Christine Lopez

Hey there! I'm 36yrs old. Currently living in Bossier City, La but will be moving down south soon. Looking for an orthodontic assistant job in the Lafayette area.

Reliable Orthodontic Assistant with 16 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with procedures. Expert in assisting with numerous hand procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, Skill and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients. Considerate Orthodontic Assistant supports orthodontists in treating patients requiring corrective procedures for spacing and alignment issues. Efficiently arranges dental tools and instruments and sterilizes equipment. Experience taking and developing x-rays and instructing patients on proper care of dental appliances. Detail-oriented orthodontic assisting with experience providing direct patient care and office management in busy dental practices. Trained in sterilization procedures and patient relations. Highly skilled in dental radiography and patient charting. Well-organized and diligent about addressing individual requirements. Friendly, outgoing and professional in every interaction. Offering extensive experience supporting patients and staff in fast-paced offices. Excellent communicator and diligent about providing detailed education to improve dental health. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level orthodontic assistant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

I started my dental journey when I went to a training academy for dental assistants here in Bossier City in 2007 and graduated in April 2008. Did my clinicals with Dr. Robert Hill. I subbed for a week with a general dentist doing chair side assisting and cutting out retainers. I have been with Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics since June 2008 to present , where we have been voted the #1 orthodontic office in the area for 13 years! I am also one of the senior assistants.

Over the years, I assisted the Dr chair side. Placed and remove brackets, placed bonded retainers top and bottom, typical adjustments (wire change, listing the patients bite/recording it, rubber bands, etc),repositions, activated exposures, worked with a laser chair side with the Dr, retainer checks, itero scan, set appointments, place space maintainers/expanders, worked with CS5/forsus appliances, sterilize instruments, take X-rays (our Shreveport office had the CBCT machine and our Bossier office had the regular pano/ceph machine), photos, scan in Spark/Invisalign when it gets delivered to our office (I’m in charge of scanning them in once we receive them and file them away properly), I run the sterilizer weekly test to make sure our sterilizer is working properly and nothing is wrong with it as well making sure all of our units (8 total) are working properly. If not, I get in touch with our fix it guy. I took inventory of our Myobrace appliances also. I can also do certain procedures without a Dr present or have a Dr check my patient. Our Drs have trained us to be “mini orthodontists” and keep their time at the chair to a minimum. I’m used to a fast pace environment and a huge office. I am CPR certified and OSHA trained. Up to date on all shots. EDDA. I can use a high speed for polishing adhesive off the teeth and a slow speed.

I’ve worked with the TOPs charting system. We use the Patients Reward Program to give patients points and use Braces Academy to send descriptive videos on all procedures and rubber band images-created by our very own Dr. Chris Cosse.

I’ve worked with suresmile wires, smart clip brackets, self ligatedbrackets, D3 brackets, DQ brackets, DQ Clear brackets, indirect bondings and the Ultima brackets.

Before the Itero machine came to our office, we would do impressions and pour them up.

I’ve only worked at one orthodontic office since I was 20 (15 1/2years) and I’ve grown and learned a lot from them. Like when to be serious and when to have fun! I have worked with kids and adults. Some with autism, Down syndrome and some that were cleft.

I love seeing patients reactions to their new smiles! It’s heartfelt and a great feeling seeing them smile, sometimes for the first time.

COA - Certified Orthodontic Assistant