Huronia Oral Surgery Group

Dr. Bruce MacNicol attended the University of Calgary for his undergraduate studies, obtained his dental degree from the University of Western Ontario and completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Detroit St.Johns Hospitals in Detroit, Michigan.  Dr. MacNicol also obtained a Masters Degree in Biology from the University of Detroit.  Dr. MacNicol earned his fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in 1991 and was also awarded a fellowship from the International College of Dentists recognizing clinical excellence and community service in 2004.  Dr. MacNicol’s leadership and commitment to dentistry is evident by his active involvement in local, national and international professional organizations. He is past president of the Muskoka-Simcoe Dental Society and is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Dental Associations as well as the Canadian and American Associations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.  Dr. MacNicol was part of the original ownership group of the Barrie Colts Major Junior Hockey Club and played a significant role in Barrie obtaining an expansion franchise from the Ontario Hockey League.  He continues his involvement with the Barrie Colts as team Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.  Frequently attending continuing education courses is a high priority for Dr. MacNicol. He regularly attends conferences in implantology, anesthesia and orthognathic surgery. Dr. MacNicol has remained dedicated to providing the local community with the finest Oral and Maxillofacial surgical care. He maintains staff appointment with the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie. 

Dr. Michael Jackson is a graduate of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program of McGill University in Montreal. Before completing his surgical residency, Dr. Jackson earned degrees in Kinesiology and Dentistry from the University of Western Ontario. He then completed a one year hospital dental residency at the University of Washington, in Seattle before moving to Montreal to receive his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Jackson obtained a Masters of Science degree while at McGill, researching new bone grafting technology. To further his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical training, Dr. Jackson completed an intensive 5-month rotation in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at Canniesburn Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. He has also earned his Fellowship from the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Jackson’s ongoing support of dentistry is evident by his commitment to the Ontario and Canadian Dental Associations and the Ontario, Canadian and American Associations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is Chief of the Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry Department and Executive Committee member of the Department of Surgery at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario. He also maintains staff privileges at the Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland. Dr. Jackson has a keen interest in Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, advanced maxillofacial grafting techniques and Orthognathic surgery.

Dr. Andrew Gater is a graduate of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Before completing his surgical residency, Dr. Gater attended the University of Western Ontario, earning an Honors degree in Molecular Genetics and a dental degree. While in London, Dr. Gater was part of an outreach team that traveled to Tanzania, East Africa to provide health care to residents of rural communities. He then completed an Externship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto General Hospital.  During his surgical residency, Dr. Gater was involved extensively in research of the pharmacology of local anesthetics and twice presented this work at the Chicago Mid-Winter meeting. Dr. Gater has also had extensive training in anesthesia, TMJ, dentoalveolar, pediatric, and craniofacial surgery.  He has a particular interest in orthognathic, bone grafting and implant surgery. He completed his surgical trauma training at the world-renowned Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gater subsequently earned his Fellowship from the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He maintains Staff privileges in the Department of Surgery at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario and is a member of the Ontario and Canadian Dental Associations, the Ontario Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Canadian Dental Society of Anesthesiologists and the Executive Committee of the local Muskoka-Simcoe Dental Society.