Waterview Family Dental Clinic ★9.9

Where the View Dental group started

Two friends, Dr. Hammad Afif and Dr. Angelo Poulos, opened one clinic by the water more than twenty years ago; it is now the founding address of a seven-office downtown group. The result is unusual for the Toronto top ten — a neighbourhood family practice with a network’s specialist bench behind it. Service is modelled on a hotel rather than a waiting room: massage chairs and screens in the operatories, digital records, no paper.

Services

Family and preventive: comprehensive exams combining gum assessment with oral cancer screening, hygiene with scaling, polishing and fluoride, children’s primary-tooth exams. Restorative: white fillings, crowns and bridges, root canals. Surgical: on-site oral surgery and wisdom tooth extraction. Cosmetic: veneers, bonding, whitening. Invisalign, TMJ pain treatment and night guards round it out. Urgent care runs around the clock: an after-hours line reaches the dentist on call, and painful cases are slotted into the working day.

A periodontist in the building

Dr. Michael Landzberg treats here twice a week, and that is the practical difference for anyone facing gum surgery or an implant — assessment, titanium post and final crown stay in one chart, with no outside referral and no wait between stages. Scaling and root planing, flap surgery and aesthetic gum work are done in house; prosthodontic cases go to sister clinics.

Dentists

Six general dentists share the schedule — Dr. Sajeed Haji, Dr. Shafak Joyia, Dr. Andrew Park, Dr. Aisha Hashmani, Dr. Kiara-Lee Moses and Dr. Monika Ayoub — trained at Western, the University of Toronto and Nova Southeastern. Dr. Hashmani works with anxious patients; Dr. Ayoub specializes in cosmetic dentistry. Hygienist Miya Begin is named again and again in patient feedback.

Who it suits

Harbourfront and CityPlace households wanting one office for everyone; downtown workers who can only come early, late or on a Saturday; anyone postponing gum treatment or an implant.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a dentist reachable outside booked appointments? Yes — emergency care runs around the clock through an after-hours line.

Will I be referred elsewhere for an implant? No, the in-house periodontist places it and your own dentist restores the crown.

What happens at a first visit? A full examination with x-rays; hygiene is booked as a separate appointment.

Which x-rays are used? Digital imaging — pictures in seconds and far less radiation than film.

Is it suitable for anxious patients and children? Yes; several dentists focus on dental anxiety, and children’s exams are routine.

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