Brooke Duvall
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant
Big Top Dentistry
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing high-quality chairside assistance during dental procedures.
- Enhanced dentist efficiency by preparing examination rooms and sterilizing instruments before appointments.
- Reduced patient wait times by maintaining organized patient records and scheduling appointments effectively.
- Provided patients with cleanings, sealants daily and applied SDF as well as completed bitewing and periapical x-rays as needed.
- I am very nurturing by nature and do everything in my power to calm patients and earn their trust by walking them through everything I will be doing.
- Scheduled patient appointments by phone or when they were needing to come back in for a second treatment or for post op exams.
Lead Registered Dental Assistant
Pecan Park Family Dentistry
03.2019 - 05.2023
- Collaborated with dentists to develop comprehensive treatment plans, enhancing patient outcomes.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing thorough explanations of dental procedures and answering questions with patience.
- Assisted dentists in various procedures, ensuring accurate treatment delivery and high-quality patient care.
- Developed strong relationships with patients, fostering a welcoming environment that encouraged return visits. Due to my nurturing nature, many of them only wanted to have me assist with procedures.
- Maintained detailed patient records, contributing to better-informed treatment decisions and continuity of care.
- Collaborated with other dental professionals to formulate comprehensive treatment plans for complex cases.
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, minimizing waste while ensuring necessary resources were readily available for all procedures.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities, staying current on best practices within the field of dentistry.
- Mentored junior dental assistants, sharing valuable knowledge to strengthen the overall quality of the team's performance.
- Acted as a liaison between patients and dental specialists, streamlining the referral process and fostering seamless continuity of care.
- Ensured strict adherence to infection control protocols, maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment for both staff and patients.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- 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.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Used DENTRIX to document and maintain patient information and health background.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- My dentist, Dr. James, knew my capabilities and she entrusted me with the care of our patients as she knew how detailed oriented I am. For example, if we had a 90 min crown prep. She would numb patient and complete the prep. afterwards she would allow me to complete packing cord, fabricating temp crown (which alternate alginate impression was taken prior to prep) I would trim and seat temp crown but before seating I made sure the bite was right so she wouldn't have to come in and do a bite adjust.
- I also loved dental implants, seating implant crowns but not torquing.
Dog Groomer
Holli Pietropaolo
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing high-quality grooming services tailored to individual pet needs.
- Maintained a clean, safe, and hygienic work environment for optimal pet care and customer satisfaction.
- Developed strong relationships with clients, fostering trust in the quality and consistency of grooming services provided.
- Broadened clientele base through successful word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied customers.
- Educated clients on proper at-home pet care, strengthening their bond with their pets while promoting healthy habits between visits.
Registered Dental Assistant
Dr. Daniel Robicheaux
02.2014 - 08.2017
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing high-quality chairside assistance during dental procedures.
- Enhanced dentist efficiency by preparing examination rooms and sterilizing instruments before appointments.
- Reduced patient wait times by maintaining organized patient records and scheduling appointments effectively.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
Education
Dental Assisting
Austin Dental Assisting School
Cedar Park, TX08.2013
Skills
- Patient Relations
- Electronic Charting
- Patient Intake Procedures
- Staff Training and Development
- Dental Radiography
- Dental Impression Specialist
- Strong Manual Dexterity
- Problem Solving
- iTero and Cerec trained
- Cerec Primemill trained
- Trained in invisalign and placing buttons
- Nitrous Certified
- Coronal Polishing Certified
- Sealant Certified
Certification
Registered Dental Assistant License #72517
Nitrous Certified
Sealant Certified
Coronal Polishing Certified
Timeline
Registered Dental Assistant
Big Top Dentistry
06.2023 - 01.2024
Lead Registered Dental Assistant
Pecan Park Family Dentistry
03.2019 - 05.2023
Dog Groomer
Holli Pietropaolo
09.2017 - 03.2019
Registered Dental Assistant
Dr. Daniel Robicheaux
02.2014 - 08.2017
Dental Assisting
Austin Dental Assisting School
Registered Dental Assistant License #72517
Nitrous Certified
Sealant Certified
Coronal Polishing Certified
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