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Dr. Toby Bellamy

Dr. Bellamy grew up in Quesnel, B.C. and began his pre-dental education at the University of British Columbia. He gained early entrance into the School of Dentistry in 1994 and received his dental degree in 1998. He practiced dentistry in Coquitlam for three years, during which time he completed an externship in Oral Surgery at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. This experience sparked a deep interest in the surgical specialty, which led to his acceptance into the four year residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.  He returned to B.C. in 2005 and after completing his Canadian Fellowship exam joined as a partner at North Fraser Oral Surgery.

Dr. Bellamy enjoys teaching and is an associate clinical professor in the dentistry program at the University of British Columbia. He enjoys lecturing nationally and internationally regarding oral surgery and implant dentistry and is a keynote speaker for the American Institute of Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Bellamy is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He is a member of the B.C. and the Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

He also enjoys helping the profession and is past president of the B.C. Dental Specialist Society, B.C. Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and chair of the Sedation and General Anesthetic Services Committee with BCCOHP.

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Ms. Kathleen Bokrossy, RDH

Kathleen Bokrossy, RDH has been bringing engaging energy to the dental profession for over 30 years. Kathleen is the founder and president of rdhu Inc., a KOL for Curion, Crest & Oral B, Ivoclar Vivadent and on the Editorial Committee for Oral Hygiene with the Oral Health Group. An interactive and popular presenter, Kathleen is passionate about making change happen and ensures that every program she presents will ignite a spark in the dental hygienist to implement change in their practice right away! Her vision and passion are to help ‘Transform the Dental Hygiene Experience’ for the clinician, the practice, and their patients.

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Dr. Karen Bopp

Dr. Karen Bopp has worked extensively with autistic individuals and their families in British Columbia for over 28 years. She started her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Program Director at a Child Development Centre. She then went on the complete a PhD in Special Education and then an interdisciplinary post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of BC (UBC).

Karen worked at the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) in Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN) Policy and Provincial Services for 10 years. Then, from March 2018  to January 2023, Dr. Bopp was on a secondment from MCFD to UBC as the Director of Provincial Outreach at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA). At CIRCA, she created four continuing professional development programs for service providers in the fields of medicine; dentistry; employment; and childcare in order to improve access to effective, evidence-based services and promote accessibility, acceptance and inclusion for all neurodivergent individuals and their families.

Dr. Bopp has now returned to public service and is currently the Executive Advisor for Children and Youth with Support Needs for the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY).

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Dr. David Chan

Dr. David Chan earned his DMD degree in 1989 from Oregon Health Sciences University. He maintains a full-time practice focused on cosmetic and comprehensive dentistry located in Ridgefield, Washington. He currently serves as the immediate past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), as Director at the Center for Dental Artistry and as a Clinical Instructor at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington. He is an Accredited Member of the AACD and has been published widely, including several articles in the prestigious Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry. In addition, Dr. Chan travels nationally and internationally presenting lectures/hands-on courses to dentists on comprehensive esthetic dental care

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Dr. Salima Dadani

Dr Salima Dadani: Director, Member Support, BCDA
Dr. Dadani’s journey in dentistry over the last 23 years has included being an Associate, practice owner, and owner of an innovative business that brings the dental clinic to patients who can no longer get to their traditional dentist. Dr. Dadani is currently a Director, Member Support with BCDA and has a strong commitment to volunteering, including serving on BCDA’s Geriatric Dentistry Committee.  

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Mr. Ian Doyle

Mr. Ian Doyle has more than 34 years experience in the dental industry, transitioning from a dental equipment technician to service manager.  He started and led the first installation team of technicians in Canada who were responsible for all equipment installations in Southern Alberta.  Currently, he develops and coaches 17 service technicians in the performance of service and maintenance of dental equipment and to provide outstanding customer service.

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Canadian Red Cross/FACTS BLS & CPR Recertification

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Dr. Gary Glassman

Dr. Gary Glassman graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry in 1984 and was awarded the James B. Willmott Scholarship, the Mosby Scholarship and the George Hare Endodontic Scholarship for proficiency in Endodontics. A graduate of the Endodontology Program at Temple University in 1987, he received the Louis I. Grossman Study Club Award for academic and clinical proficiency in Endodontics.

