Cassandra Aranda
austin,TX
Summary
Certified Dental Assistant with hands-on experience. Skilled at chairside assisting, dental radiography and building relationships with patients. Well-rounded knowledge of dentistry and enthusiasm to bring strong work ethic to excellent dental practice.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant
Heartland Dental
Leander, TX
08.2024 - Current
- The Dental Assistant plays a critical role in supporting dentists, ensuring smooth operations of the dental practice, and delivering excellent patient care. This position involves chairside assistance during procedures, maintaining a sterile environment, and supporting administrative tasks to enhance the patient experience.
- Protected patients by sterilizing instruments and equipment between every consultation.
- Sterilized tools, exam chair, trays and surfaces for clean and safe dental office.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
- Documented patient records during procedures and added notes taken to treatment chart.
- Gathered medical information, dental health history and vitals from patients.
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
Biomedical Engineer Intern
Trimedx
Austin, TX
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Contributed to the development of new algorithms for medical devices.
- Evaluated biomedical equipment to assess safety, efficiency and effectiveness.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss project progress and timelines.
- Assisted with troubleshooting issues related to biomedical devices.
- Documented protocols and policies regarding operation, maintenance and repair of medical equipment.
Gunner's Mate
United States Navy, Unit
San Diego, CA
06.2019 - 06.2024
- A well rounded role of a Gunner's Mate is vital to ships mission, combining technical expertise with tactical readiness and safety management. comprehensive training and experience ensures the weapon systems are always at peak operational readiness. playing a crucial role in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the vast array of weapon systems. This position is fundamental to the ships ability to conduct warfare and ensure the security of its operations. Expertise in mechanical and electronic systems, enabling to troubleshoot and fix complex weaponry acquiring various certifications related to weapons operation, safety procedures, and possibly advanced tactical training.
- Trained personnel in proper handling techniques of ordnance material while following safety regulations.
- Performed maintenance on small arms and machine guns, including disassembly and reassembly, cleaning, lubrication, and adjustment.
- Calibrated instruments used to determine the range of a target for firing weapons systems.
- Operated and maintained gunnery systems aboard ship, such as Mark 38 25mm Machine Gun System, Phalanx Close-In Weapons System and MK 45 5" and 54 caliber guns.
- Assisted in troubleshooting malfunctions related to fire control equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Premier High School
Lubbock, TX05-2018
Skills
- Infection control proficiency
- Patient schedule management
- Exam room setups
- Dental office administration
- Restorative dentistry
- Multitasking
- Dentrix proficiency
- Patient intake procedures
- Time management
- Training & Development
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
Dental Assistant Certification from the American Dental Association
Timeline
Registered Dental Assistant
Heartland Dental
08.2024 - Current
Biomedical Engineer Intern
Trimedx
03.2024 - 06.2024
Gunner's Mate
United States Navy, Unit
06.2019 - 06.2024
High School Diploma -
Premier High School
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