Dr. Nick Girn
Dentist

Dr. Girn grew up in the small town of Williams Lake. He graduated from Electrical Engineering from UBC in 1994 and worked as an engineer for 6 years. Following this, he completed his dental degree from Case Western University in 2005. To further his education, he completed a 1 year GPR at Veteran Affairs Hospital in Cleveland where he had to treat medically compromised patients. Dr. Girn has been providing dental care in Fort Nelson for the last 10 years. He is married with two children that keep him quite busy.

Shelby
Office Manager

Shelby was born and raised in Fort Nelson, BC. She has worked as a dental assistant and receptionist since 2011. She enjoys meeting new patients and seeing familiar faces in our office. When she is not at work, she loves being creative and spending time with her family and friends. She is always happy to help you with any questions or concerns you may have.

Josie
Registered Dental Hygienist

Josie was born and raised in Prince George, BC. She has been in the dental industry for over 30 years. Josie graduated from the College of New Caledonia in 1990 as a Certified Dental Assistant. In 2007 she was inspired to return to school and graduated from the Oxford College Dental Hygiene Program. Since 2015, Josie has taken great pleasure in working with the First Nations Health Authority. She manages the dental program known as COHI or Children’s Oral Health Initiative for Fort Nelson First Nation and Prophet River First Nation. While building relationships with her patients and providing a fun and happy environment for children, Josie provides optimal dental hygiene care. She has enjoyed living in Fort Nelson for 12 years and loves this community. In her free time Josie and her husband take advantage of the great outdoors. They enjoy camping, gardening, skiing and spending time with family & friends.

Sharlene
Certified Dental Assistant

Sharlene grew up in Ontario where she graduated from Dental Assisting in 2000. She moved to Fort Nelson in 2003 and was welcomed into this clinic that same year. It has been her pleasure learning, growing and caring for the people in this community and she looks forward to continuing to do so in the years to come. In her spare time, her two bright and energetic boys keep her husband and she busy and on our toes. She also loves baking, reading, x-country sking, gardening, quilting, beading, and any and all things crafty!!!

Aila
Dental Assistant

Aila was born and raised in the Phillipines and moved to Fort Nelson in 2019. She joined our team in January of 2022 and is very thankful to everyone in the team for training and teaching her everything that she know about dental care. Aila enjoys reading and spending time with her family whenever she is at work.

Rochelle
Dental Assistant

Rochelle was born and raised in Fort Liard, NWT. She began working at Fort Nelson Family Dental about 1 year ago and enjoys dental assisting. Rochelle also works for Fort Nelson Optometry helping out with the front desk. In her spare time, Rochelle injoys spending time with family and friends and her adorable cat.