Prof Peet van der Vyver qualified as a dentist BChD (Cum Laude) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 1992. In 2007 he completed two Diplomas in Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry (Cum Laude) as well as a Masters Degree in Endodontics (Cum Laude). In 2017 he received his PHD degree.

He works mainly in his private practice based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa where he runs the Studio for Endodontics, Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education(www.studio4endo.com). He is also a part-time lecturer in the Department of Odontology, School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is the past President of the South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (SAAAD) and is currently the President of The South African Society for Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry (SASEAD).

Peet has over 210 publications to his credit and is an international lecturer with participation in more than 410 congresses and hands-on courses in South Africa, Switzerland, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Israel, Dubia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Russia, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

In his limited spare time he enjoys travelling to explore nature and to fulfil his second passion, photography. Peet is a keen Dental and Wildlife photographer and one of his productions has been screened on Nat Geo Wild in the series Fight Night.