Annika Hernandez
Redondo Beach,CA
Summary
Friendly, helpful, attentive, and guideline oriented Dental Assistant with a year of experience in helping with every day dental office tasks, such as sterilizing and packaging instruments, patient charting, practicing infection control, setting up and breaking down operatory rooms, etc.
Overall a quick learner who can do any job whether alone, or in a team, fast yet thorough while always making sure rules and regulations are followed.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
American Career College
Anaheim, CA
03.2023 - Current
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned operatory rooms and restocked supplies in order to maintain cleanliness and preparation
- Took traditional and digital X-Rays of teeth using radiographic equipment.
- Laid out dental trays according to specific procedures .
- Maintained a neat, clean and organized environment throughout the office.
- Mixed impression materials and poured casts from patient impressions.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Assisted dentist during examinations by retracting patient's cheeks and tongue.
- Coronal polishing and sealance
- Took patients blood pressure, pulse and temperature for health records.
- Checked with participants throughout procedures to help alleviate anxiety.
- Fabricated temporary crowns
- Used Intermediate Restorative Material for fillings
- Setting up for Anesthetic Procedures (including preparing a syringe)
- 2 Handed and 4 Handed methods in passing dental instruments to Dentist
- Sterilized dental equipment using an AutoClave
- Removing and applying rubber bands and brackets
Education
Dental Assisting
American Career College
Anaheim, CA05-2024
GED -
HSE Academy
02-2023
Skills
- Dental Hygiene
- Dental Terminology Knowledge
- Inventory Management
- Taking X-Rays
- Infection Control Procedures
- Treatment Room Setup and Breakdown
- Strong Writing and Verbal Skills
- OSHA and HIPAA Regulations Knowledge
- Restorative Procedures
- Four Handed Techniques
- Mixing impression materials
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Accomplishments
- Perfect Attendance
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Dental Assistant
American Career College
03.2023 - Current
Dental Assisting
American Career College
GED -
HSE Academy