Alison McClure
Sun City West,AZ
Summary
Detail-oriented Dental Assistant skilled in enhancing patient comfort and communication. Maintains OSHA compliance, manages inventory, and supports surgical procedures. Committed to delivering high-quality patient care in fast-paced environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Dental Assistant
Elizabethtown Children's Dentistry
Elizabethtown
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Greet visitors and escort them into the operating room.
- Assisted doctors during surgical operations to ensure procedures ran smoothly.
- Provided comfort and support to individuals in pain, effectively deescalating anxiety before, during, and after medical procedures.
- Coordinated with team to complete demanding, time-sensitive schedules, ensuring timely patient care.
- Educated parents and guardians on vital information and forms to ensure understanding and compliance.
- Input codes into a computer for medical records, billing and scheduling.
- Maintain inventory and make sure the surgical room is well supplied.
- Stay in compliance with OSHA and mandated reporting.
- Maintain confidentiality of medical and financial files.
Business Owner / Custom Engraving
Desert Dream Engraving
07.2020 - 11.2022
- Created custom items with laser engraver, enhancing product offerings.
- Utilized software for marketing, design, and sales to drive customer engagement.
- Performed clerical and customer tasks, ensuring seamless operations and client satisfaction.
- Write receipts and maintain account history.
- Sold items on Managed an ETSY store in compliance with strict regulations.
- Maintained a five-star rating using constant communication with clients through online messaging, text and phone calls.
- Answer inquiries over the phone, text and messaging.
- ETSY
Care Provider
In Home Support Services
Butte County, USA
01.2006 - 05.2019
- Provided personalized care for individuals with disabilities, ensuring their specific needs were met through In Home Support Services (IHSS).
- Guided clients through court processes to effectively advocate for essential services.
- Assisted clients in completing forms and applications to access necessary resources and services.
- Communicate skillfully and clearly to clients and agencies.
- Maintain confidentiality of all applicable information and documents associated with clients.
- Attend workshops and classes on regulations that govern, state, county and agency policies and procedures.
- Comply with OSHA and mandated reporting.
- Butte County, Ca.
Account Clerk III
Butte County Child Support
Oroville, USA
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Promoted to CDDU, processing monetary transactions and ensuring compliance with departmental standards.
- Processed cash and checks and applied them to proper accounts.
- Reviewed and reconciled financial accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Used multiple computer systems to make accurate accounting information from Welfare, Foster care, courts, tax agencies and child support.
- Entered data into accounting systems to maintain accurate records.
- Located missing persons for the purpose of distributing money to them.
- Left CDDU to work on a grant project using MicroFish and paper files to balance Legacy cases for the purpose of making accurate files and balancing and closing accounts.
- Developed new policies and procedures for grant project, aligning with current laws to enhance accuracy and accountability.
- Served as liaison between Child Support and Welfare, facilitating communication and collaboration to support financial case management.
- Promoted to the Accounting department as an Account Clerk III.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Dental Assistant
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KYSkills
- Dental instrument sterilization
- Sterilization techniques
- Communication effectiveness
- OSHA compliance
- Dental hygiene
- Chairside assistance
- Teeth cleaning assistance
- Oral health
- Patient education
- Mail processing
- Restorative procedures
- Endodontic procedure assistance
- Surgical setup
- Digital X-ray
- X-ray procedures
- Impression taking skills
- Dental impressions
- Four-handed procedures
- Comfort techniques
- Clinical support
- Electronic charting
- Record management
- Records management
- Inventory control
- Inventory management
- Data accuracy
- Data collection
- Communication effectiveness
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Client relationship management
- Patient relations
- Client advocacy
- Patient counseling
- Health education
- Sanitation protocols
- Procedure preparation
- Instrument preparation
- Instrument selection
- Room setup
- Cross-training
- Dental terminology
- Legal interpretation
- Mail processing
- Insurance billing
- Oral surgery
- Pediatric dental care
- Attention to detail
- Software proficiency
- Dental hygiene
- Compliance knowledge
- Oral surgery
- Dental terminology
- Record gathering
- Client advocacy
- Room setup
- Instrument preparation
Certification
Coronal Polishing
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Elizabethtown Children's Dentistry
05.2024 - 12.2024
Business Owner / Custom Engraving
Desert Dream Engraving
07.2020 - 11.2022
Care Provider
In Home Support Services
01.2006 - 05.2019
Account Clerk III
Butte County Child Support
01.2004 - 01.2006
Some College (No Degree) - Dental Assistant
University of Kentucky