British Columbia
Dental staffing across British Columbia
Cover an open chair without spending the morning on the phone, or find temp shifts near where you live. WORKFORCE matches verified hygienists, assistants, dentists and front office staff to practices across the province. Coverage across the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Interior, with the deepest pool of professionals in Metro Vancouver.
Regions of British Columbia
Pick the region you are in, or jump straight to a city.
The southwest corner of the province, from Vancouver east along the Fraser to Hope. Home to roughly two thirds of British Columbians and the densest concentration of dental practices in the province.
One highway north from the metro, and three towns along it that could not be less alike. The corridor is the region, and where somebody can afford to live decides who covers your chair.
Attached to the mainland and unreachable by road. A ferry timetable rather than a distance decides who can work here, and the upper coast needs a second boat.
The second largest market in the province, and the only one you cannot drive to. Every professional covering a practice here already lives on the island.
The interior's largest market, and the one where the calendar matters as much as the map. Two centres nearly two hours apart, and a summer that changes what every practice needs.
Enormous distances and a handful of service centres. Prince George anchors a catchment larger than most countries.
Not seeing your community? Ask about it and we will tell you honestly what the pool looks like there.
Regions of British Columbia
West to eastWhere the pool is deep, and where it is thinner
A same-day request behaves very differently in Burnaby than in Prince George. Coverage is deepest in the Lower Mainland, established on Vancouver Island and through the Thompson Okanagan, and growing in the north and the Kootenays.
Where the pool is thinner, more notice or a permanent hire will serve you better than a posting we cannot fill. Ask us what your market looks like before you plan around it.
Depth labels above are qualitative descriptions of where our professional pool is concentrated. They are not counts.
Registration and verification
One college, and a boundary worth being clear about
Since 2022, dentists, certified dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians and denturists in British Columbia have all been regulated by a single body, the BC College of Oral Health Professionals. It replaced the four separate colleges that came before it.
On temp and locum placements
The checks are ours.
The professional is our employee on those bookings. Before they attend a shift we confirm they are registered and in good standing with the College, and we carry the insurance. You get a covered chair and an invoice.
On permanent placements
The checks are yours.
When you hire someone permanently you are the employer. Your practice runs its own registration checks, its own references and its own onboarding, exactly as it would for any other hire. We introduce the candidate; we do not stand behind their credentials after they join your payroll.
We do not assess clinical skill, and we do not advise on licensure, registration or immigration. Those are matters for the College and for the professional.
Roles we staff in British Columbia
Questions about working in BC
How does dental staffing work with WORKFORCE in BC?
An office creates an account and posts an open shift with the date, role and location. It goes to verified professionals whose travel radius covers that office, and whoever wants it claims it. On temp and locum bookings the professional is our employee, so registration, insurance and payroll are ours and you get one invoice at an all-in hourly rate. Permanent placement works differently: we introduce candidates and your practice hires them directly.
Do you verify registration for professionals working in BC?
On temporary and locum placements, yes. The professional is our employee on those bookings, so we confirm registration in good standing with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals and carry the insurance before they attend a shift. On a permanent placement the practice is the employer and runs its own verification, so those checks are yours. We never assess clinical skill on either.
Which parts of British Columbia do you cover?
Coverage is deepest in Greater Vancouver and the wider Lower Mainland, with an established presence on Vancouver Island and in the Thompson Okanagan, and a growing pool elsewhere in the province. If your community is not listed yet, contact us and we will tell you honestly what the pool looks like there rather than taking a posting we cannot fill.
What does WORKFORCE charge in British Columbia?
Temporary and locum work is a single all-in hourly rate covering the professional's pay, payroll, remittances and insurance, so nothing is added afterwards. Permanent placement carries a placement fee on conversion, quoted up front before you commit and priced competitively against what a recruiter would charge. We are an agency and we charge agency fees.
I am a dental professional in BC. How do I get shifts?
Join as a Dental Pro, confirm your registration, then set the days you want to work and how far you are willing to travel. Matching shifts come to you and you see the office, location and rate before claiming anything. Every shift runs through WORKFORCE, so however many practices you work it all lands on one T4.
Can a professional registered in another province work in BC?
They need to be registered with the BC College of Oral Health Professionals to practise here. Labour mobility provisions exist between provinces, but the process and eligibility are matters for the College, not for us. We do not advise on licensure, registration or immigration.
Whichever side of the chair you are on
Temporary staffing, permanent placement and dentist locum cover throughout British Columbia, for the practices that need people and the professionals who want the work.
For dental offices
Cover the chair, or fill the role
Post an open shift and it reaches verified professionals in range of your practice, with registration, insurance and payroll handled on every temp and locum booking.
For dental professionals
Pick up the work
One registration, one profile, and shifts across the province matched to the days you want and the distance you will travel.