Reliable Dental Assistant with 20 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures . Expert in assisting with all dental specialties,Cosmetic Dentistry, Surgery with sedation, Endodontics etc. Operatory set up,Taking radiographs,sterilization and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients. Experienced professional with background in dental practice management. Offers expertise in sterilization procedures, infection control and oral health care.
Morning Team meeting review of daily operations. Daily management of schedule,
Insurance verification and claims submission
Submission of employee time sheets to HR
Support clinical staff with treatment setup,
Conduct audits of patient schedules and patient as needed. Treatment plan consultations and billing. Process to ensure consistency and growth for the office. Regularly monitor and recommend promotion offerings, financing solutions, and billing system updates
Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
Managed multiple doctors schedules
scheduling patients appointments
treatment planing
Insurance verification and submission
Billing and accounts receivable
Helped Taking X-rays and room set up operatory break down.
Assisted doctors with procedures
skilled in making temporaries, packing cord and impressions.
skilled in making night guards, bleaching trays and trimming model.
Manage equipment repairs
Ordering and Inventory maintenance
educating future dental assistants through theoretical and practical instruction. Their main duty is to conduct instructional classes and help students achieve their certification in dental assisting. But more than that, I am also responsible for creating coursework, maintaining student records, and assessing students using a combination of written and practical tests. Created curriculum for accelerated 10 week course Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics. Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.Developed and clearly presented classroom rules, guidelines and objectives.
Worked in all areas of Dentistry: General Cosmetic, Oral Surgery, Orthodontic, Periodontal, Responsibilities included but not limited to,
Sterilization, Room set up and breakdown, Review medical history, Take rays
Digital x-rays, Post operative and hygiene instructions. As a receptionist, I am experienced in Dentrix software, Excellent verbal skills, making a productive schedule, confirming, insurance verification, billing and coding, treatment planning, financial arrangement, collecting co-pays, bookkeeping.
Skills
Texas RDA license
CPR
OSHA
HIPPA