Hi, I’m
Casie Duplessis
Dental Assistant
Prairieville,LA
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Halo Caregivers
Caregiver, Special Needs
04.2022 - 11.2022
Job overview
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
Ascension Premier Dental
Dental Assistant
11.2017 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, Type, casts and impressions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for Number procedures daily.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
Education
Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA
Business Management from Healthcare
Skills
- First Aid Certification
- Educational Strategies
- Microsoft Office
- Ability to Lift
- Behavior Redirection
- Feeding Assistance
- Medication Reminders
- Special Needs Clients
- Infection Control Procedures
- Patient Transport
- Set Dressing
- Deliver Exceptional Care
- Continuous Supervision
- Housekeeping
- Daily Logs
- Calendaring and Scheduling
- Clean Living Spaces
Timeline
Caregiver, Special Needs
Halo Caregivers
04.2022 - 11.2022
Dental Assistant
Ascension Premier Dental
11.2017 - 04.2022
Delgado Community College
Business Management from Healthcare