Pier Dental Centre

DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY, 1981; LONDON, ONTARIO; UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, 1977; TORONTO, ONTARIO; UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Shamshudin(Sam) Kherani, General Dentist, is a graduate of University of Western Ontario and has been in general practice since 1981 with a special interest in adhesive dentistry and occlusion. Awarded Fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry, and appointed Trustee of Public Colleges Foundation by the Government of Alberta, Dr. Kherani is also a recipient of the Mastership designation from the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO).

Additionally, he previously served as the President of the International Association of Comprehensive Aesthetics (IACA), and VP Educational Advancement at the Las Vegas Institute (LVI) for Advanced Dental Studies. As a lifelong student, he has been exposed to many different philosophies in dental occlusion throughout his over 30 year dental career. Most recently, Dr. Kherani has been invited to serve on the Occlusion Panels at the Yankee, AACD, Greater New York, IACA and other meetings. He practiced and taught dentists in Calgary for 27 years after which he was recruited to Las Vegas to teach contemporary, leading techniques in Aesthetic and Comprehensive Dentistry to dentists from all over the world. After 5 years, Dr. Kherani decided to move back to Canada and join us to provide this acquired experience to patients of Pier Dental Centre.

DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE, 2007; SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN; UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Dr. Robert Cegielski, General Dentist, was born and raised in Flin Flon, a small mining town in Manitoba. He now calls Vancouver home, a city he fell in love with after only a few visits, knowing almost instantly that he wanted to spent the rest of his life in this beautiful city.

Dr. Cegielski started his dental journey close to home at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. After completing his undergraduate studies, he opted for a change of scenery, moving to Saskatoon, where he earned a dental degree from the University of Saskatchewan, College of Dentistry.

Throughout his career, Dr. Cegielski considers himself, extremely fortunate to have been exposed to the very latest in materials and procedures while learning at the world’s premier post-graduate institution: The Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, or what dental professionals and people across the world know as LVI.

Dr. Cegielski is also currently an instructor for the Frontier Dental Institute, formerly known as the California Centre for Advanced Dental Studies, teaching progressive dental concepts and procedures to dentists all over Canada.

He is a long standing member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), the International Association of Comprehensive Aesthetics (IACA), the Canadian Dental Association (CDA), and the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (CDSBC). Dr. Cegielski also received his fellowship at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI) and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI).