Dentists

Dr. Ray Bateman graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry , University of Toronto , in 1970. After spending a year on the Canadian Red Cross Dental Coach in Massey , Ontario , he and his wife , Barbara moved to Wingham and began a solo dental practice in 1971. In 1976 Dr. Bateman and Dr. David Magee joined company to share office facilities.
In 2006, Drs. Bateman and Magee welcomed Dr. Yang Liu as a partner at Maitland Family Dental.

Ray has enjoyed many sports, hobbies, and activities over the years: at present racquetball, woodworking, camping and canoeing are favorites.
Ray and Barbara feel blessed to have a son , a daughter , a son-in-law, and two grandsons to love.
Ray has always enjoyed “fixing things”, whether a tooth or a piece of furniture, and “making things”, whether a bridge or a hutch and hopes to be able to continue to do both for many years.

Dr. Yang Liu was born in Shanghai, China and moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was 11 years old.  Dr. Liu obtained a degree in Physiology at University of Toronto and moved forward to obtain his dental degree at University of Western Ontario, graduating with Distinction. Dr. Liu loves working with children and has done so for many years. He has been a “Big Brother” and a counselor at variety of children’s camps. Dr. Liu has a keen interest in providing oral health care to areas that are less fortunate and under serviced areas. He has participated in outreach programs helping native children and adults, as well as volunteer work in Guatemala and plans to continue his volunteer work in third world countries with the hope of improving quality of life through better dental health.

Dr. Liu joined Maitland Family Dental in 2006.  He enjoys doing all aspects of dentistry including oral surgery, paediatric dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and implant therapy.  Dr. Liu attends many dental continuing education courses every year to upkeep his knowledge and skills on the latest advancement in dental technology, materials and techniques.  He strives to bring the best and most effective possible care to his patients based on scientific research and evidence.

Yang and his wife, Bobbi-Jo along with their 2 children live in Wingham.  Their family enjoys the small town charm and enjoy traveling, camping, watching and playing hockey & baseball, and spending quality time with family & friends whether that be at the beach, having a BBQ or around a campfire.

Dr. David Magee was born in Belleville, Ontario and grew up in various parts of Toronto. David graduated from the University of Toronto, first in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree and then in 1974 as a Doctor of Dental Surgery. He practiced solo in Wingham for two years and then jointly with Dr. Ray Bateman. In 2006, David and Ray welcomed Dr. Yang Liu as a partner under the banner Maitland Family Dental.
Dr. Magee’s special interests lie in the areas of endodontics (“root canal therapy”)  as well as Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, dental sleep medicine and cranio-facial pain.  He hopes to focus on these areas in his future years of practice.
David currently resides with his wife of 42 years, Lynne, on a farm just outside Wingham  where they breed, train, and race Standardbred horses. Dr. Magee’s other interests include playing golf and hockey, automobiles, computer technology, music of all kinds, and photography. David is looking forward to spending more time pursuing these activities in the years ahead.
David and Lynne have raised three children in Wingham and are now enjoying their five grandchildren, all of whom live close by.
Dr. Magee is very grateful to have had the opportunity to serve the residents of Wingham since 1974 and hopes to be able to do so for several more years.  Wingham has been very good to him and his family!