About Our Doctors
Dr. Karim A. Lalani D.M.D, F.I.C.O.I, F.A.D.I.
Dr. Lalani graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1993 where he received a Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree. He then completed a General Practice Residency at the Jewish General Hospital, which is affiliated with McGill University in Montreal.
- Member of the British Columbia Dental Association
- Member of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia
- Member of the Academy of General Dentistry
- Member of the Canadian Academy of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry. Planning committee for 2008 meeting in Vancouver, B.C.
- Member of the Canadian Dental Association
- Member of the Omega Kappa Upsilon Dental Fraternity
- Executive and founding member of the Abulcasis National Dental Alliance
- Past member of the Reamers Endodontic Study Club with Dr. Raymond Greenfeld
- Past member of the Periodontic/Prosthodontic Study Club with Dr. Jim Grisdale
- Past member of the Vancouver District Dental Society
- Past member of the Steering Committee of the British Columbia Dental Association
Dr. Lalani has also received Fellowships from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the Academy of Dentistry International. He is also a senior member of the Focus Study Club in Vancouver, COAST Study Club which represents Western North American Dentists with a keen interest in Aesthetic Dentistry. He is also on the organizing committee for the COAST which will be held in Whistler in June, 2008.
Dr. Lalani opened his first practice, Royal City Dental Centre, in uptown New Westminster in 1994. Madison Centre Dental opened in the fall of 2001. Dr. Lalani is committed to continued education and has active interests in Aesthetic Dentistry, Implants, Smile Makeovers, and Periodontics.
Dr. Lalani spends most of his spare time with his wife Salima and three wonderful kids. He is also assisting the Aga Khan Hospital University Dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya in redesigning their clinic so they can better serve the community. He also enjoys participating in many different community events such as Community Dental Day, organized in conjunction with the BC College of Dental Surgeons, the BC Dental Association and the Vancouver Chapter of the Abulcasis Dental Alliance. Dr. Lalani has active interests in hockey, skiing and tennis. He is also interested in photography and likes traveling.
Dr.Veronique Vaillancourt D.M.D
Dr.Vaillancourt is a young and dynamic dentist from Quebec City. She graduated from Laval University in 2005 and went on to complete a multidisciplinary residency. She completed her residency at the Montreal General Hospital which is part of the MUHC (McGill University Health Centre). Her residency gave her the opportunity to work with talented specialists in diverse fields of dentistry, especially oral surgery, prostodontics, oral medicine and endodontics.
During her years of practice in Quebec, Dr.Vaillancourt worked as a member of the staff at the Montreal General Hospital and did volunteer dentistry for the Cree Nation in Chisasibi, northen Quebec. She also gained experience in a private clinic nea Montreal before she moved to British Columbia in August 2007.
Outside dentistry, Dr.Vaillancourt has been playing soccer for as long as she can remember. She even played with Laval and McGill University. Now that she has moved to the west coast, Dr.Vaillancourt enjoys nature of BC and especially the slopes of Whistler.
