Dr. Bruce Ward New CDA President Dr. Bruce Ward grew up in Granby, Quebec, an hour east of Montreal, in the Eastern Townships. The oldest of four brothers, he graduated top of his class from a small English-language high school. At age 16, he began studying botany at McGill University. “I have three younger brothers. Brian is a Rhodes Scholar who became an immunologist, Gary is a professor of cell biology at the University of Vermont, and Glen is a pediatrician who also lives in BC, so I get to see him often, which is nice because I left for university when he was 7 years old,” says Dr. Ward. After three years at university, Dr. Ward applied to dental school at McGill. “My mother was surprised because I’d always disliked going to the dentist as a child. But I think this can be attributed in part to our childhood dentist never using anesthetic,” he says. Once his dental education began, Dr. Ward found that he liked it. Dental career When he graduated from dental school at 24, Dr. Ward moved to Bermuda for his first dental practice experience. “I flew from Montreal to Bermuda in February,” he says. “I remember the warmth and fragrance of the air when I got off the plane and how it just felt like the right place to be.” His dental assistant was 19 and the receptionist was 21. “We were all just a bunch of kids really,” Dr. Ward says. After six months, the financial arrangement that he had with the practice owners proved unsustainable. Luckily, before he left Bermuda, he had the good fortune to meet his wife, Karin. “She happened to be on vacation from her home in New Jersey,” he says. The two married in 1978. (L. to r.): The Ward brothers. Dr. Brian Ward, Dr. Gary Ward, Dr. Bruce Ward and Dr. Glen Ward. 9 Issue 3 | 2025 |
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