Crista Mceuen
Gilbert,AZ
Summary
Reliable Dental Assistant with 10 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Expert in assisting with 4-hand procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Princess Dental Staffing
01.2011 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Performed x-rays, Panos and CBCT safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Made 3D models with Sprint Ray to make appliances.
- Scanned with CEREC Primescan, iTero and Dandy scanners.
Head Dental Assistant
Tempe Smile Design
04.2003 - 04.2005
- Preformed all Dental Assisting duties
- Ordered and monitored dental supplies and equipment inventory
- Trained new Dental Assistants
Dental Assistant
Tempe Smile Design
02.2001 - 04.2003
- Provided chair-side assistance during operative, preventive, periodontal, and prosthetic dental procedures
- Prepared and sterilized dental equipment prior to procedures
- Assisted dentists with instrument transfer, retraction, and preparation of dental instruments and materials
- Maintained compliance with all regulatory requirements and standards through inspection of dental components
- Safeguarded against germ spread by observing all requirements related to cleaning and sterilization
- Documented observations and interventions in the permanent record of each patient
- Protected patients' enamel by applying protective sealants and fluoride treatments
- Assisted dentists with conducting procedures such as extractions and root canals
- Cleaned and polished removable appliances for use in the treatment of problems such as overbite and undesirable gaps between visible teeth
- Completed periodic x-rays of erupted, impacted and unerupted teeth to assess the need for further interventions
- Provided postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist
- Educated patients on the proper procedures for caring for teeth and gums
- Instructed patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs
- Fabricated temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions
- Assisted patients with dental need and appointments providing excellent internal and external customer service via telephone or face-to-face contact
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Education
High School Diploma - General Studies
Thatcher High School
Thatcher, AZ1999
Certificate , Radiation Healthcare and Safety -
Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZPhoenix College
Phoenix, AzSkills
- Dental impressions
- Dental Radiography
- Digital X-Ray Proficiency
- Equipment Sterilization
- Team Collaboration
- Cross-Training Capabilities
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Princess Dental Staffing
01.2011 - Current
Head Dental Assistant
Tempe Smile Design
04.2003 - 04.2005
Dental Assistant
Tempe Smile Design
02.2001 - 04.2003
High School Diploma - General Studies
Thatcher High School
Certificate , Radiation Healthcare and Safety -
Eastern Arizona College
Phoenix College