Dentist at Danforth and Warden, Scarborough

Your neighbourhood dental office at Danforth and Warden

If you live, work or shop around Danforth and Warden, the office is close enough to fit a visit into a lunch hour or the drive home. We are at 3520 Danforth Avenue, Unit 107, in the building known locally as Terrace on Danforth. Parking is behind the building and the office is wheelchair accessible, so a parent with a stroller or a senior with a walker can come in without stairs.

Dr. Samar Fadavi, DDS, a University of Toronto graduate who has practised dentistry since 2005, leads the office. The team speaks English, French and Farsi, and we can communicate in ASL. Whether you are coming in for a six month cleaning or because a tooth started aching last night, you get the same unhurried explanation of what we see and what your options are.

Getting here from around Danforth and Warden

This corner is a meeting point of several routes, which makes the office easy to reach from Oakridge, Birch Cliff, Clairlea and Crescent Town.

• By TTC bus: the 113 Danforth, 20 Cliffside and 135 Gerrard routes run along this stretch of Danforth, and the 69 Warden South connects with Warden station. Check the TTC trip planner for current times before you leave.
• By subway: Warden station, at St. Clair Avenue East and Warden Avenue, is about 2 km north of the office. Victoria Park station is about 2 km west along Danforth. From either one, a short bus ride brings you to the door.
• By car: turn in off Danforth Avenue and use the parking behind the building. From Warden station the drive is usually a few minutes outside rush hour.
• On foot: most streets between Victoria Park and Warden, and between Danforth and Kingston Road, are within a 10 to 25 minute walk.

What people near Danforth and Warden book most

Every neighbourhood has its own pattern. Around this corner, the visits we see most often are:

• Check-ups and cleanings for whole families, often booked back to back after school or on Saturday. See dental cleanings and check-ups.
• Same-day emergency visits for toothaches, swelling and broken teeth. You do not need to be an existing patient. See our emergency dentist page.
• Care for older adults, including dentures, gum care and help with dry mouth from medications. Our dental care for seniors page explains how we plan longer, calmer visits.
• Canadian Dental Care Plan patients, many of them seniors and families booking their first visit in years. Read how it works on our CDCP dentist page.
• Children’s first visits and regular checks for school-age kids. See children’s dentistry.

Dental services at our Danforth office

We provide the full range of general dentistry under one roof, so most people never need to travel elsewhere for routine treatment:

• Preventive care: exams, cleanings, oral cancer screening, fluoride, sealants and digital X-rays
• Gum care, including non-surgical periodontal treatment
• Tooth-coloured fillings, inlays and onlays
• Root canal therapy, retreatment and related procedures
• Crowns and bridges, including porcelain crowns
• Dental implants, planned with CBCT 3D imaging
• Tooth extraction, including wisdom teeth
• Dentures, full and partial
• Invisalign and braces, plus other orthodontic appliances
• Cosmetic dentistry, porcelain veneers and teeth whitening
• Night guards and TMJ care for grinding and jaw pain
• Gentle, step by step care for nervous patients

How a first visit works

1. Call or send a request. Tell us what is bothering you, if anything, and which days suit you. Evening appointments run until 7 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and we are open Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
2. Bring your details. A list of your medications, your insurance card or CDCP information, and any recent X-rays from another office if you have them.
3. Examination and X-rays. We check your teeth, gums, bite and the soft tissues of your mouth, and take only the images we need.
4. A clear plan. You see what we see on screen, hear the options in plain language, and receive a written estimate for anything that needs treatment. Nothing starts until you agree.
5. Booking the next steps. We schedule follow-up visits around your work, school or caregiving week.

Insurance, CDCP and estimates

We bill most dental insurers directly, and we accept patients covered by the Canadian Dental Care Plan. The amount you pay out of pocket, if any, depends on your plan, the treatment you need and what your coverage allows. We explain this before treatment and give you a written estimate, so you can decide with all the facts. Details are on our insurance and billing page.

Seasonal tips for local families

• Back to school: September and October fill quickly with children’s check-ups, so book Saturday spots early.
• Winter: cold air can make sensitive teeth sting. If it keeps happening, mention it at your next check-up rather than ignoring it.
• Year end: many insurance plans renew on January 1. If you still have coverage left this year, December appointments are worth booking in the fall.
• Summer sports: a mouthguard for basketball, hockey or soccer protects front teeth. Ask us at a visit.

Helpful guides for Danforth and Warden patients

• Aging and dental health
• Heart conditions, medications and dental care
• What type of dental exam do you need?
• Bleeding gums: what they mean
• What a rubber dam is and why we use it

Other neighbourhoods we serve

Patients also come to us from Oakridge, Birch Cliff, Crescent Town, Clairlea and Birchmount, Cliffside, Taylor-Massey, the Golden Mile, Kennedy Park and East York.