Lonsdale Dental Centre

Dr. Anita Orendi graduate of McGill University, where she received both a Bachelor of Science degree (First Class Honours in Chemistry) and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Following graduation, she completed a one year multi-disciplinary residency program at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Dr. Orendi is well experienced in a wide variety of clinical settings, having worked in hospitals, remote settings on northern aboriginal reserves, and in private practice in urban areas.

For the past twenty years, she has been delighted to call the west coast “home”. She has been a long term member of the dental team at Lonsdale, proudly serving patients’ needs there for over ten years now. She is multilingual, and routinely treats patients in English, French and German.

When it comes to patient care, Dr. Orendi loves to draw on her past episodes of teaching. An ongoing priority for her is to educate her patients to the many options the latest, up-to-date dentistry can offer, and help them make the choices that work best for them.

Dr. Roshanak Rahmanian is a graduate of University of Toronto , faculty of dentistry.
She also holds a D.D.S degree from Iran and has been practicing dentistry since 1998.

Dr. Rahmanian is a strong believer in continuing education and thrives to stay current with new technology and dental materials, that modern dentistry has to offer. Dr. Rahmanian is a member of the Canadian Dental Association and the American Dental Association.

With her caring and attentive personality and excellent clinical skills, Dr. Rahmanian is excited about treating your family with highest standards of care and help you achieve a healthy beautiful smile that you deserve.

Dr. Amir Ajar graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Anatomy in 1991 and a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) in 1995. Upon completion of his degree, Dr. Ajar focused on dental surgery and postgraduate training in hospital programs designed to improve his surgical skills. These involved rotations in departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery, anesthesiology, internal medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, surgical intensive care and pain medicine.

Since moving to the Lower Mainland in 2004, his practice is limited specifically to dental surgery and implants using all forms of sedation. Dr. Ajar has lectured at the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Calgary and McGill University. He currently serves as an instructor at the Faculty of Dentistry at UBC, and holds memberships in the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

Dr. Kambiz Sharifi (Dr. Kam) graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree in 1999 in Iran with honours. Following graduation, he built his own practice in Iran before moving to Canada with his family in 2014. Upon arrival to Canada, he was awarded his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (DDS) from the University of Toronto and registered with the College of Dental Surgeons of BC for his move to Vancouver.

Dr. Kam has been committed to his community by updating his education on a regular basis completing many continued education courses including cosmetic, restorative, root canal therapy. He has also upgraded his knowledge in surgery with a two-year course in surgery and implants.

Dr. Kam is passionate about providing dental treatments. His experience and dedication, particularly in preventive dentistry has built a strong foundation in his approach to offer high-quality treatments to his patients.