presented at the Public Oral Health Forum (POHF) in Johannesburg Wits University (invited speaker)
2023: Our Reality Our Challenges Our Inspiration. Presented at the International College of Prosthodontics (ICP). London United Kingdom, August 30-September 2 (invited speaker)
2018: Oral cancer screening in South Africa. Presented at South African Dental Association (SADA) conference, Pretoria, South Africa invited speaker and
Panel (member) Discussion: Importance of oral cancer screening by primary dental and medical providers (invited speaker)
2018: Aesthetics, not just a smile, Young Prosthodontic Educators workshop, Karlsruhe Germany (invited speaker-young faculty)
2018: Nigerian Society for Restorative Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun State, Nigeria. Technological Innovation and its impact on the practice of prosthodontic Dentistry (keynote speaker)
2018: 48th Scientific Meeting of the South African Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Johannesburg South Africa: Consequences of complete tooth loss.

2018: International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation (ISMR), Melbourne Australia. How Pre-treatment Choices Impact on final outcomes (invited speaker)
2018: International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation (ISMR), Melbourne Australia. Post-Traumatic Stress in Prosthodontic management of Head & Neck Cancer (invited speaker)
2017: Our reality our challenges our inspiration, presented at V Implantology Days Dental R-evolution in Baden-Baden, Germany (invited speaker)
2017: Dental facial aesthetic Problems, 45th Indian Prosthodontic Society conference, Bali Indonesia (invited speaker)
2016: Thokoane MG. Head and neck cancer management: A hazard