Ana Christina Bulnes

Licensed dental hygienist with extensive clinical experience in Brazil as a dentist and prosthodontics specialist, combined with advanced digital smile design (DSD) expertise in Florida. Fluent in English and Portuguese, offering a unique blend of traditional dental care, emergency hospital experience, and cutting-edge dental technology instruction. Dedicated to providing comprehensive dental care, supporting dentists, and mentoring dental professionals globally.

Licensed Dental Hygienist & DSD Instructor

• Deliver comprehensive dental hygiene care, including periodontal therapy, scaling, root planning, prophylaxis, and oral health education.
• Perform whitening treatments, fluoride applications, and digital X-rays to ensure accurate diagnosis and patient satisfaction.
• Use digital tools like SmileFy for advanced smile design, helping patients visualize outcomes and supporting dentists in treatment planning.

Instructor & Customer Service Representative – SmileFy (DSD App)

SmileFy – Florida (Hybrid)
Set/2018 – Mar/2021

• Instruct dentists globally on using SmileFy, a leading Digital Smile Design (DSD) app, to optimize aesthetic treatments and patient satisfaction.
• Conduct virtual training sessions, helping dental professionals integrate DSD technology into their practice, improving treatment plans and patient communication.
• Provide customer service support, resolving technical issues and ensuring high user satisfaction for SmileFy users around the world.
• Collaborate with the development team to enhance app features based on real-time feedback from users.
• Professor Assistant – Prosthodontics & Dental Hygiene

Faculdade de Odontologia de Manaus – Manaus, Brazil
[Fev/2013] – [Ago/2014]

• Assisted in teaching dental students the principles of dental hygiene, prosthodontics, and restorative dental care.
• Delivered clinical instruction in the fabrication of crowns, bridges, and dentures, ensuring students understood the full range of prosthodontic procedures.
• Supervised students during clinical rotations, guiding them through hands-on patient care and treatment plans.
• Provided academic support, grading exams, and helping develop curriculum to include recent innovations in dental techniques.
• General Dentist & Hospital Emergency Dental Care (Brazil)

UPA – [Manaus, Brazil]
Jan/2013 – Ago/2014

• Managed dental emergencies in a hospital setting in Brazil, providing urgent care for trauma, infections, and acute dental pain.
• Performed emergency extractions, drainage of abscesses, and treatment of dental trauma, ensuring patients received fast and effective care.
• Worked collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to address dental emergencies as part of broader medical care.
• Administered diagnostic imaging (X-rays) to support prompt treatment decisions and provided follow-up care instructions for recovery.

As a licensed dental hygienist in Florida with a rich background in dental care in Brazil, I bring a diverse skill set that includes dental hygiene, emergency care, and advanced digital smile design instruction (DSD). My teaching experience, coupled with strong communication skills in English, Italian and Portuguese, allows me to effectively support dental practices and enhance patient care.