Ottawa best kept dental secret

Nazanin Fallahi was born in Iran and after spending the early years of her childhood there, moved to Ottawa, Canada with her parents and sister. After completing her undergraduate studies in Neuroscience at Carleton University she moved to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto’s Dental school, where she was lucky enough to meet Sean despite having no plough experience. Eventually, she made her way back to her  hometown of Ottawa to start a family. When not at work, Nazanin’s quest to find the perfect puppy has been successfully accomplished.  What little time is left in her life is devoted to baking snacks while being kept entertained by her two sons Keon and Naveed and many wonderful friends.  

Following his relocation to Ottawa, Toronto native Dr. Sean Gorendar finally, after many years of disappointment and frustration, gave up his allegiance to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to this trying time, he received a three year undergraduate degree in Psychology from York University and went on to receive his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Toronto where he also met his lovely wife, Nazanin. Sean is being slowly coerced into becoming a Sens fan and although he is losing faith, the habs are not an option. 

During the summer months, he used to compete in triathlons, swimming and hiking with his two boys, flying airplanes and being totally humble.  In the winter, most of his time is spent imagining he lives in the Bahamas.  Lately, his hobbies include miss vickie‘s jalapeño chips and daily attempts at staying too legit 2 quit.  

Hi, I’m MaryAnn, the face that has been here since the office opened in 2012. I guess you can say I’m the office coordinator. I do any number of things here so you may hear my voice from time to time or I may assist you with a restorative appointment. Otherwise, I’m kind of hidden in the back room doing behind the scenes important stuff! 

I’m really happy to meet all the new and old patients here and I may pop out to say “hi” when you arrive . 

When I’m not at work I love to get to the lake, snuggle with my Labradoodle, or just enjoy time with my family and friends over a good cup of coffee. 

Sarah  is  an  endangered  species  -  a  hygienist  who  is  working  full-time in the  year 2023.  Sarah  is  very  awesome and amazing  and is finally at our office right now!!!  She’s the world’s greatest hygienist and we are super excited to have stolen her from, I mean welcomed her into our awesome dental clinic.  We just have too many good things to say about her and they don’t fit in this little box.

Hi I'm Myrna!

I'm originally from Brazil but moved to Canada in 1998 as a child. My father who worked in IT apparently had the solution that would prevent the Y2K bug from exploding all the computers in this country, so that is the reason we came. You are all welcome. 

I grew up in Halifax, went to Dalhousie University and attained a Bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene. I've been a hygienist since 2008 and have since worked in clinical, research and academic settings. 

Being in the maritimes my family would travel down to Boston a lot, and that is where I met my now husband! I attained the necessary credentials to practice dental hygiene in the US, and lived there for about 2 years before making my way back to Canada, this time in Ottawa where my family lives! Besides the winters here being so much colder than Halifax, I was actually more disappointed to know the donairs here do not have sweet sauce?! I digress.

I now have a smiley baby girl and a 5 year old very energetic boy, and they're mostly what keep me busy nowadays!

Dental hygiene is my passion, and I love what I do!

I'm a lifelong learner and frequently take continuing education courses to stay current in the field. I enjoy working with people and helping them achieve excellence in oral health !

Other fun facts about me: I'm a major foodie and like to visit a new restaurant in Ottawa almost every week (taking recs?!); I love to travel and learn new languages (I speak Portuguese and Spanish, would've learned French if I knew I'd live in Ottawa one day..); I like to drink good coffee and live a healthyish lifestyle.

Looking forward to meeting you!