AMY ROBINSON
Racine,US
Summary
I am A Dental Assistant with 7 years of experience keeping patient clinical records, sterilizing tools, preparing medical trays, Quick to form bonds with patients and effective at calming them down.I am a really Compassionate Dental Assistant with experience in chairside dentistry, routine restorations, aswell as surgical extractions. I am very Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in the dental field. Full mouth debridements and periodontal therapy are skills that i am confident in assisting chairside with Drs. Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Mynt Dental of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, WI
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Took down patients' medical histories, documented current symptoms, and retrieved records from previous visits for dentists to review
- Taught patients about dental hygiene, pre-operative instructions, and post-operative care
- Took dental images while adhering to strict patient safety guidelines, which included warnings about risks during pregnancy, and the use of lead aprons
- Assisted dentists in restoring teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns
- Assisted dentists by handing them the proper instruments during procedures
- Assisted with various procedures, including general, endo, and oral surgery, by performing general chair-side duties
- Organized dental instruments and equipment in a staging tray for procedures
- Sterilized instruments and implemented procedures to comply with health and safety regulations
- Set up dental instruments, materials, and equipment in the operating room
- Properly organized instrument trays prior to dental procedures and surgeries
- Coordinated the dentist's appointment schedules
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for the dentist's review
- Instruments, medications, and required materials, such as cement, composites, and impression materials, were all prepared and organized by me
- Teach patients about proper hygiene
- Was in charge of routine patient care and monitoring, as well as the setup and sterilization of instruments and materials
- Kept track of patients' dental health, medical history, and vital signs
- Enter information into a computer
- Checked the status of the waiting room to ensure that patients were being seen in a timely manner on a regular basis
- Assisted the dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties successfully
- Passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, and impressions
- Helped with all aspects of four-handed dentistry, including tissue retraction, suctioning, and cement mixing
Dental Assistant
Dr. Steven W. Campbell, DDS
Racine, WI
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Specialized in filing patient records and processing billing and payments
- Taught patients about dental hygiene, pre-operative instructions, and post-operative care
- Assisted dentists in restoring teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns
- Assisted dentists by handing them the proper instruments during procedures
- Assisted with various procedures, including general, endo, and oral surgery, by performing general chair-side duties
- Organized dental instruments and equipment in a staging tray for procedures
- Sterilized instruments and implemented procedures to comply with health and safety regulations
- Properly organized instrument trays prior to dental procedures and surgeries
- Coordinated the dentist's appointment schedules
- Filed patients' charts and processed billing and payments and anything else needed to go into the patients paper chart
- Created bitewing, panoramic, and periapical radiological images to help the dentist identify cavities, decay, and problem areas that needed to be addressed
- Teach patients about proper hygiene
- Was in charge of routine patient care and monitoring, as well as the setup and sterilization of instruments and materials
- Scheduled new and existing customers' appointments, taking into account provider availability and scheduling loads
- Assisted with administrative tasks as needed
- Completed inventory, supply orders, and restocked supplies on a regular basis
- Enter information into a computer
- Checked the status of the waiting room to ensure that patients were being seen in a timely manner on a regular basis
- Used Dentrix to schedule appointments for patients
- Sterilized rooms and prepared instruments and equipment for the scheduled procedures every day
- Greeted patients and prepared them for dental exams
- Kept track of dental procedures
- Assisted dentists with procedures such as dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns, to restore teeth
- Used sealing compounds and protective coatings to strengthen tooth enamel and reduce the risk of cavities
- Explained treatment procedures and gave patients instructions on how to care for themselves at home
- Get patients ready for the doctor (take x-rays, keep track of any health changes)
- Use suction hoses and other equipment to keep patients' mouths dry
- Assisted the dentist with procedures such as new/exsisting patient exams and x-rays,any restorations needing to be completed, crown preps, along with doing a prophy cleaning and assisting with suctions as needed during the patients cleaning
Dental Assistant
iDental Orthodontics and General Dentistry
Racine, WI
12.2015 - 05.2020
- Assisted dentists in restoring teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns
- Assisted dentists and the Orthodontist, by handing them the proper instruments during procedures
- Created dental impressions, opposing models, and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics
- Set up dental instruments, materials, and equipment in the operating room
- Properly organized instrument trays prior to dental procedures and surgeries
- Coordinated the dentist's appointment schedules
- Created bitewing, panoramic, and periapical radiological images to help the dentist identify cavities, decay, and problem areas that needed to be addressed
- Teach patients about proper hygiene
- Scheduled new and existing customers' appointments, taking into account provider availability and scheduling loads
- Routinely completed inventory, supply orders and restocked supplies
- Assisted with administrative tasks as needed
- Completed inventory, supply orders, and restocked supplies on a regular basis
- Used Dentrix and Dolphin to schedule appointments for patients
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prepare for the next patient and maintain health and safety practices
- Assisted at the chairside during dental procedures
- Assisted the dentist with procedures such as assisting in General Dentistry and i also worked here as a Orthodonics assistant, whare i would debond and rebond brackets to the instructed teeth according to each patients treatment, doing their braces adjustments, changing their wires and ties
Education
High School -
Washington Park High School
Racine, WI01.2004
Skills
- Multitasking
- Customer service
- Customer satisfaction
- Patient confidentiality
- Taking X-rays
- Exam room setups
- Oral surgery
- Sterilization techniques
- Disinfecting rooms and equipment
- Team collaboration
- Four-handed procedures
- Lead development
- Treatment room setup
- Patient education
- Knowledgeable in Dentrix
- Equipment sterilization
- Chairside assisting
- Advertising
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Mynt Dental of Mount Pleasant
08.2023 - 05.2024
Dental Assistant
Dr. Steven W. Campbell, DDS
01.2021 - 05.2023
Dental Assistant
iDental Orthodontics and General Dentistry
12.2015 - 05.2020
High School -
Washington Park High School
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