Since earning her Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) from Université de Montréal in 2012, Dr. Mary Catherine Ozcelik has built a particularly rich and varied career, practising across a wide range of clinical and organizational settings.
She first practised in the greater Montreal area, in Laval (2012–2013) and Châteauguay (2014–2016), as well as in Val-d'Or in Northwestern Quebec (2013–2014), while completing a graduate diploma in management at McGill University (2014–2016). She then continued her training with a multidisciplinary General Practice Residency (GPR) at Stony Brook University (SUNY) in the United States (2016–2017).
Back in Quebec, she practised for two years in private clinics across several Montreal neighbourhoods — Hochelaga, downtown, and Rosemont — while serving as a clinician in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at Université de Montréal (2017–2020).
In 2019, looking to reshape the pace of her practice, she began a series of locum placements. This path led her to work in correctional facilities, then alongside Indigenous and remote communities — including the Innu, Inuit, and Cree communities of Wemotaci, Pessamit, Nunavik, and Mistissini — as well as in Fermont. She went on to hold a public health dentist-consultant post for the Côte-Nord region (2020–2021), before practising dentistry on the Lower North Shore (2021–2022).
She subsequently spent a year working with Statistics Canada on a national oral health data collection project (2022–2023). In 2023, she returned to school to begin a combined residency in oral and maxillofacial radiology and a Master of Dental Science (MDSc).
As part of this specialty program, she has presented scientific research posters at the Connecticut State Dental Association (2025) and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (2025), and delivered an oral presentation of a clinical case study to the Connecticut State Dental Association (2026). She hopes to continue offering educational presentations in maxillofacial radiology at future JDIQ meetings, as well as to other dental groups, including the Agence dentaire de l'Outaouais in March 2027 and the annual meeting of the Academy of Richard V. Tucker Study Clubs (ARVTSC.org) in September 2027.
She recently received Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD), a distinction recognizing a sustained commitment to continuing education. Dr. Ozcelik is a member of the Association des chirurgiens-dentistes du Québec, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the Academy of Richard V. Tucker Study Clubs (ARVTSC.org).
Education & Training
- DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine), Université de Montréal
- General Practice Residency (GPR), Stony Brook University (SUNY)
- Graduate Diploma in Management, McGill University
- Combined Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology and Master of Dental Science (MDSc), Université de Montréal — in progress since 2023
- Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD)
Philosophy of Care
"My mission is to continue improving myself in order to be of greater service to others, to the scientific community, and to society in general."
Professional Affiliations
- Association des chirurgiens-dentistes du Québec
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Academy of Richard V. Tucker Study Clubs