Dr. Tehnia Aziz
Thank you for taking the time to get to know Dr. Tehnia Aziz. She is a board-certified orthodontic specialist from the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. She has over 20 years of experience of independent practice in dentistry and has restored smiles for thousands of patients at Strathcona Orthodontics for the past 10 years.
She completed her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Alberta in 2005. She went on to practice general dentistry in Minnesota, Toronto, and eventually in Edmonton, often working in practices geared to helping underprivileged patients. While balancing a busy clinical practice and having 3 children, she pursued further post-secondary training at the University of Alberta; she completed her first Master of Science degree in evidence based dentistry in 2013.
Soon after, her passion for learning lead her to complete a three year sub-specialization fellowship in Orthodontics at the University of Alberta. Dr. Aziz completed a second master’s degree in orthodontics, highlighting the role of orthodontic expansion appliances to improve upper airway obstruction and sleep disordered breathing. During her master’s degrees, Dr. Aziz authored numerous publications in several reputable orthodontic journals. Her exceptional clinical performance and unwavering passion were recognized when a patient nominated the Orthodontic Department for the Champion of Care Award, presented by the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation.
After graduating from the orthodontic specialty, her professor and mentor from the University of Alberta, Dr. Terry Carlyle, selected Dr. Tehnia Aziz to be his successor at Strathcona Orthodontics. Her expertise and dedication have earned her recognition as a top-tier Invisalign provider in North America, with her exceptional results featured as teaching cases in the Invisalign Gallery.
Over the years, she has worked closely with oral surgeons to assist patients with misaligned jaws and improper bites, helping restore function for those undergoing jaw and TMJ surgeries, as well as prosthetic TMJ replacements. She takes pride in helping others through assistance programs such as Non-insured health benefits for First Nations and Inuit (NIHB) and Oral and Maxillofacial Devices and Services (OMDS), and she collaborates with the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (IRSM) to help patients with oral cancers’ restore their dentition. In addition, she is a part time clinical assistant professor in the dental program at the University of Alberta.
When she is not delivering exceptional orthodontic care, she spends quality time with her husband and 3 children, consisting of 2 sons and a daughter. She is a proud mother to her oldest son in university and both middle son and daughter in high school. Dr. Aziz finds relaxation in baking, gardening, exercising, hiking, spiritual enlightenment, and travelling. She derives immense satisfaction in performing kind gestures for her family, friends, co-workers, and those in need.
Dr. Aziz and her team’s philosophy is to treat patients like their own family members.
Because many orthodontic treatments span well over a year, Dr. Aziz and her team thrive in building long-term relationships with patients and their families. It especially warms her heart to receive thank you cards and photos of former patients highlighting their beautiful smiles during special moments of their lives such as graduations, birthdays, and weddings. She takes pride in utilizing the latest technological advances in orthodontics to deliver exceptional patient care in a warm and welcoming environment.
When you visit Strathcona Orthodontics, it is not uncommon to hear boisterous laughter from Dr. Aziz and the team as they truly enjoy working together, have pride and passion for their profession, and most importantly a love for their patients.
Please come and visit, Dr. Aziz looks forward to meeting you soon.