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The Uptown staff truly are what make the Uptown experience so unique. We strive to provide a casual, pressure-free environment where patients and families can come and get to know us far beyond our job titles. You'll find from the moment you walk in the door that the Uptown team cares about more than orthodontics, we truly care about the people we serve.

Steph B.
(RDA)

New Patient Coordinator

You want a voice of experience? Well, just listen to Steph. She has spent her long, illustrious career working alongside dentists and if you think we’re about to make it sound like she’s old, we’re smarter than that. Trust us, you’re talking to a registered perfectionist. But that works perfectly for us because her days at Uptown are spent as a New Patient Coordinator talking brand, spanking new patients through how to plan for their first trip to Uptown!

When she’s not talking, she’s got an action packed life to manage the details for with her one husband and two kids! Sports, skiing, snowmobiling, trips to the lake, trips to the mountains, Instagram influencing, makeup artisting for Seint cosmetics and plenty of other items that would involve extending this sentence full of commas. Basically, Steph and her family are never bored, but if they are, that’s when they bust out their favourite board game, Risk, and start their plans for world domination. No joke.

Jaimie

Treatment Coordinator

Jaimie’s fashion sense is as acute as her knowledge of the orthodontic industry. We considered installing a catwalk into her office just for her, but knew that would make her feel really awkward so we just let her spend her days talking to patients about their goals and educating them about treatment options. She knows so much about teeth that she doesn’t even need to see yours, she can sense them when you pull up in your car.

When she’s not at work, she’s hanging out with her husband, their kiddo and their two dogs that are all just as cute as her two little dimples. She’s got crafting skills that would give Martha Stewart a run for her money and the most jumbo-sized positive attitude that would even make Ned Flanders jealous.

Rielly
(RDA)

Treatment Coordinator

We tend to attract the people that have ‘a thing’ for teeth, and luckily for us, Rielly would be one of ‘those’ people. With almost a decade of experience in both dental assisting and treatment coordination, she came in with a brain loaded with knowledge that can a) help put a smile on your face, and b) help fix that smile in your face. She’s also the calmest, coolest, most collected person you’ll ever have the chance to meet, so if you’re also feeling both smarter and calmer by the time your consultation is over, that’s the Rielly effect.

How she maintains this calmness is beyond us because she’ll be the first to admit that her life at home can be anything but! She affectionately calls her son Rhett the ‘taz man’ because there is no way he’s sitting still for more than 6.4 seconds, and when he moves, so does her Staffordshire terrier who wants in on the action. That ultimately leads to her two cats frantically scrambling to find anything to hide under. So beyond vacuuming 3 times per day, you’ll likely find her cooking, golfing, boating, or spending time on her family’s farm. But here’s the secret – if you talk really sweet to her, she might bake up some stuffed gourmet cupcakes which she used to run as a side business.

Josée
(RDA)

Treatment Coordinator

To start, you might be surprised to note that a) Josée is not a man, and b) Josée is not spanish, but she is a phenomenal treatment coordinator at Uptown who will answer to Jose if, in fact, you call her that. But rest assured, it’s Josée (Joe-zay) because we asked her twice to make sure. Also, the ortho and dental offices she’s assisted in since 2015 have also called her by that name which helped us make sense of the fact that her skills and understanding of orthodontics verges on the level of a prodigy. So if you meet Josée, you’ll now know her name and that you’re in very good hands.

Josée grew up in the french Saskatchewan town of Gravelbourg, which should not be confused with the Flinstone town of Bedrock which is just a few miles down the road. Here she developed her ‘old soul’ skills of crocheting, helping neighbors, staying close to home, and (probably) drinking mugs full of hot water. But don’t fool yourself, she’s not all ‘old soul’ – she also wakeboards, snowboards and does other daredevil stunts just to scare her family. When she’s settled back down, you’ll find her back at home, chasing her dog Chip, or taste testing snacks to make sure they are safe for all her friends to eat … and trying to convince them all that her name isn’t Jose.

