Riverside Dental

Riverside Dental has provided general dental care to families in Ladner, Delta since 1968 — over five decades of community dentistry at the same location. Dr. Raj Dhiman's preventive-first approach means every routine appointment includes a thorough examination supported by digital X-rays, an oral cancer screening with Velscope technology, and professional cleaning to remove the plaque and calculus deposits that home brushing cannot reach. The clinic's long-standing community presence reflects the value patients place on continuity of care with a dentist who genuinely knows their history.

For patients in Ladner who experience dental anxiety, Riverside Dental offers sedation options to make treatment accessible and comfortable. The clinic's patient-comfort philosophy means the team takes dental anxiety seriously and makes sedation available for procedures where anxiety would otherwise prevent a patient from receiving necessary care. Sedation options and suitability are discussed at consultation, and the clinic's patient financing options — including 0% interest plans — can be used to make sedation-assisted treatment more financially accessible.

Riverside Dental uses Velscope technology for oral cancer screening — an adjunctive fluorescence visualization device that detects abnormal tissue changes in the mouth that may not be visible under conventional examination lighting. Velscope screening is included in the clinic's comprehensive examination process, providing an additional safety layer at every recall appointment. Early detection of oral cancer dramatically improves patient outcomes, and Velscope's ability to identify suspicious tissue changes before they become symptomatic makes it a valuable diagnostic addition to a thorough dental examination.

Riverside Dental offers CEREC in-office crown fabrication — technology that mills a custom porcelain crown on-site in a single appointment, eliminating the need for a temporary crown and a second visit. With CEREC, Dr. Dhiman digitally scans the prepared tooth, designs the crown using CAD software, and mills it from a ceramic block while the patient waits — the entire process taking approximately two hours from preparation to cementation. Same-visit crowns are more convenient for patients and avoid the risk of temporaries breaking or falling off between appointments.