Briceida Lopez
Salisbury,NC
Summary
Dynamic and bilingual Dental Assistant with extensive experience at Lexington Family Dental Care. Proven ability to enhance patient care through effective communication and teamwork. Skilled in taking X-rays and maintaining patient confidentiality, while consistently achieving high standards in sterilization and organization. Fast learner dedicated to improving dental practices and patient satisfaction. Reliable dental assistant with 5 years of experience. I am eager to continue learning and growing to add new skills and knowledge.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Lexington Family Dental Care
Lexington, NC
03.2024 - Current
- Familiar with denticon, dentrix, and eaglesoft
- Utilized digital charting and clinical software.
- Participated in monthly staff meetings.
- Performed daily Fmx’s and panoramic radiographs for patients on a daily basis.
- Participate in daily morning huddle
- Prepare and sterilize exam rooms between patients
- Sterilized dental instruments.
- Scheduled follow-up appointments for patients.
- Assist in chair side duties during root canal treatments, crowns, fillings, etc
- Helped train dental assistant students
- Routinely completed inventory, supply orders and restocked supplies
- Set up dental instruments, materials, and equipment in the operating room.
- Properly organized instrument trays prior to dental procedures
- Participate in yearly OSHA meetings
Dental Assistant
Justice Perry S
Statesville, NC
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Assisted dentists in restoring teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Created dental impressions, opposing models
- Organized dental instruments and equipment in a staging tray for procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and implemented procedures to comply with health and safety regulations.
- Set up dental instruments, materials, and equipment in the operating room.
- Process x-rays and complete lab tasks under the supervision of a dentist.
- Created bitewing, panoramic, and periapical radiological images to help the dentist identify cavities, decay, and problem areas that needed to be addressed.
- Routinely completed inventory, supply orders and restocked supplies
- Assisted the dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties successfully.
- Took dental impressions to aid in the creation of precise dental work to address issues such as missing teeth.
Dental Assistant
Dr. Kevin J. Showfety, DDS
Salisbury
03.2021 - 02.2023
- Process x-rays and complete lab tasks under the supervision of a dentist.
- Teach patients how to properly brush with braces and how to take care of their teeth.
- Greeted and prepared patients for dental examinations
- Use suction hoses and other equipment to keep patients' mouths dry.
- Photographed, x-rayed, and took impressions of the patients' teeth and mouth.
- Used a grinder to trim molds, pour and shape them from impressions.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments in between patients to avoid infection risks.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prepare for the next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Created panoramic and cephalometric x-rays
- Taught and trained new assistants
- Cut out retainers
- Place and remove upper and lower arch wires
Cashier
Fusion Mexican Grill
Landis, NC
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Credit cards, gift cards, were all processed by me.
- Immediately informed the manager of any accidents, injuries, or unsafe working conditions.
- Keep checkout areas clean and orderly, as well as perform other cleaning tasks such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.
- Helped customers by answering their questions and completing their requests.
- Used cash registers and POS systems to request and record customer orders and compute bills.
- Greeted customers with a smile
- Checked customers' identification for proof of age and refused to sell alcohol to anyone under the age of 21.
- Earned customer loyalty by interacting with them in a friendly manner and remembering their orders.
- Trained new employees how to do their jobs on a daily basis.
- Answered phone call
- Helped out with the cleaning at closing time
Education
High School Diploma -
Salisbury High School
Salisbury, NC05.2021
Skills
- Bilingual speak Spanish and English
- Customer Service
- Patient confidentiality
- Taking X-rays
- Team player
- Multitasking
- Fast learner
Certification
- Sterilization/infection control
- Dental office emergencies
- CPR
- Radiology
- N2O
- SPICE
- Coronal polishing
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Lexington Family Dental Care
03.2024 - Current
Dental Assistant
Justice Perry S
02.2023 - 03.2024
Cashier
Fusion Mexican Grill
10.2021 - 09.2022
Dental Assistant
Dr. Kevin J. Showfety, DDS
03.2021 - 02.2023
High School Diploma -
Salisbury High School