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Deaken Suggitt
Soo Saint Marie
Summary
Dynamic Early Childhood Educator with a proven track record at Soo Tribe, adept at implementing culturally relevant curricula and fostering supportive environments. Skilled in individualized support and patient education, I excel in enhancing children's learning experiences while ensuring safety and supervision. Committed to building strong relationships with families and staff to promote student success.
Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. Trained in developmental stages and knowledgeable about offering safe, nurturing environments to boost learning. Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness.
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting, and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Soo Tribe
10.2024 - Current
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Encouraged use of technology to support student learning.
Dental Assistant
Soo Tride [IHS}
12.2023 - 06.2025
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
- Verified patient insurance eligibility and benefits.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, [Type], casts and impressions.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Designed dental report card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Soo High
904 Marquette Ave, Sault Ste. Marie05-2021
Skills
- Remedial program design
- IEP creation
- Safety and supervision
- Individualized support
- Instrument preparation
- Patient education
- Patient relations
- Inventory management
- Oral X-rays
- Instrument selection
- Exam room setups
- Complex Problem-solving
- Chair-side support
- Stress management techniques
- Sterilization techniques
- Dental hygiene
- Equipment sterilization
- Oral healthcare
- Dental staff support
- Patient care coordination
- Periodontics
- X-ray processing
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Introduced online new patient forms, streamlining intake process.
- Improved patient education by working with dentists to create patient education program covering general dental hygiene and post-surgical care.
Certification
- Certified Dental Assistant
Interests
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Soo Tribe
10.2024 - Current
Dental Assistant
Soo Tride [IHS}
12.2023 - 06.2025
High School Diploma -
Soo High
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