About Dr. Pershad

Neeraj Pershad, DDS, MSc (Ortho), FRCD (C), FADI

Dr. Neeraj Pershad graduated from Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute in Scarborough as the Valedictorian in 1995. In addition, he was awarded the Governor General Bronze Medal for graduating with the highest academic average.
After high school, Dr. Pershad attended the University of Toronto where he was named to the Deans list and the recipient if the V.W. Bladen Award.
He then attended the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto where he graduated with honors in 2001. Dr. Pershad received the Dr. J.G. Bourassa Cup for being the most outstanding student in his class and the Eaton Award of Excellence for graduating as the most outstanding dental student in Canada. In addition, he received the Canadian Dental Association President’s Award (for scholarship, leadership, character and humanity), the Ontario Dental Association Proficiency Award (for academic and clinical excellence), the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Student Award, American Academy of Dental Practice Administration Award, the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership award, the Faculty of Dentistry Alumni Association Award of Distinction, the Dr. John A. Sherman Memorial award (for being the most outstanding student in third year dentistry), the International College of Dentists Scholarship(for academic proficiency, leadership, character and extra-curricular activities), the Dr. Howard Rocket Scholarship in preventive dentistry, the S.G. Bridgman Prize (for he most outstanding dental student in second year), and the Isaak Orfanidis Achievement Award (for the most outstanding student in first year dentistry).
Dr. Pershad then moved the United Sates where he completed a one year hospital based general practice residency at the State University of New York in Syracuse. After completing his hospital training, he moved to Winnipeg to pursue orthodontics as a specialty.
Dr. Pershad graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2005 with a specialist certificate in Orthodontics and a Masters degree in Oral Biology. Dr. Pershad completed his thesis on dental arch changes in relationship to growth pattern, dental, and skeletal age. In addition, Dr. Pershad has been involved with Graduate Orthodontic research at the University of Manitoba with a recent publication in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

Profile changes in orthodontic patients treated with mandibular advancement surgery
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 135, Issue 1, Pages 66-72
S. Tsang, L. McFadden, W. Wiltshire, N. Pershad, A. Baker
Dr. Pershad has successfully completed the American Dental Association National Boards Part I and Part II, the National Dental Examining Board of Canada, and the Royal College of Dentists of Canada exams. He is currently licensed as an Orthodontist with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons.
Dr. Pershad was recently inducted to the Academy of Dentistry International as a Fellow.
Currently, Dr. Pershad is the President of the Niagara Peninsula Dental Association and an active member of many professional dental organizations.