Smile Dental Centre Toronto – Dr. Rashin Elahi ★9.9

One dentist, five languages, no hand-offs

Along St. Clair West between the Junction and the Stockyards this is a single-dentist office, not a rotating roster: Dr. Rashin Elahi owns the practice, and whoever spots a cracked filling at a check-up is the one who later places the crown. The team works in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Farsi, and the website is published in all five — in a corridor settled by wave after wave of newcomers, that is clinical substance, not decoration. Staff also walk patients through Canadian Dental Care Plan eligibility and paperwork.

Treatments

Family and children’s dentistry: exams, hygiene, fluoride, sealants, fillings. Restorative and surgical work stays in the same office — crowns and bridges, dentures, root canal therapy, extractions, wisdom teeth, oral surgery, titanium implants. Cosmetic dentistry is the calling card: porcelain and composite veneers, whitening, bonding, smile design. Invisalign aligners are planned from a 3D scan rather than an impression tray. Periodontal care, night guards and sports guards complete the list.

Comfort and technology

Digital radiography on site. Sedation ranges from nitrous oxide, which clears minutes after the mask comes off, to deeper conscious sedation for long appointments and severe dental fear. Emergencies — a knocked-out tooth, a fractured cusp, an abscess with swelling — get same-day slots, and walk-ins are taken.

The dentist

Dr. Rashin Elahi has practised for more than twenty-five years as a family and cosmetic dentist, licensed by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Patients who came for a second opinion describe her finding work a previous office had left undone; those who dread the needle single out how she numbs before she starts.

Who it suits

Families wanting one dentist for parents and children. Newcomers who would rather discuss a plan in Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish or Farsi. Adults who have avoided the chair for years.

Frequently asked questions

Can I come for a second opinion? Yes — reviewing another office’s plan and re-examining the tooth in question is routine here.

Is the Canadian Dental Care Plan accepted? Yes, and the team helps confirm eligibility and file the documents.

A tooth broke and I am not a patient here. Urgent cases get same-day appointments, and walk-ins are taken.

Is there anything for someone who panics in the chair? Sedation is available, from nitrous oxide to deeper conscious sedation, chosen beforehand.

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