Olena Kostyshyn
Chicago,IL
Summary
Developed skills in clinical dental environment, including patient care, dental procedures, and office management. Demonstrated ability to maintain high level of organization and attention to detail, ensuring smooth operations and patient satisfaction. Seeking to transition into new field, leveraging these skills to contribute effectively in dynamic setting.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Total Care Dental
Chicago, IL
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for Number procedures daily.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Handled administrative tasks such as billing, insurance claims processing, and appointment confirmation calls to support office operations efficiently.
Dental sterilization assistant
Westgate Dental Care
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Process dental instruments and patient care items trough the sterilization process safely and efficiently
- Maintain sterilization equipment, following manufacture maintenance guidelines and intervals
- Turn over operatories, transporting dirty instruments to the sterilization area for processing
- Set up treatment rooms for the next patient procedure
Education
High School Diploma -
Steinmetz College Prep
Chicago, IL05.2024
Skills
- Dental impression
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Treatment room setup
- Sterilization techniques
- Appointment scheduling
- Team collaboration
- Dental material handling
- Teeth cleaning assistance
- Dental staff support
- Knowledgeable in software
- Procedure support
- HIPAA compliance
- Chair-side support
Certification
Coronal polishing and pit and fissure sealant certification course.
Languages
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Full Professional
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Total Care Dental
06.2024 - 12.2024
Dental sterilization assistant
Westgate Dental Care
05.2022 - 08.2022
High School Diploma -
Steinmetz College Prep