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FEATURED ALUM
Oxana Korj
DMD 2011
In honour of November being TMJ Awareness Month, we connected with Dr. Korj, who owns Greenway Surgical in Vancouver and sees many TMJ patients in her practice, to learn more about her time at UBC Dentistry and her passion for oral surgery.
MSc Dip Prosthodontics 2020
Kelvin Afrashtehfar resides in Dubai, where he serves as a consultant prosthodontist and implantologist, as well as a clinical instructor, while maintaining an adjunct academic affiliation at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
DMD 1982
Mike Racich always imagined himself as a dentist. We connected with Dr. Racich to learn about his time at UBC Dentistry and his passion for teaching and mentoring.
DMD 2019
Learn about Daphne Chen's time at UBC Dentistry, and how the Summer Student Practitioner Program encouraged her to live and work in Dawson Creek after graduation.
DMD 1978
Martin Braverman worked as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for nearly 40 years.
DMD 2017; MSc Dip Endodontics 2023, and DMD 2019; MSc Dip Prosthodontics 2024
Kiavash Hossini and Sadaf Kashani first met at UBC Dentistry, started dating after graduation and are now married and co-own Dentists in Point Grey.
BDSc 2010
Carrie Krekoski is a dental hygienist, researcher, Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC Dentistry and Assistant Director of Education at UBC Health.
DMD 2016
James Chen owns Downstream Dental in Courtenay, BC, and will soon welcome fellow alum Karen Lin, DMD 2022, to his practice!
DMD 1975 and DMD 2017; MSc Dip Orthodontics 2021
Angelyn Chan practiced dentistry in Delta, BC, for 48 years before retiring in 2023. Her daughter Emily Thong is currently practicing in Vancouver and Abbotsford.
BDSc 2018
Alison Whitlow always wanted a career in healthcare. After starting her undergraduate degree in kinesiology, she realized that dental hygiene might be the perfect fit.