Kerrisdale Dental Centre: Looking Your Best and Improving Health Go Hand in Hand Story by Sarah Gordon
Photos by Sandra Steier
The day I spoke to Dr. Abbas Tejani he had just returned from attending a dental conference in Austin, Texas on how dentistry can improve your health and well-being. He was brimming with excitement as he has an active thirst for knowledge and is dedicated to keeping up to date on the very latest developments in his profession. He and Dr. Omar Kassam are the owners of Kerrisdale Dental Centre. The dentists met in 1999 soon after Dr. Tejani arrived in Canada from England where he practiced dentistry. He had heard about a course, which would require a considerable commitment in time and dollars. He has always believed investing in oneself pays off, and he promptly registered. Fortuitously, he connected to Dr. Kassam through the program; they instantly hit it off and joined forces sixteen years ago. The established Kerrisdale dental practice has been providing dental services under different owners for over 70 years. The first time Dr. Tejani visited Kerrisdale he felt an instant connection to the village that reminds 16
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him of an English high street. He describes the neighbourhood as “an intimate setting within a large city.” Regarding his friendship with Dr. Kassam, Dr. Tejani mentions they are from similar backgrounds. They both lived in England where they attended university although their paths did not cross. Dr. Kassam graduated from the University of London and Dr. Tejani graduated from the University of Bristol. One day they were chatting about their mothers and discovered they share the same name. Dr. Tejani laughs when he says, “We are brothers from another mother.”
Dr. Tejani says, “We have a drive for excellence. We strive to be the best we can be, to deliver the best for our patients and our community.” •
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