Meet our team with this year’s Mothers Day Winner!
Creating Beautiful Smiles
Our outstanding patient testimonials help to adequately reflect the true quality of our dental expertise.
Meet our team with this year’s Mothers Day Winner!
Our outstanding patient testimonials help to adequately reflect the true quality of our dental expertise.
A true aesthetic dentistry professional, Dr. Shafiq Kara is well-known for his exceptional work in maintaining and creating healthy, stunning smiles. Dr. Kara graduated as the valedictorian from the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Dentistry in 2004. Since then, he has spent countless hours traveling across North America to learn from the best cosmetic, restorative and specialist dentists.
From advanced Invisalign treatment to complete smile restoration, Dr. Kara is dedicated to providing clinical and aesthetic expertise. Friendly, caring and personable, Dr. Kara is passionate about complex smile design and reconstruction as well as dental implant and sedation dentistry. Dr. Kara’s credentials and memberships include:
Outside of the dental clinic, Dr. Kara is a strong believer in supporting the local community. As the founder of the Jasmine Foundation, he works to give hope to those in need in the local Coquitlam neighborhood.
Dr. Kara is a Gold Plus Invisalign Provider. Learn more.
Dr. Ghotbizadeh has been practicing dentistry since 2018. She is passionate about keeping up to date on the latest advances in the dental industry and provides her patients with high quality dental care.
Dr. Ghotbizadeh offers a wide scope of services including cosmetic restorations, root canals, dental extractions as well as implants and Invisalign.
Besides her professional work she enjoys hiking, baking and spending time with family and friends. Dr. Ghotbizadeh is pleased to offer dental care in both English and Persian/Farsi.
Kori was born and raised in Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia for both his undergraduate degree and his DMD. Since his graduation, he spent some time working in Kamloops before moving back home to Vancouver.
Kori enjoys all aspects of general dentistry with a focus on surgery and root canals.
In his time off, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, cooking, and weightlifting.
“It’s been so gratifying to work with such an outstanding team of individuals at CGS! A positive, accessible Dental Home is so vital not only for oral health but overall well-being; patients should feel valued and trust they are in good hands without feeling judged or criticized. I definitely feel our office reflects that ideal Dental Home.”
Diane became a Registered Hygienist after graduating from the University of Manitoba School of Dental Hygiene in 2015. Whether she is seeing familiar faces or welcoming those who are new to the office, Diane is committed to helping people achieve happy, healthy smiles! Diane places a strong emphasis on providing patients with compassionate, comprehensive care suited to meet their individual needs and goals. She takes pride in her role of oral health promotion and disease prevention, staying current on new products, innovations and research in the dental industry.
“I love to see the changes in our patients’ confidence that come with the great work we perform. Seeing the reaction of a patient is what confirms my decision to work in this great profession.”
Darlene became a Certified Dental Assistant in 2004 after graduating from Douglas College and has been working in the profession ever since. She loves seeing the impact that our dental care can have on people’s day-to-day lives. Darlene excels at developing a rapport with people and her calm demeanour ensures that our patients are comfortable during their visits.
Darlene enjoys keeping fit, reading, and spending time with her family.
At CGS Dentistry, we’re very proud and fortunate to be members of BC’s own 123 Dentist – Community Dentist Network.