Billings Bridge Dental Centre ★9.9

Specialists and sedation inside a family clinic

Billings Bridge Dental Centre is built deeper than most family practices in Ottawa. Periodontists and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon are on staff, and sedation is given in-centre. Gum surgery, hard extractions and implants stay with the team that handles your checkups, so a patient in pain is fitted into the day rather than sent across town.

Services

Oral exams, hygiene visits, fillings, root canal treatment and extractions make up the everyday work. Restorative care covers crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays, implants and dentures; cosmetic care covers veneers and whitening. The practice also provides Invisalign aligners, periodontal therapy, night guards, TMD and TMJ appliances, and devices for snoring and sleep apnea.

Technology

An intraoral camera puts a magnified image of the tooth on screen. An iTero scanner takes digital impressions without trays. VELScope adds a painless light-based screening for oral abnormalities a visual exam can miss. Anxious patients have three routes: nitrous oxide, oral sedation, and intravenous sedation given in-centre by an anesthesiologist or dental specialist.

Dentists and languages

Dr. Abdul Jamshaid, practising since 1987, anchors the clinic; his son Dr. Shaan Jamshaid joined in 2016. Dr. Richard Azzi has been here since 2006 and advises the Canadian Dental Association; Dr. Estelle Azzi teaches oral pathology. Dr. Daniel McAteer, a name that recurs in accounts of urgent visits, concentrates on restorative and aesthetic work. Periodontist Dr. Charles Alleyn is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and chief examiner in periodontics for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada; Dr. Amin Alibhai covers oral and maxillofacial surgery. Appointments are offered in Arabic, Farsi, French, Hindi, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Mongolian and Filipino.

Who it suits

Households wanting one clinic for children, parents and grandparents; patients facing periodontal or surgical treatment who prefer not to be referred elsewhere; anyone whose dental fear has kept them away; newcomers more at ease in a language other than English.

Frequently asked questions

Can I be seen the same day with toothache? Urgent cases are built into the schedule, and the number of dentists on the floor makes it possible.

Do I need a referral for gum treatment or oral surgery? No, both specialties work in-centre, so treatment continues without a handover.

What if I am afraid of the dentist? Nitrous oxide, oral and intravenous sedation are available; the option is agreed before treatment starts.

Are children treated here? Yes, the practice is a family one, at every age.

Can I be treated in my own language? Name the language you prefer when you book; a dozen are spoken across the team.

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