Our Dentist
Dr. Johannes Yliruusi, DMD
DMD, University of British Columbia
B. Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Northern BC
Since 2019, I have worked as a dentist in many small rural communities within BC including Alert Bay, Daajing Giids in Haida Gwaii, Fort St. James, Gitwangak, Witset, Smithers, Houston, Burns Lake, Mcleod Lake as well as my hometown of Prince George. For the last three years, I have been providing dental services one week per month in the First Nations communities of Anaham Reserve and Xeni Gwet-in (Nemiah Valley) in the Chilcotin area West of Williams Lake, and more recently at Takla Landing North of Fort St. James, which are communities I respect greatly to have the opportunity to serve.
Dr. Johannes graduated from high school at PGSS in Prince George, and after working around the province and overseas for a number of years later earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UNBC in 2013. He began Dentistry studies in Vancouver in 2015 and graduated with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from UBC in 2019 with the Prince George District Dental Society Scholarship Award.
Previous to working in Dentistry, Dr. Johannes worked for Canadian Forest Products, Isle Pierre Division (1997-2006) and worked on many residential house and commercial construction projects including numerous start-to-finish house construction projects in the Prince George area. Dr. Johannes has completed many welding and machinist projects in BC and Alberta as well as overseas in Finland. Dr. Johannes has a Class 1 commercial truck license, and in his spare time, he enjoys hauling logs to the local Prince George sawmills and pulp mill with his logging truck. Johannes treasures the moments spent at home with his lovely wife, cooking and playing the piano, spending time hiking in the outdoors, and running his various sawmills to make more material for his current and future woodworking projects!
Dr. Johannes is committed to providing access to expert full-service dental care, with the latest in modern dental technology in a caring and compassionate manner to rural and remote areas of Northern BC!
This winter, 2026, we have begun a full-service mobile dental facility on wheels in the Robson Valley, serving McBride and Valemount!
We hope to be able to serve you for all your dental needs!