Alexis V. Zarrillo
Belleville,NJ
Summary
Fully licensed and accomplished professional with several years of experience in busy dental office settings. Highly skilled at taking x-rays, assisting with procedures, and ensuring patient comfort. Team player supporting coworkers and taking direction from dentist.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CDA/RDA
The Silverstrom Group
Livingston, NJ
05.2023 - 06.2024
- Monitored and recorded patient vital signs, including temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and respiration.
- Assisted in dental procedures, such as scaling and root planing.
- Performed routine laboratory functions, including taking alginate impressions for study models.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment in accordance with established protocols.
- Provided instruction to patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and preventive care measures.
- Assisted dentist in the administration of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide sedation.
- Educated patients on post-operative instructions regarding diet, medications and activities.
- Documented all treatment plans in patient records according to office standards.
- Took intraoral radiographs using digital X-ray equipment per doctor's orders.
- Set up operatories with appropriate instruments for each procedure prior to patient arrival.
- Fabricated provisional crowns, bleaching trays and custom impression trays from alginate impressions or stone casts when necessary.
- Obtained informed consent forms from patients prior to performing any treatment procedure.
- Reviewed medical histories with each patient before beginning a new course of treatment.
- Organized lab cases for dentists by tracking progress throughout production cycle until delivery back to practice.
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
- Supported dentist chairside with root canal and extraction procedures.
- Escorted patients to exam rooms while making friendly conversation to prepare for cleanings and procedures.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Created bitewing, panoramic and periapical X-ray images for dentist to review.
Orthodontic RDA
Diamond Spring Dental Associates
Denville, NJ
07.2017 - 09.2022
- Greeted patients, currently the Orthodontic RDA, and also work with the pedodontist, oral surgeon and the general practitioners
- I also run the sterilization room and is responsible for all lab cases and pre and post operative instructions
- I mix and pour models and have experience with the iTero scan system, answer phones and is very professional and courteous to all my patients
Dr's. Langer, Montemurno and Brosnan
Rutherford, NJ
07.2001 - 01.2008
- Greeted and prepared patients for dental examinations
- Properly sterilized dental equipment and examination rooms in accordance with infection control policies
- Effectively operated an x-ray machine and developed x-rays
- Reviewed status of waiting room on a routine basis to ensure that patients were being seen on a timely fashion
- Provided appropriate post-operative instructions as prescribed by the dentist
- Thoroughly gathered and recorded medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts
- Trimmed models
- Correctly arranged instrument trays prior to dental procedures
- Duplicated x-rays when requested by the dentist and/or insurance companies
- Expertly filed patient charts and processed billing and payments made in office
- Performed lab and radiologic support functions such as, preparing materials and models
- Proficiently assisted the dentist with diagnostic, preventative, general, orthodontic and periodontic procedures
- Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and prevention of dental diseases
- Expertly charted conditions of decay and disease to prepare for diagnosis and treatment by the dentist
- Properly removed orthodontic bands, wires and ligature ties
- Placed wires and elastomeric ties
- Skillfully managed difficult and emotional patient situations and promptly responded to patient needs
- Recommended products and devices for patients home oral healthcare
- Consistently followed protocols regarding quality assurance, biohazards, infection control, charting and emergencies
- Wrote precise fabrication instructions and prescriptions for dentists and dental technicians
- Always ensured proper sterilization of all dental equipment being used
Education
Associate Degree - General Science
Essex County College
Newark, NJ01.2016
Certified Dental Assistant -
Berdan Institute
Wayne, NJ01.2001
Skills
- Vital signs aptitude
- Handpiece care proficiency
- Patient educator
- Skilled in patient settings
- Implant and oral surgery
- Sedation
- Child/adult tooth charting
- CPR/BLS certified
- Digital radiology professional
- Ultrasonic usage
- Autoclave usage
- Perio charting
- Dental assisting talent
- Dental records management
- Appointment scheduling proficiency
- Office management professionalism
- Insurance verification competent
- Dental office expertise
- Current x-ray certified
- Infection control (ICE)
- Study model pour and trim
- Take impression
- Work with Invisalign
- Front office procedures expertise
- Patient schedule management
- Restorative Dentistry
- Dental Radiography
- Periodontics
- Exam room setups
- Oral Surgery
- Electronic Charting
- Disinfecting rooms and equipment
- Restorative procedures
- Strong manual dexterity
- Team Collaboration
- Dental impression specialist
- Dentrix proficiency
- Sterilization techniques mastery
- Four-handed procedures
Certification
- CDA/RDA and have current x-ray license (furnished upon request)
- Current: CPR/BLS for healthcare provider
References
Furnished upon request
Languages
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
CDA/RDA
The Silverstrom Group
05.2023 - 06.2024
Orthodontic RDA
Diamond Spring Dental Associates
07.2017 - 09.2022
Dr's. Langer, Montemurno and Brosnan
07.2001 - 01.2008
Associate Degree - General Science
Essex County College
Certified Dental Assistant -
Berdan Institute
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