Devin Shattuck
Spring,TX
Summary
Qualified graduate and emerging professional eager to build industry career. Quick learner with great people skills and focus on problem-solving. Handles complex assignments without complaint and works great under pressure.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Jefferson Dental And Orthodontics
Houston, TX
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, and applying lead aprons.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures by explaining steps and reasoning, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns, extractions and oral health maintenance.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- 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.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
Education
Diploma - Dental Assisting
Ross Medical Education Center - Decatur
Florence, KY04.2021
Skills
- Taking Medical and Dental Histories
- Advising and Educating Patients
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Team Collaboration
- Dentrix Proficiency
- Impression Taking
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Universal Precautions
- Restorative Procedures
- Placing Crowns
- Digital Radiographs
- Surgical Extraction
- Composite Materials
- Appliance Fitting and Adjustment
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Jefferson Dental And Orthodontics
07.2021 - 02.2022
Diploma - Dental Assisting
Ross Medical Education Center - Decatur
BLS Certified, Dental Radiography and Clinical Procedures Course
Obtained Basic Life Support Certification understand AED protocol as well as Child Cpr and Adult Cpr
Received Certification in Dental Radiography and Clinical Procedures with 90 clock hours
BLS Certified, Dental Radiography and Clinical Procedures Course
Obtained Basic Life Support Certification understand AED protocol as well as Child Cpr and Adult Cpr
Received Certification in Dental Radiography and Clinical Procedures with 90 clock hours
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