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Aaron Nguyen

Federal Way,WA

Summary

Enthusiastic student with seven-hundred-eighty hours of clinical experience assisting dentists in providing treatment to patients and shadowing in my local area. Compassionate individual with proficient interpersonal skills and passion for interacting with patients across diverse age, economic and racial backgrounds. Keen to improve myself and my capabilities in this ever-evolving medical field in your program.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant Volunteer

Tran Family Dentistry & Associates
Federal Way, WA
06.2020 - 09.2020
  • Mentored and trained two new interns in how to properly sanitize equipment and treatment rooms to maintain cleanliness and safety of our patients during the pandemic
  • Collected billing and insurance information from patients and assisted with transactions
  • Interacting with patients from ages five to one hundred during delays to their appointment their to reduce their anxiety and maintain customer satisfaction and service
  • Practice on a simulated dummy patient in providing general dental procedure and cleaning
  • Assisting chair side in general and orthodontic procedures while observing more surgical appointments

Food Pantry Volunteer

University of Washington Food Pantry
Seattle, WA
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Greeted customers and assisted with sign-in at registration desk, verifying they were either UW students or faculty members to receive services
  • Administered eligibility surveys and answered customer questions to ensure only those have access to our services
  • Sorted and packaged bulk items into smaller portions to be stocked onto shelves and removing expired items
  • Recording the amount of donations we receive and the amount we give away to customers to share with our partners
  • Collected edible but unsellable food from participating stores and restaurants

Dental Assistant Volunteer

Tran Family Dentistry & Associates
Federal Way, WA
06.2019 - 09.2019
  • Sterilized dental equipment and examination rooms and disposed surgical needles and scalpel blades in the designated disposal units.
  • Passed instruments to dentist, gently sprayed water, suctioned fluids and mixed materials to support dentists during procedures.
  • Updated patient records from ages five to one hundred with new data and treatment information while maintaining patient confidentiality.
  • Observed Endodontics and Oral Surgical specialists as well as assist in front desk, general and orthodontic dental procedures
  • Memorized the general dental procedures to improve my efficiency in assisting the dentists cutting down the patient wait time

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology (general)

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
06.2022

Doctor of Dental Surgery -

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Skills

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Adaptability
  • Detail-oriented
  • Team oriented
  • Organized
  • Decisive
  • Resilience
  • Proactive

Accomplishments

  • Elected Class Secretary whose main responsibilities revolve around setting up class and leadership meetings while keeping records and transcripts. I maintain a class calender to organize both class schedule and class events and act as the coordinator of the Student Mentor/Mentee program
  • UWSOD AGD Chapter President whose main responsibilities revolve around working with leadership of the WAGD to create special lectures from guests, educational events for D1 students but most importantly my role is to grow the chapter in a organic manner that will continue to thrive
  • I was the recipient of the Pierre Fauchard Academy Award for my role in leadership both in the classroom but also in the school for my role in informational session for prospective students as well as volunteering my time to answering questions and give advice to pre-dental undergraduate students

Timeline

Dental Assistant Volunteer

Tran Family Dentistry & Associates
06.2020 - 09.2020

Food Pantry Volunteer

University of Washington Food Pantry
09.2019 - 12.2019

Dental Assistant Volunteer

Tran Family Dentistry & Associates
06.2019 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Biology (general)

University of Washington

Doctor of Dental Surgery -

University of Washington