Contours Oral Surgery

Dr. Antonella Trache is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who is currently the Discipline Lead for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alberta School of Dentistry. She retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after a 21-year career where she accumulated a vast array of memorable and valuable experiences from both professional and personal perspectives. Dr. Trache was the first female Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in the Royal Canadian Dental Corps. The highlight of her military career consisted of the 2 tours of duty in Afghanistan, as the Maxillofacial Trauma Surgeon at the Role 3 Multinational Hospital at Kandahar Air Base. Since leaving the military, she has been involved with the School of Dentistry as an Associate Clinical Professor on a part-time basis before joining the faculty full-time. She is actively involved with the General Practice Residency program,…

Dr. Talwar is a certified specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, practicing in Edmonton since 2011. She is also an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alberta. Dr. Talwar is a member of good standing with the Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA+C). She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Toronto in 1990 and her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1994. After graduating from Dental School, Dr. Talwar did a General Practice residency in Chicago at Loyola University Medical Center from 1994 to 1996. She then completed a research fellowship at Parkland Hospital in Dallas Texas in trauma. Finally, she graduated from a combined Oral and Maxillofacial – PhD training from Baylor School of…

Dr. Abdo graduated from the Oral and Maxillofacial surgery program from the University of Manitoba. Born and raised in Edmonton, Dr. Abdo began his educational journey at the University of Alberta and completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then pursued dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan furthering his career with specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Abdo recently completed a fellowship in Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery in Melbourne, Australia focusing on managing patients with cleft lip and palate and other Maxillofacial deformities. He has moved back to Edmonton to join Contours Oral Surgery practicing full scope Maxillofacial Surgery.