Kerry
(RDA)

Records Coordinator | Inventory Coordinator

Ah, the Care Bear, Kroptop... and as one person in the office calls her: Little Dipper. Kerry has seen it all and knows what to do in every situation so we just gave her free run of the entire office. She has the littlest legs but they resemble a hummingbird’s wings when she moves through the office, which is exactly how she does the jobs of 4 people at once.

We still haven’t figured out why Kerry and her husband Rich actually own a home because they’re never in it. They’re constantly running their daughters to Ukrainian dance competitions or off to the lake in summer and winter, but we’ve heard that the rare times that they actually are in their home, they really enjoy it and just sit around making perogies for everyone they know.

Alayna

Admin Operations Lead | Reception

Alayna is like a tornado of workaholism and that’s probably an understatement. This entire office would probably implode if she called in sick one day; so if that ever happens, we have a hazmat suit with her name stitched into it so she can still be here. She’s more organized than the alphabet and keeps things straighter than the borders of our province.

You’ll want to tell her a good joke because you’ll swear she was the stunt double for Ms. Doubtfire’s laugh. She’s got the worst-behaved cats, reasonably behaved kids and has a tremendous knack for keeping secrets from everyone because she got engaged and didn’t tell anyone here for weeks. Case in point, it also took us a few years to learn that she knows every lyric to “Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears but that cat’s out of the bag now too.

Karla
(RDA)

People and Culture Lead | Financial Coordinator

We feel pretty lucky to have so many incredible people with leadership skills at Uptown, but we hit the big leagues when Karla joined the team. Her 15+ years in the dental industry prior to Uptown involved assisting, reception and managing teams was all we needed to hear to sign her, but she walked in our door and started organizing and tuning before she even knew where the bathrooms were. Her role includes helping with finance, but her core skills ensure our team and company culture are the best they can be. The Uptown bar is pretty high and Karla helps push it a few notches higher.

When Karla’s not busy streamlining our office and team, she’s at home organizing her husband, two girls and their two dogs. Her mom skills are finely tuned with cooking meals, distributing snacks for her girls pre and post dance classes, tidying and making sure everything on the acreage is exactly where it needs to be. Then she repeats the process all over again at their cabin and favourite campsites during the summer months. She’ll let loose at Rush games, but keeping it calm, cool and collected is exactly how she prefers to roll.

Stephanie E.
(RDA)

Reception | Scheduling Coordinator

With her ‘running away from home’ days behind her, Stephanie settled back into her roots here in Saskatchewan packing more than just her luggage. She brought back more than 6 years of experience in a top-notch orthodontic practice in Calgary and an energy and knowledge that should almost be illegal to use in public!

She’s got three kids that she adores… to embarrass in public... and she plays the role of hockey mom to a level where Tim Hortons should actually be sponsoring her. Here’s another fun fact about Stephanie, in true “Saskatchewan” fashion, on her first day of work at Uptown we learned she bought the home that one of our staff’s parents were selling. How’s that for a welcome home?

Taylor B.
(RDA)

Reception | Scheduling Coordinator

Taylor’s the seasoned veteran in our office. As one of the earliest clinicians when Uptown started in 2012, she helped shape the clinic in its formative years with her efficiency and attention to detail. After a short break to start raising her family, she’s back helping us in an administrative role, helping patients with appointments instead of helping them figure out what is stuck in their braces!

On her own time, there is a 102% certainty that you’ll find Taylor with her family. She’s got a husband named Adam, a son named Blake and a dog named Wolf, and they all like spending time outdoors camping. Except in winter, camping then would be a bit silly. During those cold days, you’ll find Taylor curled up next to a heater doing a puzzle or watching season after season of Below Deck, Housewives, Love Island.. anything with some serious drama to heat things up. But once summer returns, she’s back to the golf course and the campground to soak up that sunshine.

