Hanna Sachnowska
Calgary
Summary
- Passionate Dental Hygienist with 13 years of experience working with diverse personality types in England and Canada
- Over 25 years of experience in dental field working as a Dental Assistant and Dental Laboratory Technician in Poland and England
- Awarded for Best Student in Therapy Clinical Skills
- Skilled in working with multidisciplinary teams to provide highest level of patient care
- Enthusiastic Team Leader with experience training and mentoring other staff members
- Proven record of success in performing complicated non-surgical periodontal therapy
- Highly skilled in recognizing other oral health related disorders
- Efficient in recognizing and diagnosing oral health disease like caries, need for other types of restorative treatments, orthodontics, bruxism.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Hygienist
Walden Dental Wellness
05.2025 - Current
- Working with a group of dental specialists- Periodontist, Endodontist, Oral Surgeon and Orthodontist
- Perform comprehensive oral health assessments, treatment planning
- Executing non-surgical periodontal treatments
- Scheduling follow-up appointments and periodontal re-evaluation visits
Dental Hygienist
North Calgary Dental Specialists
11.2024 - Current
- Performing comprehensive assessments, diagnoses and treatment planning
- Providing non-surgical periodontal treatments
- Tailored individualized periodontal maintenance programs
- Working effectively with Periodontists and Endodontists
Dental Hygienist
Spy Hill Dental
07.2015 - 05.2025
- Delivered patient-centered dental care through exceptional clinical skills, gentle approach and positive rapport development.
- Providing routine oral hygiene management as well as complicated periodontal therapies using standard techniques but also Airflow Master (Piezon , Airflow and Perioflow)
- pain management control with topical and local anesthetics, nitrous oxide oxygen sedation
- detailed diagnosis using digital radiographs, iTero scan, full mouth probing, diagnostic photographs
- multidisciplinary dentistry by creating dental plans in close relationship with the dentist
- team leader- training new hygienists, communicating with dental hygiene team and other departments, organizing CE sessions
Dental Hygienist
Twelfth & 8th Dental
09.2015 - 07.2020
- Cared for patients with special needs by providing education related to specific procedures and communicating with caregivers.
- Providing dental hygiene procedures under deep sedation for special needs patients.
- Carried out routine and advanced dental hygiene services to regular patients.
- Captured patients' dental radiographs and provided to dentist for interpretation and diagnosis.
Dental Hygienist
KDM
06.2015 - 05.2017
- Part time temp hygienist working in different dental offices in Calgary and area
Dental Hygienist
The City Perio
05.2013 - 02.2015
- I was working as a Dental Hygienist in periodontal office providing supportive periodontal therapy to periodontally stable patients.
Dental Hygienist
SE1 Dental Centre
10.2012 - 02.2015
- I was working as a Dental Hygienist and Therapist providing: oral hygiene instructions, routine scale and polish, non- surgical periodontal treatment under local anesthetic, emergency dental treatment.
Dental Hygienist
Peace Dental Centre
09.2012 - 04.2014
- My scope of practice included: oral hygiene education, routine scale and polish, non-surgical periodontal treatment under local anesthetic and communicating patients.
Dental Hygienist
The Buckley Practice
09.2012 - 03.2013
- My scope of practice included: oral hygiene education, scale and polish, taking intra-oral images.
Dental Assistant
Tempdent
01.2009 - 01.2012
- During this time I was working as a temp Dental Assistant
Dental Assistant
Bupa Wellness
10.2007 - 12.2009
- I was working full time as a Dental Assistant.
- My basic daily duties included: cross infection control, assisting for routine dental procedures, developing film radiographs, stock orders, making whitening trays, recalls, contacting patients regarding their treatment plan.
Dental Assistant
Tempdent
04.2007 - 10.2007
- During this time I was working as a temp Dental Assistant.
Dental Assistant
Camberwell Dental Care
08.2004 - 04.2007
- My basic daily duties include: cross infection control, nursing for routine dental procedures, developing radiographs and stock control.
Dental Technician
Private Dental technician Laboratory
03.2002 - 07.2004
- I was part of a team that was carrying out acrylic, porcelain and metal laboratory work
Dental Assistant Volunteer
Private Dental Practice
11.1995 - 04.1999
- I was working part time and my duties included: cross infection control, assisting the dentists in routine dental procedures and sterilization of dental instruments.
Education
King’s Collage Hospital, School of Dental Hygiene And Therapy
06.2012
Dental Nursing Course -
King’s College Hospital
2005
Diploma - Dental Technician
Kopernik Medical Vocational School
01.2002
No Degree - Periodontal Therapy Module
Hygiene Excellence
Calgary, AB07-2024
Skills
- Registered Dental Hygienist, Qualified Dental Technician, Qualified Dental Therapist, Qualified Dental Assistant
- Non- surgical periodontal therapy
- Airflow Master EMS
- iTero scanner
- Digital radiography (Dexis)
- Intra oral photography
- Local anesthesia
- Nitrous oxide sedation
- Mouth cancer screening
- Dental softwares programs Maxident, ClearDent, Dentrix
- Intra oral camera
- Advanced airway management
- CPR
Languages
Polish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Hygienist
Walden Dental Wellness
05.2025 - Current
Dental Hygienist
North Calgary Dental Specialists
11.2024 - Current
Dental Hygienist
Twelfth & 8th Dental
09.2015 - 07.2020
Dental Hygienist
Spy Hill Dental
07.2015 - 05.2025
Dental Hygienist
KDM
06.2015 - 05.2017
Dental Hygienist
The City Perio
05.2013 - 02.2015
Dental Hygienist
SE1 Dental Centre
10.2012 - 02.2015
Dental Hygienist
Peace Dental Centre
09.2012 - 04.2014
Dental Hygienist
The Buckley Practice
09.2012 - 03.2013
Dental Assistant
Tempdent
01.2009 - 01.2012
Dental Assistant
Bupa Wellness
10.2007 - 12.2009
Dental Assistant
Tempdent
04.2007 - 10.2007
Dental Assistant
Camberwell Dental Care
08.2004 - 04.2007
Dental Technician
Private Dental technician Laboratory
03.2002 - 07.2004
Dental Assistant Volunteer
Private Dental Practice
11.1995 - 04.1999
Dental Nursing Course -
King’s College Hospital
Diploma - Dental Technician
Kopernik Medical Vocational School
King’s Collage Hospital, School of Dental Hygiene And Therapy
No Degree - Periodontal Therapy Module
Hygiene Excellence
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