Denise Altamirano
Garland,TX
Summary
Seeking to Challenge and grow my opportunity as a Registered Dental assistant, Where my skills can be effectively utilize to its fullest potential
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Oral Surgery Assistant
Campbell Crossing Dentistry
Garland, TX
01.2023 - Current
- Monitoring anesthesia levels under the guidance of an Oral Surgeon.
- Assisted surgeon during procedures by wiping up bodily fluids and handing over needed dental instruments.
- Prepared surgical area by ensuring that all necessary dental instruments were sterilized and patients were ready.
- Educated patients prior to surgery regarding what to expect.
- Implant Placement
Lead RDA
Stone Canyon Dental
Sunnyvale Tx
06.2021 - Current
- Assisting with treatment, comfort calls, ordering, maintaining schedule flow, sterilizing instruments, helping front desk, etc
- Explained treatment procedures
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, reducing waste and optimizing resource allocation.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment.
Lead RDA
Elite Dental
Dallas Tx
05.2015 - 04.2021
- Maintaining sterile, ordering, sterilizing instruments, Assisting with treatment, comfort calls, treatment calls, etc.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
- Maintained detailed records regarding treatment plans, progress notes, and consent forms
- Assisted in complex surgical procedures;
Front Desk/RDA
Dental Dreams
Multiple Location
02.2013 - 03.2015
- Verify insurance, scheduling, taking payments, keeping up with referrals, promoting location, Treatment plans
- Verified patient insurance eligibility and benefits..
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Explained treatment plans
Skills
- Fast and Efficient when it comes to staying on schedule, maintaining clean and sterilized work environment
- Ordering Inventory/Organization
- Great Team Player, Hard Worker, Leader
- Cross Trained
- Invisalign/Botox/Somnomed Appliance
- Pinhole gum surgery
- CPR/OSHA Certified
- N20 Certified
Excellent bedside manners and patient friendly
- Polish Coronal certified
- Curve, Eagelsoft and Dentrix
- Wisdom teeth extraction/bone &membrane Grafting
- Sterilization techniques
- Oral Surgical Procedures
- Implant Placement
- Taking X-Rays, Pano ,CBCT
- Restorative/Cosmetic Dentistry
Referrals
- Karline 214-549-9195 Hygienist
- Rachael, 817-629-0555, Lead Hygienist
- Cheri 214-356-7258, Office Manager
Timeline
Oral Surgery Assistant
Campbell Crossing Dentistry
01.2023 - Current
Lead RDA
Stone Canyon Dental
06.2021 - Current
Lead RDA
Elite Dental
05.2015 - 04.2021
Front Desk/RDA
Dental Dreams
02.2013 - 03.2015