Telle

Concierge

We plopped Telle front and centre when you walk through our doors and, lucky for all of us, that’s right where she feels most at home! As our Concierge, she’s happy to help look after all of the details of your day at Uptown! She also looks after all of the details of our days at Uptown which is probably just as important!

Now that we’ve said all that nice stuff, we can tell you all about her contagious laugh and her twisted sense of humour which has been honed on her two teenage kids and her husband of 19 years. She joined our team after spending years working as a lab phlebotomist which probably is something she just made up because clearly that’s not a word. She loves her dog Bailey, fishing at the lake, going for a rip on the quad and the rambunctious sport of curling … because Saskatchewan.

Alicia

Reception | Treatment Coordinator

When it comes to the administrative side of working with patients and their teeth, Alicia knows how to make things happen. Her years of experience in general dental combined with her maternal services work at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital proves just how capable she is. When she signed up with our team, we knew she’d be a perfect fit in helping shape our patient experience to be the best it can be.

But don’t be fooled, Alicia isn’t all business, she knows how to have a good time. When she’s not working in the office, you’ll often find her working out in a high-intensity gym, watching Nascar, spending time at her family’s cabin, fishing, fishing and more fishing. There’s only a few things Alicia loves more than fishing, and that would be her fiance Josh, their daughter Isla and her two cats, George and Louise. She has told us her dream was (and maybe still is) to be a chef and run a cafe or a food truck so if this plan ever pans out and you show up for your mealtime reservation, you’d probably better be prepared to eat some fish.

Janine

Financial Coordinator

Bio coming soon

Shelby
(RDA)

Clinician
(On Maternity Leave)

Being our second Shelby ever was no small task because we really liked our first one! But Shelby #2 came in packing some serious vim, vigor and a fun-loving smile so we’ve forgotten all about the original one (we're just kidding original Shelby). Maybe it was her experience in the dental field before joining our office as a clinician, but Shelby’s ortho skills developed so quickly that we think she has had an ‘insider’ feeding her our secrets prior to her arrival.

You want to know what else she does? Well good! We’re going to tell you! She’s got a husband and a chocolate labrador who both compete for her love (both are currently winning) and she loves to spend time camping and hiking in the great outdoors (indoor camping and hiking would make us question her sanity). Plus, here’s a hot tip for our patients – if you ever see her intensely staring/squinting at your teeth, she’s trying to move them with her mind. She’s got this weird thing about telekinesis.

Roanna
(RDA)

Clinician
(On Maternity Leave)

Roanna has a cool name and, lucky for us, it’s attached to an equally cool person. She started with our team in 2019, but prior to that she’d been holding it down in dental for over a decade making people smile and feel great about themselves. Needless to say, she’s got skills … but she can also tell you about the stuff she’s finding in your teeth in English or Cantonese which makes her pretty much a superhero in our books.

Roanna loves plants. We’re talking ‘loves’ as in she has so many plants she made her own Instagram account for them! She also loves her man (shout out to Rick), loves her two dogs named Nala and Bodhi, and loves spending time with friends and family in the great outdoors (around plants). But above all, we’ll introduce you to Roanna’s greatest love: Food. Sorry plants, Rick, Nala, Bohdi, friends, family and great outdoors, the truth has officially been revealed.

Tori
(RDA)

Clinician

If you have any fears of stepping into an orthodontic office, you can rest easy knowing Tori is hanging out in here! Not only is she a dental assistant (but wait, there’s more), she’s a fully fledged paramedic! Lucky for us, she felt more comfortable in the dental career than the paramedic career so we quickly signed her to Team Uptown after graduating from the U of S. Not only is she super smart, but she’s also got to be within the top 1% of coolest people in Canada. No joke, check the charts.

While she’s not in the clinic, she’s either at the gym or the dog park, but never taking her dog to the gym. The people there frown upon that for some odd reason. In any case, she’s got 3 dogs… wait, 3? Really!? Why 3? Because she loves dogs that much! Her border collie is named Hershey, her two aussiedoodles are named Finn and Fletcher and we’re fairly certain that soon she’ll announce that she got 3 more dogs because secretly we know she's making the cutest dog sled team ever. Nice try, Tori. We’re on to you.

