East Ottawa Dental ★10

A family dental home in the east end

East Ottawa Dental was opened by Dr. Basel Zbib, an Ottawa native who took his dental degree at Western University and his Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario licence in 2020. He set the clinic up as a steady dental home for the neighbourhood, so a household keeps seeing the same faces instead of a new dentist each visit. The office is wheelchair accessible and joins the Canadian Dental Care Plan.

Services

Most of the work is general and family dentistry: examinations, hygiene visits, fillings, gum treatment. Restorative care covers crowns, bridges and dentures — complete, partial, repairs and rebases — plus root canal therapy and upkeep of implants already in place. Whitening and bonding answer cosmetic requests, SureSmile clear aligners mild to moderate crowding. Children are seen from their first teeth, and custom guards are made for contact sport and night-time grinding. Jaw joint pain, bad breath and oral cancer screening are part of the exam routine. A knocked-out tooth, a crown that came off or swelling is sorted out by phone the same day.

Technology and comfort

Digital radiography, an intraoral camera and a digital scanner replace putty impressions, so the patient sees on screen what the dentist is describing. Treatment rooms run on a six-step Surgically Clean Air filtration system. For anyone who dreads the chair, nitrous oxide and oral sedation are both offered.

Who it suits

Families who want one clinic for every generation, patients returning after a long gap, and people who need the reasoning explained before agreeing to a plan.

Frequently asked questions

Who sees patients here? Dr. Basel Zbib, the founder, and Dr. Achini Adikari, who earned her dental degree in Sri Lanka and then her Canadian equivalency.

Will they take an emergency? Yes, though the clinic asks people to call rather than use the online form, because urgent cases are triaged in conversation.

Do they treat children? Yes, from the first baby teeth — sealants, fluoride and guidance on thumb sucking and pacifiers.

What if I am afraid of the dentist? Nitrous oxide and oral sedation are available, and the team raises anxiety before drawing up a plan.

Is this part of a chain? No, it is a single independent office run by its founding dentist.

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