Hardworking and passionate individual with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level job to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant, Chairside
Capon Bridge Family Dentistry
01.2008 - Current
Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
Assisted dentists by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures such as restorations, crowns, bridges, extractions and consults
Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models.
Use Cerec Primescan to scan for crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics. Also, prepare crown for milling machine and finish for cementation.
Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information, and maintaining records.
Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
Assist in dental implant and Invisalign procedures
Call delinquent accounts; send legal letters for 30, 60, and 90 days late; send patient to collection agency for overdue accounts.
Orthodontic Assistant
Dr. Steven Garrett
03.1999 - 01.2008
Prepared patient for orthodontist and performed simple tasks such as tightening braces and conducting preliminary examinations.
Took x-rays, photographs and impressions of patients' teeth and mouth.
Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque, and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
Prepped examination rooms, sterilized equipment and instruments and maintained appropriate tray setup.
Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Made retainers, e-arches, temporary retainers and other appliances for patients
Placed braces on patient and assisted doctor in orthodontic procedures
Invisalign impressions
Take xrays including panoramic and cephalometric
Ordered all supplies for the office and stocked office
Education
Associate of Arts And Sciences - Medical Assisting
Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD
05.1995
Skills
Nitrous Oxide Certified
Xray Certified
Anesthesia Certified
CPR Certified
Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC)
Dental Office Administration
Timeline
Dental Assistant, Chairside
Capon Bridge Family Dentistry
01.2008 - Current
Orthodontic Assistant
Dr. Steven Garrett
03.1999 - 01.2008
Associate of Arts And Sciences - Medical Assisting
Allegany College of Maryland
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