Dynamic dental professional with extensive experience at Merrimack Valley Dental Care, excelling in patient communication and teamwork. Diverse dental background with proficiency with assisting and reception. Highly motivated and organized, along with being a quick learner. Successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant/Dental Front Office Receptionist
Dr.Schofield, Martin, and Smgula
04.2022 - Current
Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
Maintained scheduled spore testing
I-Tero scanning
Taking diagnostic impressions
Pouring diagnostic impressions
Zoom whitening
Knowledge of dental implant systems and impression copings
Reduced appointment cancellations by implementing reminder calls and text messaging services, resulting in improved scheduling efficiency.
Collaborated with the dental team to develop customized treatment plans for individual patients.
Handled referrals and patient intake
Accurate walk-outs
Accepting payments over the phone, and online
Basic front desk duties
Proper scheduling
Lead Dental Assistant
Merrimack Valley Dental Care
08.2012 - 04.2022
Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns and sealants.
Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
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 and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
Assisted the periodontist with implant placements, gum grafts and perio osseous surgery.
Assisted in bone grafts
Implant ordering
Surgical supply ordering
Cerec scanning and milling
Accurate care of all dental lab cases along with tracking