Brenda Bermudez

Prepare patients for various dental procedures, provide support to dentists and dental hygienists on variety of tasks, including greeting and scheduling patients, obtaining preliminary vital signs and symptoms, performing diagnostic testing, creating laboratory molds, taking x-rays, and assisting dentist through all visits and dental procedures. Aftercare instructions, as well as follow up calls

Works collaboratively with Manager to ensure monthly/quarterly reporting. Maintains/assists office staffing schedules and provide a procedure for covering absences, including floating of internal staff, and sharing staff between offices. Primary responsibility is to plan, coordinate, direct and supervise various elements of the practice to include, operations and personnel management within the policies of the Unity Dental Practice. Provide leadership for staff; exhibit leadership core competencies; provide superior customer service; communicates and models the mission and values of the system. Manage daily operations and financial control of assigned practice, including demographic information, coding, charges, statistical information, and month-end data; prepare annual budget and action plans, while monitoring monthly financial reports.

Prepare dental supplies necessary for each patient; anticipate dentist needs for instrumentation and materials during the procedural treatment on the patient; assist with x-rays, surgery and positioning suction tubes, N20 and IV sedation. Clean and sterilize all dental instruments following proper procedures. Maintain all patient records and update as necessary.

Provides operational oversight of all dental program mobile vehicle. Providing clinical support to dental providers under the direction of a dentist; provide clerical support within a multiple dental offices settings in a variety of settings including shelters, and the Healthcare for the Homeless Program clinic. Assure accurate and timely input of all necessary data including but not limited to; demographic information, coding, charges, statistical information and month-end data. Oversees all activities related to charge entry, charge reconciliation, edit corrections and work flow optimization.

Support dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials. Responsible to prepare the examination rooms for appointments by sterilizing instruments and ensuring all necessary equipment is ready for the dentist. Four handed dentistry.

Preparing patients for dental work. Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures. Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.