The author of numerous publications, Dr. Glassman lectures globally on endodontics, is on staff at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry in the graduate department of endodontics. As Adjunct Professor of Dentistry and Director of Endodontic Programming from 2010-2017, Gary helped develop the dental school curriculum for the Oral Health Science programme for the University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica.

Gary is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Fellow of the American College of Dentists, endodontic editor for Oral Health dental journal, endodontic editor for Inside Dentistry, Faculty Chair for DC Institute and Chief Dental Officer for dentalcorp Canada.

He maintains a private practice, Endodontic Specialists in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Ms. Jenny Greenwood, CDA

Ms. Jenny Greenwood: Practice Advisor, BCDA’s Member Support team
Jenny has 20 years of combined experience in the dental profession as a CDA, Dental Receptionist, and a Dental Assisting Instructor.  She advises members and their staff on topics and issues such as employment standards, regulation, insurance, and practice management. She is also a mediator, assisting in disputes between patients and dentists.

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Mr. David Harris

Mr. David Harris may have the coolest job in dentistry – he gets to chase, and catch, those who steal from dentists. A rule-breaker in his youth, David changed his direction and has spent much of his adult life in the world  of investigation and enforcement, where he uses his unrivaled ability to understand the criminal thought process to help educate and protect dentists. David is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world’s largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against dentists.

David is a licensed private investigator, a Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is the author of the book Dental Embezzlement: The Art of Theft and the Science of Control and over 30  articles in dental publications.

In addition to being a prolific author, David is a frequent presenter at regional, national, and international dental conferences, and his vast wealth of experience, coupled with his keen sense of humor, makes David both an engaging and entertaining speaker. In recognition of his long and distinguished service to the dental profession, David is one of a handful of non-clinicians to be honored with a Fellowship in the International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics.

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Dr. Bahram Jam, PT

Dr. Bahram Jam graduated from the University of Toronto then he completed a Clinical Masters and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Queensland, Australia and at Andrews University, USA respectively.

He is the founder and director of Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute (APTEI) and has been a chief instructor for over one-thousand postgraduate Orthopaedic courses across Canada and internationally. He has presented at several national and international conferences. He currently practices at Athletes Care in Toronto.

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Dr. Michelle Lauwers

Dr Michelle Lauwers: Director, Member Support, BCDA
Dr. Lauwers earned her Bachelor of Science from SFU and her Doctor of Dental Medicine from UBC. She began her dental career as a Certified Dental Assistant. Following completion of her Doctor of Dental Medicine from UBC, she worked both as an associate dentist in private practice and as a sessional dentist for Vancouver Coastal Health providing dental care to underprivileged children.

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Dr. William Lea

Dr. Lea graduated from UBC Dental School in 1980.  He has been a solo, general practitioner on Salt Spring Island for over 40 years.  For most of that time, he also treated patients requiring complex orthopedic and fixed orthodontics.  He has been diagnosing and treating occlusal problems, joint pain, reduced function, and general bite imbalances for well over 20 years.

He has spoken on this topic at Chicago’s Midwinter Clinic, New York’s CNYDM, Florida’s Dental Conference in Orlando last summer, several times at Vancouver’s PDC and at several other dental meetings in Vancouver, Boston and Vancouver Island.

He is keenly  aware of the well0known and highly-regarded individuals who speak on this aspect of dentistry, but has found that their procedures and beliefs have not given him and his patients the affordable, consistent, stable results that he wsa hoping for.

Initially, in his practice, he referred patients with TMD to Dr. David Bowler in Sidney, BC.  Dr. Bowler studied myofascial pain and

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Dr. Sonia Leziy

Dr. Sonia Leziy, periodontist, maintains a full-time practice in Nanaimo, BC.  She has been awarded several teaching awards, including the Lucy Hobbs Award for mentorship (2013), the Saul Schluger Award for excellence in teaching and education (2014); the recipient of the 2022 American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Distinguished Lecturer Award, and the 2022 Greater NY Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Lecturer Award, and she is recognized by Dentistry Today as a leader in continuing education.

