Anaida Deti
| Anaida Deti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Albania |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry |
| 💼 Occupation | Dentist, entrepreneur |
| 🏢 Organization | DentalX Mission KIND |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.anaidadeti.com/ |
Anaida Deti is an Albanian dentist and entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of DentalX, a dental clinic based in Toronto, Canada.[1] She founded Mission KIND (Kids in Need of Dental Care), a non-profit that provides free dental service to underprivileged children.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
Deti was born in Albania, and her family immigrated to Italy in 1997 amid the civil war in their home country. She finished high school in Italy and also attended Dental University. In 2002 she moved to Canada, where she re-graduated and received a license as a dental hygienist.[2]
Career[edit]
A few years after getting her license as a dental hygienist, Deti founded DentalX in 2013, which won the Diamond award for the Best Dental Clinic by the New York Daily Mirror. She founded a non-profit, Mission KIND (Kids in Need of Dental Care), which provides free dental care to children from families facing economic difficulties. In 2017 and 2018, she collaborated with social organizations such as Red Door Family Shelter and Jessie's Centre to hold Giving Back Smiles, a campaign to provide their clients with cleaning services, fluoride treatments, x-rays and emergency treatments.[1][4]
Her story has been featured in The Mind of Female Entrepreneurs, a book published by Global Woman in 2019.[5] She has also written a monthly column called Deti Does Dental in Metroland Media.[6]
Awards and recognition[edit]
She is a member of the Canadian Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA) and the Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association (ODHA)[7] and was elected as the ODHA Ambassador for Toronto North.[6] Deti was listed in the 125 Most Influential Leaders to Know in 2022 by Success (magazine)[8] and was recognized as the Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 by Stevie Awards.[9] She has received several industry awards, including:
- 2021 Business Woman of the year award by CEO Today[10]
- 2021 Stevie Awards, Female Entrepreneur of the Year[9]
- 2020 Business woman of the year award by CEO Today[10]
- 2020, Insights Success, "Most Successful Businesswomen to Watch"[11]
- 2019 Urban Hero Award, Business category, People's Choice, by Star Metroland Media[2]
- 2018 CHCH Business Excellence Award[10]
- 2018 Veuve Clicquot New Ceneration Award finalist[10]
- 2018 The Bizz Award Business Excelience Award by the World Confederation of Businesses[12]
- 2017 Urban Hero Honour Award in Health category[10]
- 2016 Patient's Choice Award Winner in Opencare[10]
- 2015 Mompreneur Award of Excellence finalist[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bringing smiles to vulnerable families". Canada.ca. Government of Canada. February 14, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nelson, Norm (October 9, 2019). "Urban Hero: Anaida Deti provides affordable dental care to kids". Toronto.com.
- ↑ Hay, Susan (December 13, 2017). "Toronto dental office partners with shelter to provide free dental care and holiday fun". Global National.
- ↑ Mirror, Scarborough (January 5, 2019). "DentalX in North York brightens smiles of people in need". Toronto.com.
- ↑ The Mind of Female Entrepreneurs: How to think and act to succeed in business. Global Woman. 2019. ISBN 9781708466565. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Teenage Oral Wasteland: Why They Shouldn't Give Their Mouth The 'Brush-Off'". OralHealthGroup. February 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Anaida Deti". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ "125 Leaders To Know in 2022". Success.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Stevie Awards". Stevie Awards. January 29, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 "Awards". IndustryWired. May 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Most Successful Businesswomen to Watch". Insights Success. October 8, 2020. pp. 18–19.
- ↑ "Meet the Winners of THE BIZZ Europe 2019". Thebizzawards.com. World Confederation of Businesses. June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Immigrant To CEO With Anaida Deti at CEOMom Magazine
- Beating the odds at Woman Entrepreneur (December 2021)
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