Mid-Main Community Health Centre
Patients often talk about putting nervous patients at ease and how they look after children.
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- Nervous about the dentist
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Good to know before you call
- Their website covers 2 locations, so some dentists or services it lists may be at another one
What patients say most
- Nervous patients felt at ease · 4 reviews
- Good visits for kids · 4 reviews
- Friendly, helpful staff · 11 reviews
What do you need?
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Nervous about the dentist
Their website mentions sedation for nervous patients.
Nervous patients felt at ease: 4 reviews (1 this past year).
- Say you’re nervous when you book, and ask what helps: a longer appointment, breaks, numbing, laughing gas or sedation.
- If sedation is an option, what does it cost, and will I need someone to take me home?
Cost and paying
- What’s the total, including the exam and X-rays?
- How much will my insurance or the dental care plan cover?
- Does anything cost more than the provincial fee guide?
From their website. See what people across Canada paid
Who you’ll see
The team listed on their website. Their website covers 2 locations, so some may work elsewhere.
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Dr. Sanja Karalic joined the Mid-Main team in 2015 and has been practicing since 2007. She graduated from the University of British Columbia and has worked and trained in a variety of locations (from rural BC and NWT, to more exotic areas, such as Vanuatu and Cuba). Her professional interests include immigrant and refugee health, travel medicine and international health, and applying genetics in family medicine. Dr. Karalic also has a Master’s degree in Medical Genetics. She can speak Serbo-Croatian and Spanish, and is married with two small boys who keep her very busy.
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As a University of British Columbia Medicine graduate, Dr. Vesna Kovacevic has been with Mid-Main since September 2016, but has been in practice since 2004. Dr. Kovacevic previously had her own practice in the Cariboo Regional District for 4 years, where she also worked in the Emergency Department. She enjoys all aspects of family practice, but has a special interest in the fields of women’s health and palliative care.
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Dr. Lisa Howard joined the Mid-Main team in April 2015 and has been practicing medicine since 2013. She previously graduated from the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Howard enjoys family and pediatric medicine, with a special interest in sports medicine and in mental health and addictions. In her spare time, Dr. Howard is an avid cyclist, and has also run a marathon.
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Dr. Sue Turgeon graduated from McMaster University’s Medical School in 1984 and has been practicing at Mid-Main since its inception, in 1988. Dr. Turgeon enjoys family medicine, but is especially interested in geriatrics, palliative care, and chronic illness management; all areas of medicine that she practices at Mid-Main.
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Dr. Lise Loubert Dr. Lise Loubert graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1988 and has been working at Mid-Main since 1991. Dr. Loubert is especially interested in mind and body health connections. She also enjoys working with refugees and new Canadians at the Bridge Clinic, where has worked since 1991.
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Dr. Dash Randsalu graduated from the University of Dublin in 2016. He joined Mid-Main as a resident in 2018 and stayed on as a family practice physician in September 2019. His primary focus is family medicine.
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Dr. Dave McKnight graduated from the UBC/St.Paul’s Hospital Program in 2001 and holds a Master’s of Science degree in Muscle Physiology from York University. With medical interests in sports medicine, addictions and psychiatry, Dr. Dave McKnight has been practicing at Mid-Main since 2001. He has been an avid hockey player since the age of four, and was previously on the varsity and track field team at SFU. However, his most important role in his life is being the father to four boys.
What patients say
1 this past year
1 this past year
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