Gary Wessels

Dr. Wessels is passionate about providing high quality dentistry and genuinely enjoys caring for patients. Having trained extensively at the Kois Center, a postgraduate center for advanced dental training, Dr. Wessels’ practice focus is bringing up-to-date research, innovative techniques, and proven, current technology to the patient in an excellence-centered environment. It is Dr. Wessels’ highest professional priority to apply his best in clinical judgment and skills to your treatment. As a practitioner that highly values Craftsmanship, Dr. Wessels places significant emphasis on the fit and finish quality of his work. It’s this combination of science-based judgment and clinical art that Dr. Wessels finds most rewarding. Dr. Wessels’ treatment planning and care are based on the fundamental value he places in prevention and proactivity. Dr. Wessels believes that the traditional “Wait, Break & Patch” approach creates unnecessary harm, inconvenience, and cost to the patient. During each exam, Dr. Wessels comprehensively evaluates each patient’s current condition, and also goes a step further to identify any risks to long-term oral health. Then, through a process of consultation with and education of the patient, he forms a treatment plan that addresses the patient’s needs and concerns in a way that lowers the overall risk to the patient’s teeth over the long term. Dr. Wessels is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia College of Dentistry and is directly involved in mentoring graduate dentists through UBC’s general practice residency program and dental students through the summer student practitioner program. Dr. Wessels is licensed to practice dentistry in British Columbia by the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia. He also holds memberships in the Canadian Dental Association, the British Columbia Dental Association, and the Vernon Dental Association. Dr. Wessels resides in Vernon with his wife Robyn and three children.