She is a member of numerous editorial boards, and is published in the areas of implant esthetics, digital workflows and soft tissue therapies, including the Dermal ARC protocol. She is a member of the Canadian Academy of Perio, American Academy of Perio, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and the ICOI.  She is editor of the implant section of Inside Dentistry/Aegis Publications. She is a fellow of the ITI and a member of the ITI Board of studies. She lectures internationally, and provides education programs through Elatus Dental Bio-Architecture (www.elatus.ca) and Vancouver Island Dental Specialists (www.videntalspecialists.com).   

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Dr. Sam Malkinson

Dr. Sam Malkinson graduated from McGill’s Faculty of Dentistry in 2007, and went on to do an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency at the University of Connecticut, followed by a General Practice Residency at the University of British Columbia. He then pursued a specialty in Periodontics at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he also earned his Master’s degree for his thesis concerning the effects of aesthetic crown lengthening on social perceptions. Having returned to Montreal in 2012, he is in full-time private practice limited to periodontics and implantology. He has been a Faculty Lecturer at McGill University since 2012, and is currently involved there in teaching through Continuing Dental Education. In 2014 he was named McGill Dentistry’s Clinical Demonstrator of the Year. In 2015 he was honoured with the W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education, and the American Academy of Periodontology Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics Award, for commitment to excellence in providing education in the full scope of clinical periodontics, and relaying that enthusiasm to students. He also spent a brief period at Université de Montréal’s Faculté de médecine dentaire as a clinical instructor of periodontics.

Dr. Malkinson is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery. He is a member of the Ordre des dentistes du Quebec, the Quebec Periodontal Association, the Federation of Dental Specialists of Quebec, the Canadian Academy of Periodontology, the American Academy of Periodontology, and the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity. He has been appointed by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada as an Examiner Expert in Content for Periodontics, and is a manuscript reviewer for the Acta Odontologica Scandinavica journal.

In his spare time, Dr. Malkinson enjoys cycling, running, cross-country skiing, competitive shooting, hunting, martial arts, driving motorcycles and choral singing.

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Ms. Beth Parkes, RDH

Beth Parkes, RDH is an engaging international speaker who has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for 17 years.  She has worked in General and Independent Practice, Mobile Dental Hyg iene, Orthodontics and Periodontics.  She is proudly the Vice President of rdhu in Burlington, Ontario, a Quality Assurance coach, and a cast member of the ever-popular CE Show, The RDH View. Beth is the leader of Canada’s Laser Training Center for Dental Hygienists, a published author and a board member for Dental Hygiene Quarterly. Her vision is to help create leaders in the Dental Hygiene Profession, empowering them with knowledge and skill sets that will set them apart.  

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Dr. Clifford Pau

Dr. Clifford Pau is a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC Dentistry, teaching pharmacology in the DMD and dental hygiene programs. He also practises as a general dentist in BC, Ontario, and Hong Kong. He earned his DMD from UBC in 2004. Prior to that, he obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in pharmacology and therapeutics. His graduate research focused on the mechanism of pain and therapeutic choices. His project involved the development of a model to evaluate pharmacologic treatments for chronic pain. In recent years, Dr. Pau has collaborated with the BC Center for Disease Control, the authors of Bugs and Drugs, the ASPIRES team, and Vancouver Coastal Health to improve antibiotics use in dentistry. He is the recipient of the prestigious Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) award for 2 consecutive years, eight Part-Time Faculty Teaching Awards from UBC Faculty of Dentistry in 2017-2022, and BCDA Merit Award in 2023. In 2021, he was also inducted as a fellow of the American College of Dentists.

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Ms. Kayla Ragosin-Miller, RDH

Ms. Kayla Ragosin-Miller, RDH is a hygiene graduate from the University of Manitoba.  She works in private practice, is a part-time instructor and a lecturer on Special Needs Dentistry.   However, her true passion and love is working at BC Children’s Hospital.  There she developed and created the Special Smiles Dental Intervention Program for children with Autism and Related Disorders.  This has landed her the nickname “The Autism Lady of Dentistry”.

