Alicia Suazo
Denver,CO
Summary
Talented Dental Assistant (E.D.D.A) with 15 plus years of experience working with dental staff to treat patients. Dept in dental radiography and fostering positive patient experiences. Specializes in restorative dentistry, start to finish dentures, crown bridge preparation and demonstrates exceptional teamwork, ensuring high-quality care and efficiency in fast-paced environments. Achieved significant improvements in dental procedure outcomes through meticulous and assisting dental hygienists and dentists. Expert at creating and maintaining clean and sterile environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
E.D.D.A
Infinity Mobile Dental
08.2023 - 07.2024
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
E.D.D.A
University Dental Care
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
- Verified patient insurance eligibility and benefits.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Taking alternate impressions for study models, using the itera scanner for dentures crowns and steady models, making temporary crowns with E-max.
- Placing composite fillings on four surface molars premolars and anteriors.
E.D.D.A
Comfort Dental, DDS
04.2010 - 06.2018
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Improved dental procedure outcomes with accurate preparation of filling and crown materials.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
Education
Dental Tech And E.D.D.A Certified - Dental Technician
Pima
Aurora, CO06.2010
Skills
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Service
- Problem-Solving
- Dental impressions
- Dental Radiography
- Equipment Sterilization
- Treatment room setup
- Professionalism and Etiquette
- Dental terminology knowledge
- HIPAA Compliance Understanding
- OSHA Regulations Knowledge
- Oral hygiene education
- Dental Material Handling
- Electronic Charting
- Teeth Cleaning Assistance
- Restorative procedures
- Oral Surgery Assistance
- Knowledgeable in Software
- Restorative Dentistry
- Laboratory Case Management
- Dental impression specialist
- Local anesthetic proficiency
- Dental Assistant
- Surgical Extractions
- Sealant Application
- Teeth Cleaning
Timeline
E.D.D.A
Infinity Mobile Dental
08.2023 - 07.2024
E.D.D.A
University Dental Care
01.2019 - 12.2022
E.D.D.A
Comfort Dental, DDS
04.2010 - 06.2018
Dental Tech And E.D.D.A Certified - Dental Technician
Pima
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