Best Dentist

“Everyone loves Daniel,” laughs Daniel D. Daniel. And he’s right---shortly after finishing school at Dalhousie, the dentist moved to Calgary, emerging quickly as one of Cowtown’s hottest mouth-shops. Six months after opening his local dentistry practice last year, Daniel was voted first runner-up in our readers’ survey. Perhaps it’s his focus on elective dentistry that gives people what they want, or the personal 90-minute “get-to-know-you session” to develop your “healthy mouth plan.” The catchy name doesn’t hurt either (yes, the middle D. is also Daniel), although D-3 claims that the story behind his name is “pretty anti-climatic.” We like the spa-like environment and the flat-screen TVs with a DVD reservation service. 5855 Spring Garden, 404-3369

1st runner-up Mariette Chiasson, 1584 Robie, 423-3234

2nd runner-up Daniel Tam, Maritime Centre, 1505 Barrington, 420-0001