Currently she’s involved in Autism research and consults privately with her Special Smiles Dental Intervention program.   She has been awarded for her dedication by CDHA with the” Dental Hygienist Hero Award “and  by BCDHA with” Dental Hygienist Making a Difference Award” for her work with this clientele. Kayla partnered with CIRCA at UBC to collaborate and develop a professional development module for professionals to learn to support autistic and neurodivergent clients in the dental office.

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Dr. David Rothman

Dr. David Rothman is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist in private practice in San Francisco and Associate Clinical Professor at Case Western Reserve University.  He completed residencies in General Practice at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Anesthesia at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Pediatric Dentistry at Children’s Hospital Oakland and UCSF. He is past Chair of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of the Pacific and has been President of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry. He is President of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.  He is a member of OKU, a Fellow of Pierre Fauchard, ICD and ACD as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.  He recently was guest editor of 2 issues of the Journal of the California Dental Association on Safety in the Dental Office and chaired the CDA CoVid 19 Clinical Care Workgroup subcommittee on Protocols, Guidance and Training. He lectures and publishes nationally and internationally on pediatric dentistry, safety, anesthesia and sedation.

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Mr. Jeff Roy

Mr. Jeff Roy, Service Manager, Vancouver.  Jeff has worked in the dental industry for the past 6 years with Henry Schein. He has experience as a field service technician for 14 years in automated equipment and CNC equipment repair industries, and as a Sales/Service manager for 3 years at a CNC equipment manufacturer.

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Mr. Jason Tetro

Jason Tetro has been involved in health-related microbiology and immunology for the last 30 years. He has worked in various fields including bloodborne, food and water pathogens; environmental microbiology; disinfection and antisepsis; and emerging pathogens such as Zika virus. In the public, he is better known as The Germ Guy™.  He has written two books, The Germ Code, which was shortlisted as Science Book of The Year in 2014, and The Germ Files, which spent several weeks on the national bestseller list. He has also co-edited, The Human Microbiome Handbook, which provides an academic perspective on the impact of microbes in human health. He is currently the host of the Super Awesome Science Show, which explores how science fits into our everyday lives. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Dr. Dirk van der Meer

Dr. Dirk van der Meer graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry in 1988 and a Doctor of Medical Dentistry in 1992. He has over 30 years of clinical dentistry experience. He completed a Fellowship in Forensic Odontology from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 2010 and a Masters of Science in Forensic Science from the University of Florida in 2016. Other forensic courses include the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC, Medicolegal Death Investigation at the University of St. Louis and the Southwest Symposium on Forensic Dentistry in San Antonio. He is a board certified forensic odontologist with the American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO). Dr. van der Meer has given forensic presentations nationally and internationally and has published forensic articles in the Journal of Forensic Sciences and the Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science.

Dr. van der Meer is a member of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the American Society of Forensic Odontology (ASFO) and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.  He served as a Canadian representative to INTERPOL Disaster Victim Identification Forensic Odontology Working Group in Lyon and Singapore.  Dr. van der Meer is the Chief Forensic Odontologist for the Province of British Columbia and is the president of the Forensic Odontology Response Team BC Society (FORT BC Society).

Dr. van der Meer works with the British Columbia Coroners Service to help in the identification of human remains. He also works with police agencies in the analysis and comparison of bitemarks and in the estimation of age. Dr. van der Meer was a member of the Canadian forensic team that was deployed to Thailand for the INTERPOL response to assist in the identification of victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami. Dr. van der Meer is actively involved as a course coordinator and instructor for forensic odontology disaster victim identification training courses for Canadian and international identification specialists.

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Ms. Lian Walraven, CDA

Lian Walraven, C.D.A., Prosthodontic Module After spending four years as a laboratory assistant, Lian was bitten by the dentistry bug and pursued a Certified Dental Assistant education and was licensed in 1986.   In 1997 Lian was among the first group of potential instructors to receive their Prosthodontic Modules and has been involved as an instructor in the Interior since that time.

Lian first presented this workshop in 2013 and received overwhelmingly positive feedback and requests to have her back.  The TODS Meeting invited Lian back the following year in 2014 and she presented another sold out workshop.

