Vancouver Island
Dental Careers
Nanaimo Smiles | Ladysmith Smiles
Let’s get to know each other.
Hello! As you get to know the Smiles team, let us provide the soundtrack to your scrolling. Here are our team’s fave songs to jam to while working in our two Vancouver Island dental clinics.
Current Job Openings
Who we are.
The Smiles team is on a mission to provide exceptional, accessible dental care in an environment that is safe, respectful and friendly for each and every individual who walks through the door.
All smiles welcome.
Perks & Benefits
The Smiles team is on a mission to provide exceptional, accessible dental care in an environment that is safe, respectful and friendly for each and every individual who walks through the door. All smiles welcome.
- Competitive salary based on your awesome experience and qualifications.
- Extended health care benefits.
- Uniform allowance.
- Paid sick days + free parking + a pretty sweet coffee station—oat milk anyone?!
- Great co-workers who genuinely love what they do and who they work with—and who enjoy celebrating any occasion possible with a sweet treat.
- Awesome team events, from pumpkin carving to bowling to whatever the team suggests next!
- We are located on Vancouver Island—a hard perk to top. Those of you who already live here and have undoubtedly fallen in love with the island lifestyle, we know you get it. But for those looking for an adventure and to relocate, working with us means exploring the exceptional beauty of Vancouver Island in your downtime. With the new high-speed ferry service to downtown Vancouver, there’s never been more convenient access to working on the island.
- Professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge. We want to invest in you and incorporate your goals into the future of our practice.
- Access to modern dental technology and equipment. From the iTero 3D scanner to portable x-ray generators, our practices are equipped with all the modern technology (and comforts) to make caring for patients as smooth as possible.
- Supportive and inclusive work environment that allows your individual personality to shine.
- Financial assistance for relocation to make your move to Vancouver Island smooth and hassle-free.
- To help welcome you to our team, we will provide customized instrument kits with your personal input to help you take fantastic care of our patients (RDH specific).
- We strive to have an assistant available to help with sterilization of instruments and to help with periodontal charting (RDH specific).
Career Development
Just like our founder, Dr. Nadia Stymiest, we are a team of infinite learners. Through mentorship, workshops and courses, you will have the opportunity to further your career in dentistry at our two practices.
People-First
At both Smiles dental practices, we focus on taking care of our people first and know that translates to our patients receiving the best care. We believe in cultivating a culture that normalizes work-life balance and finding time for team fun outside the office.
Modern Practice
Both our Ladysmith-based dental clinic and Nanaimo-based dental clinic are equipped with the industry’s leading technology including iTero, portable x-ray units and clean, modern operatories and staff spaces.
Who you are.
The individuals on our team are all completely unique in their own way, but share similar values and a common mission: Provide our local community with exceptional, accessible dental care. We thrive as a team when we are adaptable, compassionate and most importantly, kind. When we make it our mission to help others smile more, whether they be on our team or in our chair, it always is a good work day.
Meet our team.
Our culture makes room for individuality, work-life balance and lots of laughs. Get to know our wonderful team and what makes them smile below.
Let’s stay in touch.
We look forward to reviewing your application and hopefully seeing your smile very soon. But in the meantime, keep up with both our Ladysmith Smiles and Nanaimo Smiles team over on socials.