Ottawa's Best Kept Dental Secret

It's often cringey reading other people's bios because you know they wrote those bios themselves.  So I'm going to write this in the third person but you know that I know that you know it's me.  

Sean graduated from the University of Toronto's Dental School in 2007 which means he has been practicing dentistry for 19 years now but that's not why you're reading this.  You're still here because you're wondering why there is a picture of me and my son, Keon with Mike Tyson. 

What many people don't know about Mike is that he is very sensitive and self conscious about his smile.  Mike knows the importance of regular oral hygiene to maintain the health and vitality of your teeth, your gums and the bone that supports them.  

That is why I've asked Mike to be our in-house Periodontal Disease Fighter.  My hope is that he will personally examine each patient at their check up to ensure they are doing, as he puts it "a good enough job" at flossing.  

Nazanin Fallahi was born in Iran and after spending the early years of her childhood there, moved to Ottawa, Canada with her parents and sister. After completing her undergraduate studies in Neuroscience at Carleton University she moved to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto’s Dental school, where she was lucky enough to meet Sean despite having no plough experience. Eventually, she made her way back to her  hometown of Ottawa to start a family. When not working, her time is mostly devoted to baking snacks while being kept entertained by her two sons Keon and Naveed, Luna the wonder dog and many wonderful friends.  

Hi, I’m MaryAnn, the face that has been here since the office opened in 2012 as the patient coordinator. I do any number of things here so you may hear my voice from time to time or I may be assisting one of our dentists. Otherwise, I’m kind of hidden in the back room doing behind the scenes important stuff! 

I’m really happy to meet all the new and old patients here and I may pop out to say “hi” when you arrive . 

When I’m not at work I love to get to the lake, snuggle with my Labradoodle, or just enjoy time with my family and friends over a good cup of coffee. 

Born Halifax NS, Grew up in Sault Ste. Marie on beautiful Lake Superior and moved to Ottawa in 1987 to attend the Dental Assisting Program at Career Canada college where graduated with honours.

In 1992, I completed the Preventive Dental Assisting Program in London, ON through the Ontario Dental Assistants Association and then returned to Ottawa where I started my family. 

In 2010, I completed the Level 2 Dental Assisting program at Algonquin College graduating with honours.

Throughout my 38 years in Dentistry I have had the privilege of working in several specialty practices including Oral surgery, Pediatrics and Orthodontics. I also successfully completed the Level Il team training Botox course from The Pacific Training Institute for Facial Aesthetics and Therapeutics.

In May 2023 tragedy struck my family when my 20 year old son was tragically killed in a workplace accident. Since then, I have chosen to turn my pain into purpose by advocating in stronger forums, including provincial legislative sessions for stronger laws, hazard recognition, accountability and legislations in occupational safety.

After 38 years in the Dental profession that I am so deeply proud of, I have witnessed tremendous changes in dental care and technology, and yet the heart of the work has always remained the same...caring for people! Building trust with patients and supporting my dental team, and maintaining high clinical standards, have guided my career from the very beginning.

It’s more than a career, it's a lifelong commitment to care, compassion and professionalism …...and Im not done yet!!!!!!!!!!!