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Dental care that explains itself before it treats you

Riverside has been the neighbourhood practice on the waterfront for eighteen years — three chairs, a small team that doesn't rotate, and a habit of walking you through what we're seeing before we touch a drill. Routine cleanings, cosmetic work and same-week emergency slots, all billed direct to most major insurers.

Toronto, Canada
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Riverside Dental

About

From first call to finished treatment

Riverside opened in 2007 with two chairs and a lease on the ground floor of a converted boathouse, and has grown to three dentists and a hygiene team without ever moving off the waterfront. The approach hasn't changed: a treatment plan you can read before you agree to it, and a team small enough that whoever answers the phone can actually tell you what happens next. We still see patients whose parents were patients.
Preventive careCosmetic dentistryDental implantsOrthodonticsEmergency dentistry
18
Years on the waterfront
Serving Riverside since 2007
12,400+
Patients treated
Across three generations of one family, some of them
3
Treatment chairs
One dentist per chair, never double-booked
20+
Insurers billed direct
Most major Canadian providers
Book online or by phone
Pick a chair and a time — most new patients are seen within the week.
Meet your dentist first
A full exam and a conversation before anything is scheduled or billed.
Get a written plan
Costed treatment options, sent home with you, not decided on the spot.
Treatment on your schedule
Single visits or a staged plan — whichever fits how you actually book time off.

Services

What Riverside Dental offers

Routine Check-ups & Cleaning
Routine Check-ups & Cleaning

Six-monthly exams, scale and polish, and a plaque report you can actually understand.

Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry

Whitening, bonding and veneers, planned around a mock-up you approve before we start.

Dental Implants
Dental Implants

Single-tooth to full-arch implant placement, from the first scan to the final crown.

Orthodontics
Orthodontics

Clear aligners and traditional braces for teens and adults, fitted in-house.

Emergency Dentistry
Emergency Dentistry

Same-week slots held back every day for chipped teeth, pain and swelling.

Children's Dentistry
Children's Dentistry

A gentler first ten minutes, built around getting a nervous six-year-old back for the second visit.

Ready to work with Riverside Dental?

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Why us

Why patients choose Riverside

Four things that come up in almost every new-patient call, answered before you have to ask.

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01

Same-week appointments

Most requests get a chair within five working days, including new patients.

02

Direct insurance billing

We bill your provider directly for covered treatment, so you're not the one chasing a claim.

03

Sedation options

Nitrous, oral and IV sedation available for anxious patients or longer procedures.

04

Multilingual team

Appointments run in English, French or Mandarin depending on who's in the chair.

Testimonials

What our patients say

I'd put off a proper check-up for years and expected a lecture. Instead Dr. Anand walked me through exactly what she was seeing on the scan and what could wait versus what couldn't, in that order. The plan she sent home was itemised enough that I could actually budget for it, which is the part every other clinic has skipped.

GW
Grace Whitfield
Patient since 2019

Two implants over five months, staged so I never had more than a day or two off work at a time. Dr. Okoye showed me the mock-up before touching anything, which meant no surprises at the reveal — the finished teeth looked like the photo he'd shown me, not like a slightly different set someone else picked.

MF
Marcus Ferreira
Implant patient

My son used to cry in the car on the way there. Marisol spent the whole first visit just letting him hold the tools and count his own teeth in the mirror, no treatment at all. Eighteen months later he asks when his next cleaning is, which is not a sentence I expected to type about a dentist.

AT
Aiko Tanaka
Parent of two patients

Recognition

Certifications & memberships

Ontario Dental Association Member Practice
Ontario Dental Association
Since 2007

Full member practice in good standing since opening.

Invisalign Diamond Provider
Align Technology
2023

Top-tier provider status for clear aligner case volume.

Toronto Star Readers' Choice — Dental
Toronto Star
2022

Voted a top local dental practice by readers.

CDCP Direct-Billing Provider
Canadian Dental Care Plan
Since 2024

Registered provider for the federal Canadian Dental Care Plan.

Portfolio

Recent treatment outcomes

Like what you see?

Get in touch with Riverside Dental and let's talk about your project.

Frequently asked questions

Do you bill my insurance directly?

For most major Canadian providers, yes — we submit the claim and you pay only the difference at checkout, if there is one. It's worth calling ahead of a first visit so we can confirm your plan's specifics before you're sitting in the chair, but the billing itself happens on our end, not yours.

Can I get an appointment without being an existing patient?

Yes — new patients are welcome and usually seen within the week for a routine booking, sooner for anything urgent. The first visit is a full exam and a conversation about what you actually want from the practice, not just a cleaning.

What happens if I have a dental emergency after hours?

Call the practice line and follow the recorded instructions — it routes to the on-call dentist for anything that can't wait until morning. During business hours we hold back same-day slots specifically for this, so you're not competing with routine bookings.

Contact

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Call, email, or use the form below — we confirm most requests within one business day.

Riverside Dental.

Family and cosmetic dentistry on the Riverside waterfront, three chairs and one straight answer at a time.

Riverside opened in 2007 with two chairs and a lease on the ground floor of a converted boathouse, and has grown to three dentists and a hygiene team without ever moving off the waterfront. The approach hasn't changed: a treatment plan you can read before you agree to it, and a team small enough that whoever answers the phone can actually tell you what happens next. We still see patients whose parents were patients.

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