About - Brightside Dental

Our Clinic

Brightside Dental Studio located on the east side of Saskatoon has been serving the community for over 5 years. The office is easily accessible with plenty of free parking in front and behind the building.

The staff is experienced, friendly and efficient and do their best to provide a warm, fun environment for our patients.

We have 2 hygienists, one full time and one part time. They are both very experienced and have been in the industry for many years.

About Our Dentists

Dr. Jonida Seferi

Dr. Jonida Seferi obtained her DMD degree at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Dentistry in 2008. Since 2008 Dr. Seferi has been involved in general dental practice in Saskatoon.

Dr. Seferi moved to Saskatoon in December 2002 and started her studies at the University of Saskatchewan in 2004. She is happy to call Saskatoon home, although you will hear her quite often complain about winter weather. She strives to provide patients with excellent dental care in a family focused environment. Her goal is to have her patients feel acknowledged, appreciated and well taken care.

Dr. Seferi has two girls and she is heavily involved in their extra-curricular activities. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with her kids outdoors or at the swimming pools, going to the gym and strives to keep up with ongoing professional development.

She is a member of Canadian Dental Association, College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan, International team for Implantology, Academy of General Dentistry, Saskatoon Dental Society and part time faculty member at College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan.

Dr. Joanna Mok

Dr. Joanna Mok was born and raised in Montreal. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Science (Physiology) in 2002 from McGill University and graduated with honours from McGill Dentistry in 2007. She gained further intensive training in the General Practice Residency program at the Montreal General Hospital, which is a major trauma centre, the following year. She practiced for years in both Montreal and Ottawa-Gatineau before moving to Saskatoon in 2017.

Dr. Mok has four awesome boys and they are happy to call Saskatoon home. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, practicing yoga, and spending time playing with her children and two dogs, Yin and Yang. She is also involved in their extracurricular activities: taking them to Chinese school, violin, piano and swimming lessons. Dr. Mok loves connecting with others through new languages and food - she speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Patients appreciate her calm, friendly chairside manner and her ability to provide comfortable dental care to patients, young and old. They also enjoy her dad jokes: Why should we be nice to dentists? Because they have “fillings” too! She looks forward to seeing you at your next appointment!

Say hello to our Team

Darla

Darla has been a dental assistant for more than 25 yrs. Born in Kerrobert and raised in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.

She enjoys fishing and spending time at the lake in summer with her family and friends.

Stephanie

Stephanie has been practising dental hygiene for over 25 years. She graduated from Sask Polytechnic in Regina, then practiced in Alberta and Ontario. She moved back to Saskatoon in 2004, to work in a periodontal office. Stephanie has been working at Brightside Dental for the past 10 years . She is married and has 2 children.

Mischelle

Mischelle has been practicing dentistry for 10 years before she and her family moved to Canada in the fall of 2012. She was lucky to be able to work in her field right away in 2013 and has been in Brightside Dental Studio since then. She works in all areas of the office doing admin work when she is at the front, and doing chairside assisting at the back. She mostly looks after our Invisalign patients. She enjoys camping trips and road trips with her husband and 2 children in the summertime. She also loves photography, cooking, baking and reading in her free time, which she rarely has!

Violeta

Violeta was born and raised in the Philippines. Started working at Brightside in 2015, she looks after all instrument processing in our office.

She loves listening to country music and spending time with her husband and son.

Kaylin

Kaylin was born and raised in Saskatoon. She completed her dental assisting program at the University of Saskatchewan in 2020. She enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and her cat.