Dr. Terry Papneja and Associates

Dr. G. Bhalla is our Certified Orthodontist. Dr. Bhalla Graduated from the University of New York in Buffalo in 1986 with his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree. He then continued his education and graduated from St. Louis University Medical Center with his Certificate of Orthodontics in 1988. In 1993 Dr. Bhalla became certified by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons.

Dr. Bhalla is a member of The Canadian Association of Orthodontists, The Ontario Association of Orthodontists, The American Association of Orthodontists, The American Dental Association, The Canadian Dental Association, The Ontario Dental Association, The Toronto Orthodontic Study club and the Mississauga Erin Mills Lions Club.

Dr. Bhalla has been with Dr. Papneja and associates for many years now and we are glad to have him as a part of our team.

Dr. Derakhshan received his basic Medical and Dental education and degrees from his home country Iran in 1972 and 1976. In 1980 he moved to Canada, where he went to Dalhousie University in Halifax N.S and he completed his residency in periodontics in 1984. Next, Dr. Derakhshan continued on to get his diploma in periodontics in 1985, which he then followed with the completion of his advanced dental education and received his Canadian D.D.S. From that time onwards he practiced as a certified specialist in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Dr. Derakhshan’s practice is heavily involved in the reconstruction of both hard and soft tissues around both natural and implanted teeth. As of 1985 he has placed thousands of osseointegrated implants to replace patients missing teeth.

During his spare time he enjoy’s boating and him and his wife are world travelers.

The memberships that Dr. Derakhshan belongs to include The Royal college of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, The Canadian Dental Association, The American Academy of Periodontology, The Canadian Academy of Periodontology, and The Ontario Society of Periodontist’s.

Dr. Rakesh Bhandari MD, DA, FRCPC, anesthetist is an Associate Professor of perioperative medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. He graduated from MGM Medical Collage, Indore, India in 1976 and later completed his anesthesia training in at the University of Vienna. He received his certification in anesthesiology from the Royal collage of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) in Dec’1986. Over past 30 years Dr. Rakesh Bhandari has provided clinical anesthesia care to patients in India, Austria, Canada, Guatemala and USA.

Dr. Steven Dain MD, FRCPC, anesthetist is an Associate Professor of anesthesia and perioperative medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. He practices clinical anesthesia at University Hospital of the London Health Sciences Centre and at St. Joseph’s Healthcare London. He graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1983 (MD), then interned in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. From 1984 to 1987 Dr. Dain was a resident in Anesthesiology at the University of Toronto and received his certification in Anesthesiology from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) in June 1987. He did a fellowship at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto in critical care research and clinical anesthesia. For over 15 years, Dr. Dain has been involved in the writing and development of Canadian National and International Standards for anesthesia, critical care and respiratory care equipment.

Dr. Fabien Charbonneau was born and raised in the Ottawa valley area where he eventually attended the University of Ottawa Medical School and graduated in 1987. Next he did an internship in Toronto and in New Zealand. This was followed by some more training to become an anaesthesiologist at the University of Toronto. His path next took him to Milton District Hospital in 1990 where he started working as an anaeshtesiologist. Dr. Charbonneau also started to do anaesthesia outside the hospital in dental offices and cosmetic center’s. When he’s not working, he enjoy’s traveling all over the world, golfing, skiing, and spending time with his friends and family.