PATRICIA VALENZUELA
Fontana,CA
Summary
Accomplished professional with more than twenty years of experience in busy dental office settings. Highly skilled at taking x-rays, assisting with procedures, and ensuring patient comfort. Team player supporting coworkers and taking direction from dentist.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA
09.2015 - Current
- Monitored and recorded patient vital signs.
- Assisted in dental procedures, such as scaling, root planning, composite fillings, crown and bridge procedures, periodontal surgeries, oral surgeries, and root canals.
- Obtained informed consent forms from patients prior to performing any treatment procedure.
- Prepared trays of instruments for dental procedures.
- Alginate impressions.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment in accordance with established protocols.
- Panoramic X-rays and Digital Intraoral X-rays.
- Set up operatories with appropriate instruments for each procedure prior to patient arrival.
Education
Registered Dental Assistant -
Dental Professionals of California
04-2005
Skills
- Patient schedule management
- Electronic Charting
- Exam room setups
- Dental Radiography
- Restorative procedures
- Oral Surgery
- Periodontics
- Endodontics
- Disinfecting rooms and equipment
- Team Collaboration
- Sterilization
- Patient Records Management
- Patient Relations
- Bilingual
Certification
- DAANCE(Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination).
Timeline
Registered Dental Assistant
Western University of Health Sciences
09.2015 - Current
Registered Dental Assistant -
Dental Professionals of California
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