Meet the Team

DR. PESSINIS was born in Montreal and at a very young age the family moved to South Africa where he grew up and received his dental degree and post graduate education from the University of the Witwatersrand. He grew up playing sports like rugby, soccer and cricket but when returning to North America he fell in love with hockey and various winter sports. Dr Pessinis practised dentistry in South Africa for 10 years in a variety of environments ranging from the poorer communities in the inner city areas of Johannesburg to the Embassy Belt of the capital city of Pretoria,treating ambassadors from various countries and their consular staff. As a result of this broad experience, he is able to relate to people from all walks of life and tailor solutions appropriate to their needs and wants. While in private practice, Dr Pessinis did research in cleft palate development leading to a Master of Science in Dentistry degree. The results of that research were presented at the International Association of Dental Research for which he received first prize. When this research was done, Dr Pessinis continued in academia and embarked on a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Cross University in Australia. Dr Pessinis decided to move back home to Canada in 2000 and had to challenge the Canadian Board Exams. He had to join the current dental class and complete a 2 year equivalency program resulting in his second dental degree from the University of British Columbia. He was so well liked and respected by his peers that he was elected Class President of the graduating class of 2002. He bought a well run, established family practice in West Vancouver is 2003 from which he served the community of the North Shore for 15 years and then built a brand new state of the art clinic in North Vancouver in May 2017 from which he currently practices. In his spare time, Dr Pessinis has been active in the community having been a member of the Rotary Club of West Vancouver and volunteering at a clinic in the Downtown East Side. Leisure includes cycling, having done the Ride to Conquer Cancer Ride to Seattle six times, as well as snow shoeing. Interests also involve overseas travel with a special interest in ancient Greek and Roman History.

JENNIFER has been with our office since 2009. She was born in Haida Gwai and grew up on the Sunshine Coast. Before joining our office, Jennifer worked on cruise ships and travelled the world where customer service is paramount. She also owned and operated her own dive shop on the Sunshine Coast for many years. She is married and has two beautiful young daughters. When Jennifer is not rushing her kids around to soccer games, the family enjoys all that the North Shore outdoors has to offer as well as spending time with friends and family.

Mihaela joined our office in mid 2024 after her previous dentist retired. She has over 20 years of experience in dentistry and we are lucky to have someone of her character and experience as part of our team. She hails from Eastern Europe and is married to Daniel who is dental laboratory owner. They have a son David who is studying medicine overseas. Mihaela loves keeping up with the latest trends in the fashion world in her spare time. Her keen eye for esthetics is a great asset when we are designing smiles together.