Meet Dr. Hilal Sirhan
General Dentist | McGill University
Dr. Hilal Sirhan is a 1993 graduate with Dean's honours from McGill University’s Faculty of Dentistry. Following this he completed the General Practice Residency at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. During his 25 years in private practice, academia and community service, Dr. Sirhan meticulously addresses the patient’s needs with the utmost care. Academic and Administrative positions:
- Chief of the Dentistry Department of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (1998-2002)
- Assistant Professor and a Director of McGill University GPR Residency program (2002-2015)
- Site Director of the Royal Victoria Hospital Department of Dentistry (2002-2014)
- Interim Director and Chief of the Department of Dentists and Oral And Maxillo-facial Surgery (2014-2015) McGill University Health Centre
- Presently Clinical Supervisor Attending Staff at the Montreal General Hospital (MUHC) GPR program
Of all the many facets of dentistry Dr. Sirhan enjoys providing for his patients, treatment using dental implants. He also guides dentists during implant surgery and restoration as a clinical instructor of The Institute of Dental Education (T.I.D.E.) and devotes considerable time toward continuing dental education.
Dr Sirhan is a long-standing member of the Quebec Dental Surgeons Association. Dr. Sirhan has repeatedly served as a surveyor/evaluator on the Examen et Agrement Dentaire of the Ordre des Dentistes du Québec and the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. He is an examiner on the National Dental Exam Board of Canada which administers licensors exams to graduating dentists and was the Chief Dental Officer for Team Canada Junior International Ice Hockey League (2013-2016).
“There is no greater sense than having purpose,” says Dr Sirhan. “Whether treating those in need or teaching members of the dental community, it is a reward in itself. How fitting that a dentist’s ultimate goal is a healthy smile; both literally, and as a display of someone’s happiness.”
Dr. Sirhan has been recognized for his leadership and commitment to the dental community. As a result, he has been recently honoured by his peers and inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Dentistry (2016) and the Pierre Fauchard Academy (2019). Dr. Sirhan enjoys jogging and beach volleyball, but mostly sharing precious moments with his wife of 21 years and their four children.