All of Lian’s workshops sell out in record time so please do not delay in registering for this one of a kind workshop.  Lian has worked for a Certified Specialist in Prosthodontics since 1998 where she fabricates multiple provisional restorations on a daily basis.

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Mr. Mehdi Poptani

Mehdi Poptani – With over 4 years of experience as the lead trainer with Power Practice, Mehdi has a passion for teaching and coaching clients through various training engagements.  As a certified Change Management Professional, Mehdi takes a people first approach in really understanding the impacts an individual goes through in learning not only new software but new processes.  Mehdi takes pride in removing the barriers that learning a new system creates and strives to prepare his trainees to the very best of their abilities. 

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Dr. David Chan

Dr. David Chan earned his DMD degree in 1989 from Oregon Health Sciences University. He maintains a full-time practice focused on cosmetic and comprehensive dentistry located in Ridgefield, Washington. Dr. Chan is a past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, as Director at the Center for Dental Artistry and a Clinical Instructor at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington. 

He is an Accredited Member of the AACD and has been published widely in peer-reviewed dental articles, including several articles in the prestigious “Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry”. In addition, David travels nationally/internationally giving lectures to dentists on comprehensive esthetic dental care and serves as a key opinion leader for many dental product companies. 

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Ms. Jane Armstrong

Ms. Jane Armstrong – At TD Wealth, we believe that each client’s needs are truly unique.  Our goal is to offer you the relevant, customized wealth advice you deserve – and we can do that only by fully understanding you.  That’s why we take the time to understand you, your famliy and your values.  Whether your needs are straightforward or complex, we’re dedicated to delivering tailored, comprehensive, wealth management strategies that are rooted in your goals. We will stay in tune with your needs and help ensure you’re on track to achieve the future you envision for yourself.

As a Tax and Estate Planner of the Wealth Advisory Services team, I apply my expertise in estate, trust and tax planning to assist you in delveloping an estate plan that reflects your personal choices for the future, and the legacy you will leave behind.  To help manage your responsibilities, we can work with other TD specialists and external professional advisors to help identify issues and properly structure your estate in a tax effective manner.

Prior to joining TD, I worked at a local boutique law firm and practiced primarily in the areas of family law and estate planning.  My background enables me to provide clients with customized estate plans, helping them navigate the complexities presented by the intersection between family law issues and estate planning.

I am a graduate from the University of Calgary Law School and am a member of the Canadian Bar Association – British Columbia.  I remain committed to continuous education and am currently working on obtaining my Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation.

When I’m not engaging with clients, I enjoy adventuring with my family, as well as playing soccer and field hockey.  I am also actively involved with my children’s various sporting activities, volunteering as a coach and coordinator.

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Dr. Terri Pukanich

Dr. Terri Pukanich graduated from the University of Alberta dental School in 2002. She bought her first and only practice Slave Lake Dental in Canada in 2003 when she was just 25 years old. Since then she successfully grew her practice from a 4 treatment room, 1 doctor office to a 17 treatment room, super GP group practice – all in a small rural town of 7000 people. She is passionate about creating dental work environments that have tremendous impact on patients and team members and where everyone has fun!

Along her journey she has worked with the biggest names in dental coaching and has spent over a million dollars on developing her practice. She learned the secrets to implementation and execution of the most effective strategies. She is now CEO and Founder of Dental BossLady where she helps women in dentistry create fulfilling practices while having more fun and making more money.  She is a Platinum Invisalign provider, a founding member of the Canadian Associate of Women Dentists, and a Key Opinion Leader for the American Academy of Clear Aligners.

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Dr. Steven Faigan

Dr. Steven Faigan received his BSc and Dental degrees from McGill University in Montreal, and graduated from Boston University with both a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in General Dentistry, and a specialty degree in Periodontics and Oral Biology. He has been a periodontal consultant to the BC Cancer Agency, and is a past president of the BC Society of Periodontists. He is past Associate Clinical Professor at the UBC Faculty of Dentistry, and is the founder and mentor of the Okanagan Periodontal Study Club established in 1995. Dr. Faigan is actively involved in providing continuing education programs, has published, and maintains a private specialty practice in Kelowna, British Columbia with a particular interest in cosmetic periodontal and implant surgery.

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