Biography
 

Dr. Maria Tugbang studied Psychology and Dentistry at the University of British Columbia, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1990 and later a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1994.  

She enjoys dentistry and participates in many continuing education programs to update her skills.  She has trained with some of the world's most prominent cosmetic dentists.

Dr. Tugbang is a Graduate and Mentor at the Kois Center, a prestigious and highly-acclaimed post-graduate school for dentists located in Seattle, Washington. She helps facilitate dental courses on topics such as comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning, functional occlusion, periodontics, cosmetic and restorative dentistry, prosthodontics including as implants, dentures, bridges and crowns. She helps fellow dentists learn and implement systems that focus on managing patients’ risk factors and developing treatment plans for long-term, predictable success. For more information about the Kois Center, Advancing Dentistry through Science, please visit www.koiscenter.com.

She has also trained with some of the world’s best implant dentists. She received extensive training in surgical placement of implants, hard and soft tissue grafts from Ickert Implant Teaching Centre under the mentorship of Dr. Norm Ickert, a respected local expert in the field of implantology and comprehensive dentistry.

She has taught in University of British Columbia as a clinical instructor to help dental students perform restorative procedures on their patients.  She has also worked in Outreach clinics in Vancouver and Guatemala providing dental services to the underprivileged.
 

Dr. Tugbang is rapidly becoming known as a leading Langley cosmetic dentist.  Her experience and knowledge in Langley cosmetic dentistry is nothing short of the very best.  She brings creativity and meaning to her service by using everything that her education, training, experience, intuition, and integrity dictate to provide the best and appropriate care.