About Us
Dr.Claudia Rangel
Dr.Claudia Rangel graduated from the Federal University of Brasil. She got her degree in Orthodontics and passed the National board of Orthodontics as one of the top graduated. She became a member of the American Association of Orthodontics. She taught in the Orthodontics Department of Federal University for 5 years and after that decided to work only in her office practicing Orthodontics. She visited UCLA by invitation of the Orthodontic Department for 3 months. After immigrating to Canada 1986 she took some courses in various departments at the University of Sao Paulo and worked with the head of the UFPE Prosthodontics Department in his private clinic in Recife. In 1994 decided to stay definitely in Canada and in 1996 she opened her own private clinic. Due to her extensive background she decided to work in General Dentistry including orthodontic treatment as well. She speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Dr.Mindy Lim
Dr.Mindy's dental education was completed at Case Western University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, OH. From August 2009 to May 2013 Dr.Mindy completed her Doctor of Dental Medicine program, being awarded the Deans Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence. Having received her D.M.D. Dr.Mindy boosted her work experience by completing the intensive residence program in Advanced Education in General dentistry at CWRU and University Hospital, treating a diverse and complex patient pool with emphasis on treatment planning and comprehensive care including full mouth reconstruction and surgical placement of implants. Dr.Mindy speaks English and Korean, .
Dr.Karina Romero
Dr. Karina Romero received her Doctor of Dental Surgeon Degree (DDS) in 2004 from Federico Villarreal University, Lima – Peru. She started her dentistry career in Peru working as a general dentist in a private clinic and participated in a dentistry program servicing patients in remote areas of the highlands of Peru.
She latter expanded her education by obtaining a Master’s degree of Public Health from the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam in 2008. She attended this university on a full scholarship awarded to her based on her academic standing. As part of her Master’s Degree, she published a thesis related to oral health.
In 2018 she obtained certification to practice dentistry in Canada and is constantly continuing her education in Dentistry. Her current focus is preventive and restorative dentistry.
Dr.Karina is fluent in English and Spanish.
Dr.Mike Zhong
After graduating from dental school in 1985, Dr.Zhong completed a 5 year program in Oral Maxilofacial Surgery at the West China University of Medical Sciences. Dr.Zhong has performed an impressive variety of oral surgeries: Cleft Lip, Cleft palate Repair, oral facial and neck tumor removal and wisdom teeth extractions. In 1994 Dr.Zhong completed an anesthesia fellowship program at Oregon Sciences University and moved to Canada. Besides his considerable talent in oral surgery Dr.Zhong is also very experienced in Endodontics (Root Canal therapy).