Dr. Yang is the Provincial Practice Leader in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the BC Cancer Agency. He oversees oral surgical care for approximately 500 cancer patients yearly, many of whom present with unique oral issues associated with radiation, chemotherapy & tumor resection. He is involved in clinical research, and is a co-author for the Oral Care Manual for the Cancer Patient. He has a professional interest in jaw necrosis stemming from radiotherapy (ORN) or anti-resorptive medication such as bisphosphonates (MRONJ).
In the private office, Dr. Yang maintains a full-time practice with particular interest in complex implant reconstruction and bone grafting. He sees patients out of both the Richmond and Burnaby offices, as well as a general anesthetic facility in Vancouver.
Dr. Yang maintains an active role in education. He has been an invited speaker for PDC, VDDS, VicDDS, DSSBC & various local CE events; he also lectures internationally. He is co-founder and co-leader of the Vancouver Spear Study Club. He is an assistant clinical professor at UBC, and contributes to the teaching curriculum for the graduate prosthodontics, GPR and oral pathology residents.
University of Toronto
Cornell Medical Center
Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Cornell Medical Center
BC Cancer Agency – Admitting & Operating
Vancouver General Hospital – Associate
BC Children’s Hospital – Associate
Langley Memorial Hospital – Associate
2006 | New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology | Osteochondroma: Report of a intracapsular occurrence and discussion |
2012 – 2013 | Vancouver Broadway ITI Implant Study Club (with Dr. Pamela Barias) | Implant Pretreatment Considerations |
Implant Surgery | ||
Single-Tooth Edentulism | ||
Surgical Considerations for the Edentulous Implant | ||
Pre-Treatment Prosthetic Considerations | ||
Treatment Planning | ||
2012 | BC Cancer Agency: Annual Cancer Conference 2012 | Current Concepts and Controversies in the Management of Jaw Necrosis Secondary to Cancer Therapy |
2012 | BC Cancer Agency (with Drs. Michele Williams & Allan Hovan) | Oral Care Manual for the Cancer Patient, co-author |
2013 | PDG Study Club | Oral Cancer: Treatment and Reconstruction |
2013 | VCCDAS | Oral Surgery: What the CDA needs to know |
2013 | Vancouver & District Dental Society: Mid-Winter Meeting | Osteoradionecrosis & Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, key points for the general practitioner |
2014 | Provincial Head & Neck Retreat for Medical and Radiation Oncologists | Implant reconstruction of the head & neck cancer patient |
2014 | Greater Vancouver Study Club | Implant Therapy: Anatomically Limited… Restoratively Driven |
2014 | Burnaby & New Westminster CDA Society | Oral Surgery for the CDA |
2014 | Dental Specialist Symposium (with Dr. Caroline Nguyen) | Surgical and Prosthetic Management of the Cancer Patient |
2014 | Chinese Canadian Dental Society of BC | Some Wisdom on Treatment and Management of All Types of Impacted Teeth |
2014 | Sunshine Coast Study Club | Bone Grafting for the General Practitioner |
2014 | Greater Vancouver Study Club (with Dr. Jonathan Ng) | Digital Dentistry… and Beyond |
2015 | VCCDAS | Medical Emergencies |
2015 | VDDS: Oral Surgery Forums | Dental Management of Cancer Patients for the Private Practitioner |
2016 | CDA Oasis (E-Presentation) | Case Discussion: Laura, a cancer patient with jaw necrosis |
2016 | Victoria & District Dental Society | Jaw Necrosis: What is relevant for the private practitioner? |
2016 | Pacific Dental Conference | Cancer Patient Management & The Hesitant Dental Team |
2016 | BCDA New Concept Study Club | Tough Cases: Oral Surgery & Medically Compromised Patients |
2011 – present | Vancouver General Hospital GPR Lecture Series | Lecture 1: CT interpretation |
Lecture 2: Jaw necrosis | ||
2013 – present | VGH Pathology | Surgical techniques for the oral pathologist |
2013 – present | UBC Graduate Prosthodontics Lecture Series | Lecture 1: Implant Complications |
Lecture 2: CT-Guided Implant Surgery | ||
Lecture 3: Pre-Prosthetic Surgery | ||
Lecture 4: Implant Treatment Planning | ||
Lecture 5: Pre-Prosthetic Bone Grafting | ||
2014 – present | UBC Faculty of Dentistry | Dentoalveolar Procedures |
Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy: Dental Management | ||
2 to 4 Emergencies | ||
Principles of Simple & Surgical Tooth Extraction | ||
2014 – present | The Best of Both Worlds – Mexico | Implant Surgery & Simple Grafting: How they can help your practice grow |
2016-17 | Vancouver Spear Club (with Drs. Kirk Sutton & Charity Siu) | Learning without Action is Entertainment |
Luis – Comparison between Restoring Poorly Placed Implants and a Carefully Planned and Well Placed Implant | ||
MaryJane – Treating the Crowded and Worn Dentition | ||
Functional Treatment Planning | ||
Shannon – Trusting the Treatment Planning Process from Beginning to End | ||
Jane – 30 years of Iatrogenic Care | ||
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2016 | Vancouver Dental Education Centre | Wisdom Teeth Surgical Complication – Now What? |
2016 | Greater Vancouver Study Club | Treating the Oral Cancer Patient |
2017 | BCDA On Demand Course | Bisphosphonates – Approach with Confidence |