Smiling Creek Dental
Suite 205-1465 Salisbury Ave V3B 6J3 Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

Janine joined the Smiling Creek Dental team as a Hygienist a year ago, but has been practising Dental Hygiene for over 15 years. She strives to provide thorough, yet gentle hygiene care. You can always count on Janine bringing a big beautiful smile every Wednesday! Janine is a mom to three young girls, ages 2,4, and 6. As a family, they love to go hiking, biking and camping anything outdoors! She also has a passion for making soap and other body care products.

Ana has been working in the Dental Field as a Certified Dental Assistant since her graduation from CDI College in 2010 and looks forward to adding to her skills with continuing education in the ever-changing Dental field. Having grown up in Roumania where dentistry is still striving to reach western standards, she’s always valued the importance of a positive dental experience. This is why she works to create a calm and enjoyable overall experience. Outside of work, Ana is a busy mom of a 2.5-year-old, and enjoys camping, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

The Smiling Creek Dental team & community would like to wish Dr. Bhatta a happy birthday & we thank you for your amazing service ! #smilingcreekdental #portcoquitlamdentist #completehealthdentistry #dentistlife

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Abbey is our appointment coordinator at our front desk. Abbey began her career in the Dental Field back in January of this year. She continues to bring a go-getter attitude to the office, and likes to take initiative to help wherever she can! Abbey is excited to come to work everyday to be able to help patients receive the best possible care. In Abbey’s free time, she enjoys playing Disc Golf, reading, and practising yoga.

Manjari is Smiling Creek Dental’s Team Leader, and she has been working in the dental community for the past 12 years. Previously, she was a Certified Dental Assistant in Quebec, and evolved into a Treatment Coordinator by completing several continuing education courses. She has acquired fluent knowledge in multiple complete Health Dentistry subjects, and Manjari is passionate about being your healthcare advocate! Her life motto is: one should not simply GO through life, but GROW through life. Manjari is also well travelled and she connects deeply with nature and animals. She lives a vegetarian lifestyle and loves to listen to music from around the world. She truly believes that happiness is a choice and tries to live by this principal on a daily basis.

Thank you to our very wonderful patient who made all of our days with these amazing, delicious donuts and beautiful card, with a heart warming message! We are so grateful to have such wonderful patients at our office, and to be able to make a difference in their lives! Thanks to each and every one of you, you all put smiles on our faces!

Karen is one of our rock star Hygienists, who has been a part of our team for over 30 years! She is super dedicated to providing the best care for all of her patients. She also brings so much energy to the office, she helps to make our days bright! In her spare time, Karen enjoys jogging in the trails, and golfing on sunny days. Karen would like to bring a positive message about the future, and encourage everyone to believe in our commitment, as we do our part to advance towards a safe and healthy world.

It’s only right to introduce everyone’s favourite team member first: Dr. Bhatta, or Hardy as he is affectionately known by friends and family, grew up in Ilford, Essex in England. Hardy attended the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Dental Hospital and School in Scotland, graduating with his BDS in 1995. After visiting family in Vancouver in 1988, he fell in love with Canada and became determined to one day work here. This goal was ultimately fulfilled after gaining his DMD... at UBC Dental School in 2001. Special interests in Implants, TMD (Neuromuscular Dentistry), Sleep Apnea, Complex Restorative, Cosmetics, and Invisalign have kept his Continuing Education program filled with advanced courses. His treatment goal and philosophy is to provide well educated decisions alongside his patients to improve not only their dental health but overall physical health, and so he strives to provide a warm, friendly, and inviting atmosphere to all he is honoured to serve. He cares not only about the smile, but more importantly the person behind the smile. He will always have a warm welcoming positive energy and attitude ready and waiting for you. Hardy is the proud father of 3 young children. His wife is an elementary school teacher who works in the Surrey school district. Hardy enjoys technology, reading non-fiction and computers. His spare time currently is focused on his young family. He enjoys travelling and learning about new cultures, historical artefacts, listening to music (especially British 80's!) and loves engaging with people. Once in a while he might even bust a move on the dance floor!

Hello to all our Smiling Creek friends and family! We thought that it was about time that we introduced ourselves! So over the next few weeks, we will be introducing the lovely faces of your Smiling Creek Dental team, some of which we're sure you will know, while others will be new! ... We all look forward to seeing you again soon (Left to Right: Manjari, Janine, Ana, Dr. Bhatta, Karen, Yana, Abbey)

To all our patients at Smiling Creek Dental, As we navigate these uncertain times, it is most imperative that we look after each other as a community. It is important that everyone feels safe when they come to visit us, and we know that there have been some concerns around the COVID19 Pandemic, and the Pacific Dental Conference that ran from March 5th-7th of 2020. On March 16th, 2020 the Provincial Health Officer stated that all Pacific Dental Conference attendees are to self...-isolate until March 22nd 2020. We hope that this may clarify some of your most pressing concerns: Q: I received care in a dental office after the Pacific Dental Conference but before attendees were directed to self-isolate. Should I be worried? A: The Office of the Provincial Health Officer has advised that only the conference attendees require self-isolation. In addition, all dental offices are required to be in compliance with CDSBC’s infection prevention and control guidance. This includes the use of gloves, masks and eyewear to keep the practitioner and the patient safe. Q: Why hasn’t CDSBC shut down all Dental offices? A: CDSBC does not have the legal authority to require dental offices to close. Our role is to alert our registrants that they must be in compliance with direction from the Provincial Health Officer and other government and public health directives. We are strongly recommending that elective and non-essential dental care be suspended during this time. At Smiling Creek Dental, we believe in being proactive during this time, so we have taken the extra measure to close our office until April 20th, tentatively. Q: I have a Dental Emergency, but the office is closed. What should I do? A: While our team at Smiling Creek Dental are taking the proactive steps to help protect ourselves, as well as our community, we understand that there may be a pressing need to see a Dentist. If this is the case, please give us a call and leave us a detailed voicemail. We will follow up with you as soon as possible to direct you into the hands of proper care. More information can be found at: https://www.cdsbc.org/about-cds/news/covid-19/covid-19-faq As this challenge progresses, we will continue to update our Facebook as much as possible. We hope that you, and your families stay safe and healthy during this time, and we all look forward to seeing you again soon. Your team from Smiling Creek Dental

Happy Friday everyone! At Smiling Creek Dental, we believe in Complete Health Dentistry, which means we will look at the body as a whole, rather than just the healthiness of the mouth. Did you know that 4.8 million Canadians do not have a family doctor, with 780,000 of them being British Columbians? ... We have decided to take the initiative for your overall health and wellness, it is our dedication to you. So, from us at Smiling Creek Dental, we welcome you to your new office! We are so excited to help keep you and your family feeling their best. We look forward to seeing you soon!