Linda graduated from the Toronto College of Dental Hygiene and has been working as a Registered Dental Hygienist in Calgary since 2012.
Linda was born in China and moved to Calgary in 1998 and speaks both English and Mandarin.
Linda brings to her practice and appointments patience, a positive energy and a very easy going personality. She genuinely cares for people and has a passion for continuing education to improve the level of education and knowledge in dental health.
Outside of work, Linda enjoys cooking, gardening and all outdoor activities.
Kari Frantz, BA, Registered Dental Hygienist, Certified Orofacial Myologist
Kari turned her love of art to a unique career in the medical field after obtaining a bachelor of arts from the University of Toronto. She spent several years employed at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto as a clinical photographer.
Kari’s compassion for children resulted in her desire to volunteer for medical missions to India and China with Operation Smile. This organization provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe. See some of Kari’s photos from these missions.
Kari decided to return to school and graduated top of her class with a diploma in dental hygiene February 2008.
After graduation, Kari moved north to work as a RDH in Whitehorse to get that ‘northern’ experience. A year later she moved to Calgary and since that time she has obtained her local anaesthetic module from University of Alberta to help make your dental appointment more comfortable.
She currently enjoys working as a hygienist in the fields of pediatrics and special needs and has always felt this was her calling. Kari continues to volunteer supporting local efforts with Healthy Mouth, Healthy Child-Alberta, and annually with Gift From The Heart at Lifetime Smiles Dental Hygiene Clinic.
She enjoys living and working in Calgary to be close to her family and to spend time skiing in the mountains. She also enjoys running, swimming and of course traveling the globe, seeking out something else wonderful to photography. Kari’s love of travelling has been enhanced since she learned to speak Spanish.
Kari has completed certification in orofacial myology. As active member of the International Association of Orofacial Myology , she provides treatment of myofacial disorders including mouth breathing, tongue thrust and abnormal swallowing. Continuing education and staying abreast of current concepts of oral care is very important to her.
Jane obtained her dental hygiene education from George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario. She has been a registered dental hygienist since 2003.
Jane is passionate about dentistry and is dedicated to her patients. She is eager to communicate to her clients up-to-date oral health knowledge. Her gentle and caring clinic manners have gained much praise from patients. The greatest satisfaction for Jane comes from seeing patients smile and tell her about their improved oral health and general health.
Jane speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese; and is happy to help patients who have difficulty accessing dental care in Calgary because of a language barrier.
She enjoys Canada’s natural beauty and appreciates people’s generosity. She loves reading, music and trying different foods from different cultures.
If you or someone else would like to communicate in Mandarin or Cantonese with Jane – please phone or email us.
Kristy is an “east coaster” from the beautiful province of Nova Scotia, where she was born and raised. She completed her post-secondary education at Mount Saint Vincent University graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biology.
Kristy’s passions for science and its application to health lead her to Dalhousie University School of Dentistry in Nova Scotia where she completed a Dental Hygiene Diploma program in 2003. During this time she was chosen to participate in the Labrador Grenfell Externship Program – providing dental hygiene services to remote area of Labrador.
After graduating from Dalhousie University, Kristy moved to Alberta and began her career as a dental hygienist in Calgary, Alberta. Kristy joined the Lifetime Smiles Dental Hygiene Clinic in 2010 – becoming an essential part of our team before the clinic even opened its doors, and has since found being an Independent Hygienist very rewarding. She feels that it gives her an opportunity to focus on educating and preventing oral disease, in addition to a flexible schedule that benefits her family life. Kristy enjoys working with people of all ages, and as a mother of two her experience with children shows in the clinic.
Staying current in many aspects of overall health is very important to Kristy, including alternative practices of care. Her clients would describe her as very open minded, kind and non-judgemental. She obtained her local Anesthetic course at University of Alberta in 2013 and is currently pursuing post graduate education in Oral Facial Myology. Kristy is an active member of the International Association of Orofacial Myology and provides treatment for myofunctional disorders.
Stephanie Hougen, RDH, Registered Dental Hygienist, is a graduate of Texas State Dental Hygiene School, She grew up in southern Alberta and calls Calgary home.
In addition to her associate’s degree, Stephanie has additional training and is able to prescribe and treat patients under nitrous oxide (laughing gas). For individuals who have had a difficult dental experience in the past or who are nervous, this can be a welcome option for their appointments. She is also an authorized dental hygienist prescriber in Alberta and as such is able to prescribe a limited number of prescription medications.
In private practice, she has enjoyed the opportunity to understand sleep apnea, snoring, and the implications for a patient’s overall health. Patients may suffer from daytime sleepiness, memory, concentration, or learning problem. She can help explain how oral devices works and how they may improve an individual’s quality of life.
Stephanie has had the pleasure of understanding The Chao Pinhole® Surgical Technique/ Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation® invented and patented by John Chao, D.D.S., which is a scalpel-free, suture-free procedure for treating gum recession. Continuing education and staying current in dental hygiene treatment and procedures are clearly very important to her.
Stephanie enjoys giving back her expertise and had the opportunity to travel to Guatemala with Dentistry for All. It was an amazing experience of improving the lives of children and their families through dental care. She has also volunteered her time coaching various youth groups soccer and baseball.
Sally Lloyd, BScDH, Registered Dental Hygienist and owner of Lifetime Smiles Dental Hygiene Clinic, is a graduate of the dental hygiene school at Dalhousie University, and University of Alberta. Sally is originally from Nova Scotia.
Sally has additional training and is able to prescribe and treat patients under nitrous oxide (laughing gas). For individuals who have had a difficult dental experience in the past or who are nervous this can be a welcome option for their appointments. She is also an authorized dental hygienist prescriber in Alberta and as such is able to prescribe a limited number of prescription medications.
An active member of the International Association of Orofacial Myology with training in myofunctional therapy, Sally can identify tongue thrusting habits, abnormal swallow patterns, thumb and/or finger sucking habits and other myofunctional disorders.
Attending and participating in continuing education is important to Sally, as is giving back to the community locally and globally. Visit some of her photos from the Dental Mission to Venezuela that she went on with KIA – Kindness in Action – a volunteer based service group in Alberta.
–Jan Pimlott Award presented in 2012 by the College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta in recognition of leadership in the community & the dental hygienist profession
– Leadership Award presented by Canadian Dental Hygiene Association in 2012 for outstanding contributions to the profession of dental hygiene, the national association and the Canadian public
*All dental hygiene facilities in Alberta must be registered with the CRDHA prior to initiating use of nitrous oxide/oxygen conscious sedation equipment, which Lifetime Smiles Dental Hygiene clinic is.
