Meet The Team

Receptionists:

Kelly

Kelly has been a dental receptionist for over 25 years. She loves her annual vacations to Hawaii, curling, walking, biking, yoga and reading murder mysteries. She is also a cat lover and adopts  rescue kittens from Katie's Place.

Sue

Sue has been in dentistry since the age of 16, first as a certified dental assistant both in England and Canada and now as a dental receptionist. She loves to sing and sings with the group Collage. She enjoys playing pickleball, hiking, curling up with a good book and playing with her grandchildren.

Mairead

Mairead (rhymes with Parade!) is originally from Ireland.  She is a former horse owner and volunteers at North Fraser therapeutic Riding Association in Maple Ridge. She loves biking, hiking, skiing, swimming, travelling and baking. We love it when she brings a freshly baked cake into the office.

Cheryl

Cheryl graduated as a  Dental Receptionist from VCC in 1991. She has worked in a variety of dental offices and specialty practices and has found her forever home here with Dr's. Herberts and Choi and their amazing team! She enjoys nature walks and is a true animal lover and has a rescue cat named “Miss Penny Blossom”.  She enjoys painting and we are fortunate to have one of her paintings in our waiting room.

Certified Dental Assistants:

Mona

Mona has been a dental assistant for over 35 years and has completed the Prosthodontic Module. Her hobbies include reading, movies, walking her dog and shopping. She loves to socialize and enjoys getting together with friends for walks and dinners. This October 2024 she will have worked for 30 years in our office!!

Sharon

Sharon has been a dental assistant for over 25 years and has completed the Prosthodontic Module. She loves a good cup of coffee, as well as running, cooking, gardening, fitness, yoga  and family dinners. She loves animals and is a volunteer at Katie's Place.

Registered Dental Hygienists:

Siamak

Siamak got his Bachelor’s of Science degree in his home country of Iran and completed his dentistry degree in Turkey. He met his wife in dental school and both worked as dentists in Istanbul for a few years. He has been a dental hygienist in B.C. for over 25 years. His hobbies are soccer, swimming, tennis, chess and is very involved in promoting human rights awareness in the Middle East. Siamak is fluent in Farsi and Turkish.

Parm

Parm first trained as a certified dental assistant before becoming a dental hygienist. She has been a dental hygienist for over 15 years. Her hobbies include fitness and cooking and spending time with her daughters Syna and Sahiba. She lights up our office with her laughter. She is fluent in Punjabi and Hindi.

Ashley

Ashley was born in Scotland,  and grew up in Montreal before moving to B.C. She was a certified dental assistant before becoming a hygienist and has been a hygienist for over 20 years. Ashley loves baking, spending time with her son, travelling, hiking and camping. She loves to read especially if there is a beach or pool  involved or a hot cup of tea and a comfy chair in the winter. She also teaches Sunday School at her church.

Diane

Diane is our Saturday girl. She also fills in for us when staff are sick. In her free time you will find Diane outdoors with her camera. She is an avid birdwatcher and photographer and has captured some beautiful images. 

Sylvie

Sylvie was born and raised in Ottawa. She started out her career in 1984 as a CDA, met her husband Ian, then decided to go back to school and become a RDH in 1997. Together they decided to take a chance and moved out west when Ian retired. That was 22 years ago. She loves her 2 fat cats, Stanley and Oliver, and loves to feed people her famous chocolate banana bread and chocolate coconut oatmeal cookies. She is fluent in French.

Kelly

We are thrilled to announce that Kelly is back! She will be here every other Saturday. Kelly loves the outdoors, travelling and dogs. She is involved with the Preventative Oral Health Project improving the lives of Tanzanian people. She also teaches dental hygiene.