Dr. Markos Botros was born in New Jersey. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics at the Albert Dorman Honors College of NJIT/Rutgers University in 2002. Shortly after, he was recruited by a pharmaceutical company to work in their quality control lab as a chemist. While he very much enjoyed the rigors of the laboratory, Dr. Botros felt like something was missing. What he wanted was to work directly with people, caring for them and interacting with them on a personal level. A close family friend, herself a dentist, convinced him to volunteer and her office as a dental assistant. He took her up on her offer and never looked back.
In the fall of 2004, Dr. Botros began his dental education at the prestigious New York University College of Dentistry. After dental school, he completed an intensive, hospital-based general practice residency program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in 2009. He is an active member of the American Dental Association and Orange County Dental Society.
Dr. Kamila Szczepaniec was born in Krakow, Poland and emigrated to New York City as a teenager. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at the prestigious New York University, College of Art and Sciences. She then remained at New York University, where she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from College of Dentistry. Dr. Kamila continued her dental studies at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn completing General Practice Residency with an emphasis in Pediatric Dentistry. It is where she received the Resident of the Year Award.
She has been practicing full-time as a general dentist since 2008. She especially enjoys treating children, creating an interactive environment to ensure a positive experience for her younger patients. Using her psychology background she is equipped to work with apprehensive individuals and assists them to work through their dental phobias. She focuses her continuing education studies to further her knowledge in minimally invasive dentistry and esthetic dentistry. She strives to create beautiful and natural looking smiles for the whole family. She is an active member of the American Dental Association and Orange County Dental Society.
Serving the Mission Viejo area, our dental office is committed to providing our patients with compassionate and professional dental care of the highest standards in a comfortable and relaxed environment.
Long before Oso Marguerite Dental opened its doors nearly 40 years ago, three doctors had a vision to create the best and most unique dental experience Mission Viejo and South County had ever seen. Dr. Theodore Witt, Dr. Gary Clayman and Dr. Ronald Phiilips envisioned an office that would feature the brightest talents, the latest in dental technology, and the pinnacle of patient care. And they wanted all this to take place in the most serene of settings . On August 1st, 1983, Oso Marguerite Dental was born. Many of our current patients will recall the most identifying characteristic, the lush tropical atriums home to many rare and exotic birds. Patients could enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds during their visits. Because the founding doctors treated and interacted with each patient as an extension of their family, the office grew immensely solely on word of mouth. With this growth came even greater need to remain unwavering and steadfast in their founding vision and principles.
In 1990, Dr. Ronald Takai joined the practice, ushering in a second era at Oso Marguerite Dental. Dr. Takai brought a fresh take on dental care, utilizing advanced technologies and dental materials to improve patient care and efficiency. He embraced the whole body approach to dentistry, recognizing oral health is the window to overall health and well-being.
When Dr. Takai began to plan his retirement, he knew the importance of passing on the history and tradition to doctors who would continue to build upon this legacy. After an exhaustive search, Dr. Kamila and Dr. Botros joined the Oso Marguerite Dental team in 2014.
Today, in its third generation of patient care, Oso Marguerite Dental continues to uphold the core values and principles set forth by the founding doctors. Dr. Kamila and Dr. Botros are focused on patient centric care and beneficence. These principles are the reason you will be able to meet individuals and families that have been active patients of our office for over 30 years! We value the practice of dentistry and strive to make each patient experience exceptional.
While the birds may not be there, many of the founding doctors, their loved ones, past and present employees and their families are current patients of Dr. Kamila and Dr. Botros. Its no wonder birds of similar feather always flock together. We are trilled to be the third generations of doctors to uphold the legacy of this great dental practice and invite you to join our dental family. Wont you come make history with us!
