Denise Pacho
Carson City,NV
Summary
I was born in Anaheim California,then raised in Simi Valley California. I just moved to Carson City Nevada. i worked 25 1/2 years at the same job Prior to moving.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist
Simi Valley Family Dental Office
Simi Valley, CA
01.1997 - 08.2022
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- 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.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for [Number] procedures daily.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images by [Action] for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment, [Action] and [Action].
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, [Type], casts and impressions.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
- Assisted dentist with paperwork and billing protocol for both routine and less common procedures.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, [Action] and applying lead aprons.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Typed patient data into computer system using [Software] while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
Education
High School Diploma -
Simi Valley High School
Simi Valley, CA06.1991
Skills
- Patient Care Standards
- Medical Charting
- Occlusal Registrations
- Oral Hygiene Techniques
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Advising and Educating Patients
- Advising Patients
- Preliminary Impressions
- Instrument Tray Preparation
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Taking Medical and Dental Histories
- Taking X-Rays
- Dental Staff Assistance
- Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
- Patient Data Gathering
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Digital Radiographs
- Dental Radiography
- Impression Taking
Timeline
Registered Dental Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist
Simi Valley Family Dental Office
01.1997 - 08.2022
High School Diploma -
Simi Valley High School
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