Yardley
(RDA)

Clinician

After graduating from the Dental Assisting program from the U of S, Yardley brought her fresh new skills into our clinic and has been effortlessly putting them to work like she’s been doing this for decades. Suspicious? Yes, but it works so well in our favour that we don’t question it. Her gift is making patients smile and laugh and we’re so excited to have her as part of the team making Uptown the best it can be!

If you've tried keeping up with the Kardashians, you should try keeping up with Yardley! When she’s not in the clinic, she’s raising her two amazing daughters, Everly and Ruby, and making sure they are at every soccer game and dance competition Saskatoon has to offer. (With all that kid hauling, she’s bound to have a 5-star rating on Muber, the Uber app for moms.) She loves cooking and baking, and then loves eating that cooking and baking before her dog (Chachi) gets onto the counter and polishes it off. Then she’ll whip up her famous Yardley’s Big Dillies pickles, complete with branded jars of course. And that’s all just her average Tuesday. Seriously… She’s beyond human.

Katie
(RDA)

Clinician

With a career motivated by teeth, Katie found her stride after graduating in Regina and working as a dental assistant in both Saskatoon and Prince Albert. But her lifelong dream was to find the holy grail of orthodontic wizardry which came knocking in 2021 when she joined the gang over at Uptown as a Treatment Coordinator. These days, she enchants parents and patients on the craft of treatment options, but she also gets hands-on practice with our very own treatment options in our Yorkton satellite location.

When she’s not working, which happens to be quite often because she is a self-proclaimed workaholic, she’s at the lake boating, surfing and hiking. Does she do that alone? We’re glad you asked! No. She’s out there with her husband Jon and their little dog named Gary who they spoil absolutely rotten. If you ever want to meet said dog, just ask Katie and she’ll pull out her phone with over 3 kilometres of photos of Gary for you to scroll through. It’s like a marathon for your index finger. Go, Gary, go.

Jocelyn
(RDA)

Clinician

Despite being less than one sentence into this bio, you might be feeling like you already know Jocelyn. She’s got that gift – just down-to-earth, approachable and able to make everyone feel like they’ve known her since elementary school. That’s why during her time working as a dental assistant, she’s had a tremendous impact with the patients she’s worked with. Now that she’s found a home here at Uptown, we’re ready to take that gift and put it to use in the world of Invisalign and braces for each and every one of our patients!

If you think this uncanny connection with human beings means Jocelyn spends a lot of time around them, you’d be right! During her off-hours, you’ll find her not only hanging out with her human family (twin brother included) and human friends, but also her non-human friends which include a dog named Zola and two cats named Evie and Ember. Feeding humans also hits high on her priority list in the form of cooking, but so does camping and exploring nature… probably still with humans. She is looking forward to spending more time traveling the world because let’s face it, with over 8 billion humans on this planet, Jocelyn has a lot more connections to make!

Casidy
(RDA)

Clinician

If you’re having a lousy day, just book yourself an appointment with Casidy because you’ll be feeling the positive vibes before your treatment chair is fully reclined. After graduating from dental assisting at the U of S and spending a couple years working in a dental office as an assistant, she made the big move over to Uptown and has been making smiles bigger and brighter ever since. Now she’ll be the first to admit that she’s got some ‘quirks’ and does a few things weirder than most, but we’re pretty sure that’s the sign of a genius at work because her organizational skills would probably scare Martha Stewart.

When she’s not embarrassing herself by being weird (which is all the time), she’s hanging out with her boyfriend (who must be equally as weird) and her step-son Carter, who is just trying to have a normal childhood despite all the weirdness around him. Good luck, Carter. (We joke, we kid!) You’ll also find Casidy loving on her pitbull/boxer named Mayah and her tabby cat named Rikka, floating down the river on an inner tube and hiking through the bush, or hustling basketball courts with her legendary streetball skills. She’s got so much positive energy to burn that we’re trying to figure out how to use it to power our office’s electrical panel, but in the meantime, we’ll keep letting her unleash it on all of our patients.

