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simon dental centre
16775 yonge street
newmarket, on l3y 8j4
905-830-1230
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a
little about our dentists...
at
simon dental we are fortunate to have two dentists on staff,
dr. mark simon and dr. cho. we are also very fortunate to have
an anesthesiologist, dr. gary simon and an orthodontist, dr.
george benbassat. |
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about
dr. mark simon
dr.
simon grew up and received his early education in glace bay,
nova scotia. he graduated from dalhousie university with a bachelor
of science degree and his dental degree in 1990.
dr. simon opened his first practice in newmarket in 1991.
eight years later he opened the much larger and professionally
designed simon dental centre. this new facility allows for all
services and facets of family, cosmetic and specialty dentistry.
in past, dr. simon was an instructor at the university of toronto
faculty of dentistry. currently in addition to his newmarket
practice he has courtesy privileges in the department of surgery
at york central hospital. dr. simon spends one day a month assisting
major oral maxillofacial surgery including jaw fracture, jaw
reconstruction and correction of dental facial deformities.
dr. simon is also active in the community associated with charity
fund raisers and sponsors a number of sports teams. |
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dr.
david leung, periodontist
dr.
leung
was raised in toronto, ontario where he attended upper canada
college for 11 years. afterwards he attended new york university
where he received degrees in finance and biochemistry. after
his undergraduate degrees, he moved to philadelphia where he
attended the university of pennsylvania school of dental medicine,
receiving his doctorate and periodontics training.
after 11 years away he moved back to toronto to spend more time
with his family and to enjoy his hobbies. dr. leung is an avid
cook, particularly in asian seafood cuisine and he enjoys art
galleries, museums and playing baseball and volleyball in his
spare time.
dr. leung has a comprehensive background in periodontics, prosthodontics
and orthodontics. he has been placing dental implants since
2001, and is a clinical instructor at the university of toronto.
he has lectured at numerous schools and conferences in the united
states.
dr. leung is a certified periodontist. he is eager to join our
team to provide periodontal services on site to our patients.
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about
dr. christine cho
dr.
christine was born in korea and raised in toronto. she attended
the university of toronto where she received her bachelor of
science degree in human biology and her dental degree in 2003.
dr. christine completed a year of residency at the hospital
for sick children where she had an opportunity to treat many
patients with both chronic and acute illnesses. she joined the
simon dental team in july 2003 and has been treating many families
in all areas of general dentistry. |
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about
dr. gary simon, md frcpc
dr.
gary is our anesthesiologist. he graduated from dalhousie medical
school in halifax. he subsequently did his specialty training
in anesthesiology in edmonton at the university of alberta.
currently, he is in active practice at london health sciences
centre in london, ontario.
dr. gary has offered his services as simon dental's anesthesiologist
since 1996. it has successfully enabled adults and children
to receive their required treatment. |
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about
dr. george benbassat
dr.
benbassat received his dental degree from the national university
of mexico in 1987. after a two year residency in advanced general
dentistry at the eastman dental centre in rochester, new york,
he completed a two year program in the specialty of orthodontics
at the state university of new york at stonybrook in 1992.
dr. benbassat has been involved in the practice of orthodontics
for the last ten years, with special involvement in children,
adolescent and adult treatment. he has also held academic positions
in both pre and postgraduate orthodontic programs. |
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doug
mckittrick, denturist/dental technician
doug
has recently joined the simon dental team to offer denture services
to our patients.
doug graduated from george brown college, dental technology
program in 1970. he has been practicing as a dentursist for
over 35 years and enhanced his skills as a dental technician
in 2004. doug is diligient in maintaining his skills by attending
continuing education seminars on a recurring basis to offer
the most modern denture services available to his patients.
some recent seminars attended include infection control and
implantology doug is affiliated with our dental lab, baluke
dental studios as well as he attends three retirement villas
in toronto north to offer care to elderly patients living there.
some of dougs interests are skiing, sailing and providing services
to the senior community.
we are pleased to have him join our team. |
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