Ashley-Caroline Hayes
Expanded Duties Dental Assistant
Carnesville,GA
Summary
Reliable Dental Assistant with six years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Expert in assisting with four-hand procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, patient education. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Endodontic Dental Assistant
Oconee Endodontics
Watkinsville, GA
05.2019 - Current
- Lead Endo Assistant
- Front desk cross-trained
- Superb chairside manner
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Assisted Dentists by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Prepared & captured patient X-rays and images Pa's & Planmeca CBCT scans. (3D imaging)
- Educated patients on Post-OP care.
- Order all supplies & materials for the office. (Dental supplies, Dental chemicals, Emergency medications, Office supplies)
- Placing rubber dam
- Assisted Dentist with Apicoectomy, Root canal therapy , Retreatments & exams.
- Sending off biopsy to labs.
- Ordering & keeping Emergency medications up to date.
- Reviewing pre & post op with patients.
- Removing sutures
- Cementing temp crowns
- Adding temp fillings
- PBS software
- Checking in patients
- Checking out patients (using Clover)
- Scheduled, rescheduled and cancelled appointments for dental patients.
- Annually OSHA trained
- Up to date on HIPPA guidelines
Expanded Duties Pediatric Dental Assistant
Suwanee Pediatric Dentistry
Suwanee, GA
11.2015 - 05.2019
- Superb chairside manner
- Electronic charting
- Inventory management
- Detail-oriented
- Assisting Oral & IV sedation
- Dental equipment maintenance
- Seated crowns & appliances
- N20 monitoring
- Chairside assisting.
- Special needs care
- Restorative procedures
- Intraoral imaging
- Dentrix proficiency
- Model pour & trim
- Post-extractions dressings
- Power chaining & O-ring
- Applied fluoride varnish, silver diamine fluoride and sealants.
- Coronal polishing
- Assisted dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.
- Operated x-ray equipment Capturing Planmeca Panoramic X-rays, PA's & BWX
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
Education
Dental Assisting Certificate - Dental Assisting
Gwinnett Dental Career Academy
Suwanee, GA05.2015
Skills
- Superb chairside manner
- Dental assistant certificate
- X-ray certification
- Expanded duties certified
- Infection control proficiency
- Dental office administration
- Patient intake procedures
- CPR & first aid
- Dental radiography
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
Timeline
Endodontic Dental Assistant
Oconee Endodontics
05.2019 - Current
Expanded Duties Pediatric Dental Assistant
Suwanee Pediatric Dentistry
11.2015 - 05.2019
Dental Assisting Certificate - Dental Assisting
Gwinnett Dental Career Academy