Dentrix, Innova, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Dexis, Macpractice, and Denticon software
Passionate and experienced Dental Hygienist excited to take the next career steps in a new city. Having worked in a wide variety of dental offices, I believe I'm an asset offering 12 years of hands-on experience in dental hygiene. Patient-focused and dedicated to building strong relationships with patients and colleagues.
*Gathered detailed medical and dental histories, and accurately added them to patients' dental charts.
*Captured patients' dental radiographs and provided them to the dentist for interpretation and diagnosis.
*Screened patients for signs of oral cancer, lesions, or disease by visually and manually inspecting mouth and gums.
*Cleaned and scaled patient's teeth to remove plaque and calculus buildup
*Educated patients on the importance of oral hygiene and demonstrated techniques for flossing, brushing, and use of water-piks, soft-picks, and proxabrushes.
*Educated patients on oral hygiene and care to prevent future dental issues.
*Worked with the dentist to develop and implement personalized care plans for dental patients.
Worked full schedule days completing SRP'S, and routine prophies/debridements, perio maintenance recalls
Filled in as a temp dental hygienist on multiple days
Filled in as a temp dental hygienist on multiple days
Worked with this company for 10 years providing dental hygiene services for offices that needed long-term or short-term help with dental hygiene
Worked as a temporary hygienist for 3 months while the full-time dental hygienist was out on maternity leave
Permanent part-time job in a fast-paced, general dental practice
Permanent part-time dental hygienist in a busy general dental practice
Temp dental hygienist in an upscale general dental practice providing care for geriatric patients, adults, adolescents, and children
Temp dental hygienist for other hygienist who needed days off
Temp dental hygienist for other hygienist who needed days off
Providing temporary clinical dental hygiene care on days permanent hygienist needed a day off or took vacation
Lead dental hygienist in a past faced dental clinic working on lower-income patients of all types.
Completed professional dental hygiene development and certification in the administration of local anesthesia and monitoring of nitrous oxide
VCU School of Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider
Dentrix, Innova, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Dexis, Macpractice, and Denticon software