Dr. Sara Werb

Dr. Sara was born and raised in Toronto, and is still afraid of going to see a dentist herself! She completed an Honour’s Bachelors in Science at the University of Toronto. She then went on to get her Master’s in Education from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. While Dr. Sara loved teaching, she jumped at the opportunity to attend Dental School and received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Toronto in the hopes it would help her get over her fears. It is that love of teaching and working with children that led her to complete a pediatric dental residency at Jacobi Medical Centre. There Dr. Sara received extensive training in various behaviour management techniques along with training in the treatment of special needs patients, pediatric medicine rotation, pediatric emergency room, and anesthesia.

Upon completing her residency she moved back to Toronto to work at various dental offices, while building her own practice WERBDentistry. Dr. Sara also has served on staff at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilition Hospital, and as a clinical instructor at the Faculty of Dentistry in Toronto. She has lectured at various dental conferences, volunteered with the Ontario Dental Association, and frequently visits classrooms and daycares to teach oral health.

These experiences, her fear of dental treatment, and a drive offer the most researched and best techniques has led her to focus on developing a personalized approach to treating her patients and their families! She wants to make sure that children grow up without feeling the anxiety she experienced. Dr. Sara is excited to bring this personalized approach to Toronto Children’s Dentistry and the Altima Family.

Outside dentistry, Dr. Sara takes ballet classes, travels and experiments with cooking new recipies. You can often find her hiking with her dog Livi.

Dr. Hassan Al Bogha

Dr. Hassan graduated from the dental school in 2006 at the top of his class. He completed his clinical training as well as obtained a PhD degree in orthodontics from Kyushu University in Japan.

He worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics for three years, where he published 10 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is interested in the miniscrew implants and the clear aligners treatment.

Dr. Hassan is certified by the Canadian National Board of Examination, and he is a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons in Ontario. He is licensed as a general dentist in Ontario and focusing on orthodontic treatments in his practice. He has a special interest in complicated cases that require orthognathic surgery along with orthodontic treatment.

Dr. Hassan is married and has two sons. He enjoys spending his free time with his family.

Dr. Jordan Albino

Dr. Jordan was born in Halifax Nova Scotia into a military family and had the opportunity to live in multiple cities across Canada as a young child. He completed his Honour’s Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Carleton University in Ottawa and following this went on to pursue dental school at McGill University in Montreal. Due to his love of working with children, he went on to pursue a one-year residency at the Montreal Children’s Hospital where he had the opportunity to work in English and French with both healthy and medically compromised children in need of dental work.

Following his residency, he moved to Toronto to pursue a career as a dentist limited to treating children, after two years he realized he wanted to further his education by specializing in pediatric dentistry. He is currently in his final year of training at the University of Toronto where he has had extensive experience in the management of dental emergencies in addition to performing treatments under sedation and general anesthesia. In addition to working with the Altima Family, he is also a staff dentist at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.

The most important thing to Dr. Jordan is to make sure his patients are comfortable, and his greatest satisfaction is turning a scared patient into someone looking forward to their dental appointment! Outside of dentistry, Jordan spends time with his two dogs, watching basketball and soccer and travelling.