DOWNTOWN MONTREAL DENTISTRY - Key Persons

Hello! My name is Anh Ha, I am a dental hygienist in this wonderful team. I graduated in 2019 from Collège de Maisonneuve. What I like about my job is helping my patients to achieve a good oral hygiene. In my free time, I like to do outdoors activities with my friends or simply stay home watching movies. I also enjoy cooking!

Hi! My name is Dawn and I'm the newest member of the Downtown Montreal Dentistry family. I'm originally from the Laurentians and love all things country, right down to my kitty cat Hank Williams. I'm very easy going and nothing makes me happier than spending time with friends and family.

Dr. Anthony Seminara received his training at McGill University, graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry in 2002 and a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 2006. Following this, he travelled to the United States to pursue an Advanced General Dentistry residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon his return to Montreal, Dr. Seminara was appointed as a Faculty Lecturer at McGill and immediately became involved with teaching dental students, a passion he continues to this day. He also began his dental practice, first in Westmount, then Montreal West, and now in it's present location in downtown Montreal. Aside from his dental practice and teaching duties, Dr. Seminara is very active in professional development for the dental profession at large. He is a past president of the Montreal Dental club and remains an executive on it's board, as well as on the board of the Federation of Dental Societies of Greater Montreal. He is also on the administrative council of the Association des Chirurgiens Dentistes du Québec (the Québec Dental Surgeons Association). In addition, he sits on the Faculty Advisory Board for the Faculty of Dentistry at McGill. Dr. Seminara's passionate is to provide exceptional dentistry in a compassionate and caring environment. His philosophy is to inform his patients about their dental health, thus making them partners in deciding what treatments are appropriate for their individual needs. He encourages patients to ask questions to fully understand their needs and desires so as to ensure that every decision made is collaborative and fully informed.

Dr. Dustin Kennedy spent the majority of his childhood and adolescence in Iqaluit, Nunavut. He then went on to complete his high school in Ottawa and graduated in 2010 from Dalhousie University in Halifax with a Bachelors of Science with Honours, double majoring in Microbiology and Immunology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. After settling down in Montreal in 2011, he studied business and human relations at Concordia University before obtaining his Doctor of Medical Dentistry from McGill University in 2017. Subsequently, he completed a multidisciplinary dental residency program at the Montreal General Hospital in 2018 prior to joining us here at Clinique DMD! In addition to working in private practice, Dustin loves teaching dental students part-time at McGill University. He is contributing to community oral health by collaborating with McGill Dentistry on developing a website with the objective of increasing access to quality oral health care in northern, remote, and isolated communities. Dr. Kennedy strives to gain knowledge in all aspects of dentistry by staying up to date with dental research and continuously learning new techniques. When Dustin isn't practicing dentistry, he enjoys spending his free time running and cycling in the city; skiing and hiking in the Eastern Townships; and discovering new cultures around the world.

Tara has been a hygienist for over 25 years. She and Dr. Seminara worked together at his previous office in Montreal West, where she had been the senior hygienist. Her favourite part of her job is educating patients on the best way to care for their teeth and gums, and anyone who has sat in her chair knows she is thorough!! When not working, Tara enjoys playing basketball. She is married and has 2 wonderful adult sons.