{"id":149,"date":"2025-12-24T00:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/sandbox\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:02:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"149\" class=\"elementor elementor-149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38b26f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38b26f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7cd8f\" data-id=\"3a7cd8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a2b72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73a2b72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32fd874f elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32fd874f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122dc2f5\" data-id=\"122dc2f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe42c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe42c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fbe543c3-9471-4af1-bade-11327e76c2d7-242x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fbe543c3-9471-4af1-bade-11327e76c2d7-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fbe543c3-9471-4af1-bade-11327e76c2d7-825x1024.png 825w, https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fbe543c3-9471-4af1-bade-11327e76c2d7-768x953.png 768w, https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fbe543c3-9471-4af1-bade-11327e76c2d7.png 928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9139e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9139e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Affiliations:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8644b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8644b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module text\"><ul><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caoms.com\/\">British Columbia Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bcdental.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">British Columbia Dental Association<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caoms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">Canadian Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cda-adc.ca\/en\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">Canadian Dental Association<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaoms.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">American Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viha.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">Island Health \u2013 Division Head Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viha.ca\/locations\/royal_jubilee_hospital.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">Royal Jubilee Hospital<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viha.ca\/locations\/victoria_general_hospital.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">Victoria General Hospital<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandhealth.ca\/\">South Island Surgical Services Physician Advisory Council (SISSPAC)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">University of Washington \u2013 Seattle<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track-event=\"click\" data-track-action=\"link_clicked\">University of British Columbia \u2013 Vancouver<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37947ca6\" data-id=\"37947ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cec418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15cec418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Anthony Rea, Certified Specialist in Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgery<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8e2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8e2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module text\"><p>Dr. Anthony Rea was born and raised on the west coast of British Columbia. He earned his Bachelors of Science and Dental degree in 1998, at the University of British Columbia. He practiced general dentistry for 3 years prior to entering his hospital based\u00a0residency training at the University of Washington in Seattle.<\/p><p>After receiving his certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Washington in 2005, Dr. Rea established a full scope oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in Victoria, BC. Currently, Dr. Rea is the Division Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for Island Health and South Island. In addition to his busy private practice, he maintains a hospital based practice with a 14-year affiliation at the Victoria General and Royal Jubilee hospitals. His experience in corrective jaw surgery, as well as jaw reconstruction following congenital and post-traumatic deformity, has made him a leader in the dental community.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"module text\"><p>At this time, he is the president of the British Columbia Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, a Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, and a certified specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"module text\"><p>With a full scope practice, Dr. Rea\u2019s services can include wisdom teeth extractions, as well as corrective jaw surgery. Procedures that Dr. Rea provides can be found on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/procedures\/\">procedures page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Professional Affiliations: British Columbia Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons British Columbia Dental Association Canadian Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons Canadian Dental Association American Association of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgeons Island Health \u2013 Division Head Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Royal Jubilee Hospital Victoria General Hospital South Island Surgical Services Physician Advisory Council [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westcoastos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}