About Us
Our Clinic
Our clinic is located in the centre of the beautiful town of Sundre, at 203B Main Avenue
W. We are a latex-free and wheel-chair accessible facility, and are accommodating to
everyone’s individual needs.
Our friendly staff is dedicated to the highest quality of patient care. Our entire team has extensive experience, training and skill with sensitivity and kindness.
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
The Sundre Dental Clinic is currently accepting new patients and families. Contact us now to book your appointment, or feel free to drop by our clinic and talk to one of our staff.
DIRECT BILLING
We offer direct billing to applicable plans, and can submit pre-authorizations at your request so that you can always stay informed of procedure costs.
Our office currently follows the 2021 Alberta Fee Guide for General Dentists.
FAMILY & KID FRIENDLY
Our staff is dedicated to making you and your family’s visits as smooth and stress-free as possible. Dr. Kim and Dr. Lee are great with kids, providing all treatments with gentle care. We also offer treatments with nitrous oxide, to help ease dental anxieties during the appointment.
Our Technology
Our clinic is equipped with some of the most up to date technology, in order to provide
quality dental care at the highest precision:
Our Smiling Team
Dr. Dong-Gi Kim
Dr. Kim obtained a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) in 1995 at the Dankook University, South Korea; subsequently he worked in the Public Health Center for 3 years. He then owned several practices with his wife, Dr. Lee. From 2004-2005, Dr. Kim attended Dr. Deporter’s “Biomaterials & Implant/Reconstructive Dentistry” course at the University of Toronto. During this time, Dr. Kim and his family temporarily stayed in Toronto, and when his family went back to South Korea, they missed Canada and decided to immigrate here. Dr. Kim earned his qualification as a Canadian dentist in 2011 and was licensed as a general dentist in 2012 in Alberta.
Dr. Kim enjoys all aspects of dentistry, but is particularly interested in prosthodontics (implants, bridges, dentures) and periodontics (bone and soft tissue graft). He has completed numerous advanced training courses to develop his proficiency in these fields in order to provide the best care for his patients. He loves working with people of all ages ranging from children to the elderly.
Dr. Kim is a member of the Alberta Dental Association and College (ADAC), The Calgary and District Dental Society (CDDS), the Canadian Dental Association (CDA), and BITES Institute Dental Implant Training.
In his spare time, Dr. Kim enjoys playing golf, skiing and he also loves music so is learning to play the guitar. He has two daughters, Izzy and Kate, and likes spending time and traveling with them.
Dr. So-Young Lee
Dr. Lee obtained a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) at the Dankook University, South Korea, in 1995. She completed a 1-year internship and 2-year residency course at Dankook University Dental Hospital, Conservative Department (Endodontics and Operative Dentistry). She obtained her Master’s Degree and published the article “A Study on the Apical Microleakage of Glass Root Canal Sealer” (Lee and Hong, 1998). Dr. Lee has been qualified as a Canadian dentist since 2011 and licensed as a general dentist since 2012.
Dr. Lee enjoys treating patients, and tries to keep up with more advanced and up-to-date dental topics and procedures. She understands that many skills are necessary in successfully practicing dentistry, but the most important skill is treating patients with care just like the way one would treat their friends and family.
Dr. Lee is a member of the Alberta Dental Association and College (ADAC), The Calgary and District Dental Society (CDDS), and the Canadian Dental Association
(CDA).
During her spare time, she enjoys playing golf, skiing and cooking. She loves to spend time with her family.
Brittney Aldrich
Brittney was born and raised in the Sundre area before moving to Edmonton to complete her Dental Hygiene Diploma at the University of Alberta. She went on to complete the Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene Specialization in 2015, focusing in periodontology and implantology. Brittney always puts the comfort and health of her clients as her first priority, while focusing on preventative dental hygiene therapy.
Brittney is a member of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) and the College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta (CRDHA). She has her local anesthesia certificate to aid in the comfort of her clients and extensive training in tobacco cessation, which enables her to be an advocate for her clients.
Brittney strives to fulfil her work and her personal life with positivity and creativity. Spending time with family is most important to her along with enjoying the beauty of nature by traveling, camping and gardening.
Sarah Alm
Sarah grew up in Sundre and graduated from Sundre Highschool in 2017. She spent a year life guarding and teaching swim lesson at the Sundre Aquaplex then moved to Calgary to attend SAIT and graduated from the Dental Assistant program in June 2019. Sarah enjoys swimming and hanging out with friends and family in her spare time.
Stacie Kunyk
Stacie recently relocated to the Sundre area from Calgary and joined our Practice January 2021. Having graduated from the S.A.I.T dental assisting program in 1998, with awards in prosthodontics, she brings years of experience. She has worked in general practice dentistry and in the specialty of oral surgery as a surgical dental assistant.
Stacie has a passion for patient care and approaches each patient with a caring and compassionate attitude. Spending time with family and friends is high on her list. In her spare time she enjoys all-things outdoors; camping, backcountry horseback riding, quadding and gardening.
Brittany Burton
Brittany completed the Dental Assisting Program in 2012, at Columbia College in Calgary, Alberta. She was raised just outside of Olds on her family farm and has recently moved to the Sundre area. She enjoys horseback riding in the mountains, camping, hiking and gardening in her spare time.
Ready to meet the team?
We love seeing new, smiling faces. Feel free to drop by our clinic, whether it’s for any dental-related problems/discomfort, cosmetic services or even just a routine check-up.