Ashley
(RDA)

Clinician

We’ve had a couple Ashley’s since Uptown’s inception in 2012 and we aren’t sure if there’s a glitch in the Matrix or if every Ashley is just as talented and eager as the others. Safe to say, we’ve found another amazing one who came packing experience from a dental office before making her move to join our team in 2023. See that smile on her face? It’s there almost constantly and she knows it’s power. She is easily one of the most positive people we’ve ever met, Ashley radiates so much positivity that sometimes it actually makes our lights burn a bit brighter.

She grew up in Humboldt and still has family and friends there who will vouch for the softball skills she’s refined over years and years of playing ball. Even though her softball days have slowed down, her legs haven’t and are still put to good use for activities like walking and spin classes. Ashley also thinks she’s hilarious, so if she tells you a joke, you’d better laugh because that’s how comedy works. One last head’s up, she doesn't own a pet but really wants a dog. So if you are out walking yours and she comes motoring past with her positivity-powered spin legs, you’d better hang on to your dog’s leash otherwise Brutus might be going home with her.

Koryssa
(RDA)

Clinician

Bio coming soon

Lucas
(RDT)

Laboratory Technician

Inspired by his mom’s dental career, Lucas started honing his craft by delivering dental models and appliances before taking his training in Edmonton. After juicing up his lab IQ and perfecting his wire bending skills, he’s been crafting in dental labs ever since. He’s both good with his hands and good with his brain! From 3D printers to computer modeling, Lucas could probably teach Bill Gates a thing or two about technology.

And if you thought cucumbers were cool (it’s probably because you think in phrases like a boomer), you’ve never met Lucas. This guy is so cool and collected that he makes the Dalai Lama look rambunctious. If it’s nice outside and he’s not draped in a lab coat, you’ll usually find him playing spikeball or beach volleyball. He’s got an amazing wife with a very normal name (Chelsea) and a cat with a very obscure name (Coffee). So we can only assume if there are any future children in this future relationship, Lucas has already had his naming privileges revoked.

Gloria

Sterilization Coordinator | Clinical/Laboratory Assistant

Halfway through Gloria’s interview, she just wandered off and started organizing our clinic! Ever since that day she hasn’t stopped and we’re worried she doesn’t know how to sit still. She loves to be busy and she assures us that she really can relax, and by ‘relax’ she means sitting on the couch watching the most terrifying movies and shows on Netflix that she can find. Sounds very relaxing.

She’s got over 60 pairs of shoes stored in various locations in Saskatchewan much to the delight of her family storing them. She’s officially (and finally) married after 7 extremely long and incredibly patient years of being engaged, right Frank? But she doesn’t get worked up about it all, she had planned the entire wedding and only needed him to show up. The only thing she needed to figure out is which pair of shoes she was going to wear.

Teralyn
(RDA)

Yorkton Coordinator | Invisalign Coordinator

Teralyn joined our team and proudly represents the beautiful land of British Columbia. We’d never heard of it prior to her arrival, but she claims nearly every winter morning how it’s “so much warmer back home.” Unfortunately for her, we know it’s only a matter of time before the cold freezes out the memories from her brain.

She’s the organizing force behind our Yorkton patient visits and, despite our best efforts, she’s nearly impossible to get rattled or stressed out. That’s probably because she is from a farm and worked with animals everyday which makes her perfect for working with our crew. She managed to bring a car load of cats, 2 dogs, 2 fish, a son (who is taller than she is) as well as her husband when she moved here. Oh yeah! She’s from BC! We forgot to mention that!

Barb
(RDA)

Records Coordinator

Taylor H.
(RDA)

Clinician

Olyvia

Sterilization Assistant

Brian

Special Projects

Sarah

Bookkeeper