Our Doctors

Dr. Wesley Arbuckle is honoured to be serving the community of Okotoks and the foothills. Dr. Arbuckle and his family have called Okotoks home for over 10 years. Dr. Arbuckle strives every day to provide a patient centered experience, educating his patients on all options available for ideal dental and physical health.

Dr. Arbuckle strives to focus on the key pillars of successful patient care including a dedication to service and excellence, utilizing the most up-to-date techniques, all while focusing on patient education and comfort. Dr. Arbuckle’s daily focus is fostering a caring team approach, which is crucial to delivering excellent patient care.

Dr. Arbuckle’s patients describe him as having a calming chair-side manner, focusing on tailoring dental care to each patient. He believes that by tailoring treatment to each patient, trust is earned in the process.

When not working, Wes enjoys family time with his wife Ashley and their two young children, Lilliana and Liam, exploring the local community and sporting events.

Dr. Arbuckle looks forward to meeting you.

The most rewarding part of dentistry for me is helping people achieve their best health by empowering them to make healthy choices.

I have been a dentist for 25 years and it has been a very fulfilling career. My goal is to create a strong relationship of trust and respect with every patient I meet. I think this is essential for providing excellent care and helping patients choose the right dental treatment for themselves.

I was born and raised in Red Deer, Alberta. My father trained in Germany as a cabinet maker. I spent many happy hours in my father’s workshop growing up. He instilled in me the importance of honesty and beautiful craftsmanship. I have always enjoyed working with my hands and so, for me, dentistry was a great fit.

I graduated from the University of Alberta, Faculty of Dentistry in 1996. This was the beginning of my love of learning about dentistry and its many facets. I served as a Captain in the Canadian Armed Forces and I am indebted to my superiors for the support and mentorship I received there. They taught me the importance of quality over quantity and to “Take it slow, do it right“. Many of the young recruits needed to have their wisdom teeth removed so that they wouldn’t have a dental infection while on ‘Tour’ overseas. This is where my journey helping people with the extraction of their wisdom teeth began, and as you could imagine there was a significant number who needed this important service. I After completing my 4 year commitment, my wife, Dr. Jodi Prichard, and I moved to her home town of Calgary to start our own practice and a family. I am very grateful to our very skilled team and our truly wonderful patients for 16 wonderful years at Enhance Dental Care.

I am committed to continuing education and have completed many advanced courses in cosmetic dentistry, bite reconstruction, gum surgery, and wisdom teeth extraction. I am an alumnus of the Pankey Institute, Spear Education and have been very active in many local study clubs over the past 20 years.

I believe staying up to date with the latest technology is important, however ensuring my patients feel confident, comfortable, and secure in the dental office is most important to me. I am very pleased to offer IV sedation to my patients. Fear and dental phobia are very real and legitimate barriers to dental health. It is a privilege to support people through this; I am deeply honoured and inspired by their trust and courage.

Family is very important to me and the main reason why I chose to sell our dental practice in Douglasdale. I am still passionate about dentistry and serving my patients but it was time to pass the baton of running a practice on to a new dentist. My children are growing up quickly and will soon be leaving the nest; they are my main focus outside of work. My wife is now a student at AUarts. I am an avid skier and love exploring the outdoors through cycling, kayaking, and hiking. I also practice Tai Chi and mindfulness year round.

I want to understand your dental needs and work with you to provide a personalized plan to achieve your dental goals. This goes back to my values of family and acting with integrity. I want my patients to feel like they are being treated like family and that means taking the time to clearly explain all the options and making sure that they feel comfortable. I am dedicated to providing predictable, understandable, compassionate, health-focused dentistry.

Dr. Robert Jost looks forward to meeting you.

Patients appreciate Dr. Galina’s calm demeanor, attentive care, and thorough explanations. She is passionate about creating confident, healthy smiles and believes strongly in patient education as a key part of long-term dental wellness. Dr. Galina works closely with each patient to ensure they feel informed, comfortable, and empowered in their treatment decisions.

Whatever your oral health needs and goals, Dr. Galina looks forward to helping you protect, restore, and optimize your smile!

Dr. James Stobbe is an Okotoks Family Dentist who is originally from a small town in southwestern Manitoba. While he still loves Manitoba, he really fell in love with Southern Alberta when he worked summer jobs here during his teenage years.

Originally, Dr. Stobbe completed his post-secondary education in California and was considering a career in Marine Biology; but life intervened. While working as a painter at the home of a dentist, he spent time sitting and chatting with the dentist after hours and became inspired to change his own course to enter the field of dentistry. Returning to Canada, Dr. Stobbe went on to get his Doctorate in Dentistry from the University of Manitoba in 1985.

Dr. Stobbe then began his dental career in Calgary in 1985 and spent the next 5 years in the city, but he soon felt the call of the rural lifestyle. He sold his Calgary practice to pursue a more laid-back lifestyle. Now blending a successful professional career along with a thriving personal life.

The experience that Dr. Stobbe has gained after almost 30 years in dentistry has not been limited to just increasing his understanding of dental techniques. He has developed a keen sense of awareness when it comes to understanding the many fears that potential patients have of dentistry and going to see a dentist. By re-focusing this sensitivity, Dr. Stobbe continually seeks to provide a calming level to his clientele, along with a true sense of professionalism and trustworthiness. As such, he is a strong advocate of patient education, which allows clients to build trust with him and then choose their own ‘best treatment’.

Finding dentistry an incredibly satisfying profession, Dr. Stobbe still enjoys seeing the excited faces on his patients when they first see their ‘new smiles’ and the feelings of self-confidence that evokes in them. He also greatly enjoys the constant evolution within the dental profession as technology opens new and exciting doors within the realms of treatment. He is a firm believer in constant education and training updates for both himself and his staff.

Dr. Stobbe’s first passion in his life is his family. He is married to his lovely wife, Laura, and they have two beautiful daughters. As his personal interests, Dr. Stobbe enjoys soccer, hockey, kayaking, scuba diving, and baseball.

Besides being passionate about dentistry and his practice, he still finds time to give back to the community. Dr. Stobbe has traveled to Guatemala several years in a row to volunteer for a variety of worthwhile projects. He has helped build houses, clinics as well as a volunteer dental clinic. He has also supported World Vision for many years, particularly for their fiscally responsible priorities that support children and families in developing countries. Finally, Dr. Stobbe would like to work towards inspiring others – like he was inspired – to enter the Dental Profession.

Dr. Stobbe feels especially privileged to have the trust of his patients over so many years …. and looks forward to enjoying that privilege for many years to come!