Business Details
29 Years
experience
Emergency
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Your Family Dentist in North Vancouver
Established in 1997, Victoria Park Dental has been dedicated to providing comprehensive family dental care with a focus on prevention and personalized treatment. Our team combines decades of experience with modern techniques to create comfortable, patient-centered experiences for all ages. We emphasize lifelong oral health education while utilizing advanced technologies like CEREC restorations to streamline care.With two generations of dental expertise from Dr. Rod Chow and Dr. Claire Chatelain, we maintain long-standing relationships with North Shore families through compassionate service and continuous professional development. Our multidisciplinary team of hygienists, assistants, and administrative staff works cohesively to ensure every visit promotes both dental wellness and patient confidence.
Services
Comprehensive Checkups
Pediatric Dentistry
Teeth Whitening
CEREC Restorations
Emergency Care
Details
- Year established: 1997
Highlights and features
- We offer CEREC same-day dental restorations for efficient treatment
- Our team includes certified dental specialists with decades of combined experience
- We provide age-appropriate care for infants through seniors
- Our practice emphasizes preventive dentistry to maintain natural smiles
- We maintain strict sterilization protocols exceeding industry standards
What people say
Friendly team
Comprehensive care
Comfortable environment
Gentle approach
Experienced staff
Services
Comprehensive Checkups
Our thorough dental examinations include digital imaging and personalized treatment planning. We focus on early detection of oral health issues while providing preventive care tailored to each patient's needs. The service combines modern diagnostic tools with personalized oral hygiene education to maintain optimal dental health.
Pediatric Dentistry
Specialized dental care for infants through teenagers emphasizes positive early experiences. Our approach builds lifelong oral health habits through playful education and gentle treatment techniques adapted to children's developmental stages.
Teeth Whitening
Professional whitening treatments safely brighten smiles using dentist-formulated products. We offer customized take-home trays and in-office treatments that maintain enamel integrity while achieving noticeable color improvement through controlled bleaching processes.
CEREC Restorations
Advanced ceramic restorations created in one visit using CAD/CAM technology. This eliminates multiple appointments while providing durable, natural-looking crowns and fillings fabricated during a single patient visit.
Emergency Care
Urgent dental treatment for pain, trauma, or broken teeth includes same-day appointments. Our team provides immediate relief for dental injuries, infections, and acute oral health crises with compassionate, prompt attention.
People
Dr. Claire Chatelain
Dentist
Dr. Chatelain provides comprehensive general dentistry with a preventive focus. She completed dental training in France and Canada, emphasizing gentle care for anxious patients. She joined Victoria Park Dental in 2020 and became practice owner in 2025.
Dr. Rod Chow
Dentist
Founder of Victoria Park Dental since 1997, Dr. Chow graduated from UBC and specializes in family dentistry. He maintains active continuing education while building long-term patient relationships. He continues practicing part-time after transitioning ownership in 2025.
Susie
Registered Dental Hygienist
With 25+ years experience, Susie combines clinical instruction at VCC with patient care. She emphasizes preventive education and mentors future hygienists while volunteering with Elderdog. Her expertise covers periodontal therapy and patient comfort techniques.
Manjeet
Office Coordinator
Manjeet brings 40+ years dental administration experience to our front desk. She manages scheduling and insurance coordination while providing warm patient welcome. She has served North Shore patients since the 1980s with exceptional organizational skills.
Scarlett
Sterilization Assistant
Scarlett ensures infection control compliance as our dedicated sterilization assistant. A recent graduate, she maintains instrument sterilization protocols and operatory cleanliness. She focuses on patient safety while pursuing further dental education opportunities.
Questions
What dental services do you offer?
We provide comprehensive services including checkups, CEREC same-day crowns, pediatric care, teeth whitening, emergency treatment, and preventive dentistry for all ages.
Do you accept dental insurance?
We work with most major providers including CDCP. Bring insurance details to your appointment for coverage verification and direct billing assistance.
How can I book an appointment?
Schedule through our website, call (604) 987-3428, or visit during office hours. We accommodate walk-ins when possible with advance notice.
What safety measures are in place?
We follow strict sterilization protocols with medical-grade equipment. All instruments are disinfected and sterilized between each patient use.
Do you treat anxious patients?
Yes, we offer calming music, sedation options, and gentle techniques to help nervous patients feel comfortable during dental visits.
What are your office hours?
We're open Monday-Friday with early and late appointments available. Contact us directly for current scheduling options.
Reviews (5)
The Garden Guru
Jan 27, 2021
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If you always wanted to be treat it like a number
This is a clinic for you! Terrible customer service, dental hygienists and to top all that Dr. Chow very mediocre Arrogant doctor, as a tooth filling should be easy procedure he manage to break my teeth (dec19) not admit wrong (dec 20 -when I return to him saying something feel wrong) allowing me to suffer throughout the holidays and I had to fight for reimbursement of my money.
This is a clinic for you! Terrible customer service, dental hygienists and to top all that Dr. Chow very mediocre Arrogant doctor, as a tooth filling should be easy procedure he manage to break my teeth (dec19) not admit wrong (dec 20 -when I return to him saying something feel wrong) allowing me to suffer throughout the holidays and I had to fight for reimbursement of my money.
Vancity Electric
Dec 29, 2019
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Been going here for years. Always had a great experience. No complaints at all. Rod is amazing! Done some great work on some hockey teeth injuries I had, got me in right away when I had some teeth knocked out! Made me a custom mouth guard as well.
Myles Panz
Dec 30, 2018
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I've been going to Victoria park dental for 3 years now. Extremely professional and friendly staff. Dr. Rod Chow knows his practice and cares about every single patient! GO HERE!
Sturgeon Canada
Dec 02, 2018
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The staff here are very friendly, professional and caring. Dr. Chow has been my dentist for around 20 years and I would highly recommend him. Rick G.
David Alt
Oct 01, 2018
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Staff is very diligent on regular cleaning and Dr Chow provides practical and expert advice. System works very well for booking and insurance. Also great custom mouth guards for sports!
