Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Earnest Taylor

Cypress,TX

Summary

Talented Dental Assistant with 12 years of experience working with dental staff to treat patients. Skilled at taking dental x-rays, preparing dental impressions and assisting dental hygienists and dentists. Expert at creating and maintaining clean and sterile environments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant

Ideal Dental Of Katy
07.2016 - Current
  • 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.
  • Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • 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.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
  • Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
  • Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.

Dental Assistant

Castle Dental, Smile Brands
03.2013 - 07.2016
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.

Dental Assistant

Apple Dentist
02.2011 - 03.2013
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
  • Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
  • Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
  • Designed dental registrations for mounting study card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.

Education

Associate of Science -

Lone Star College System
Spring, TX
05.2022

Skills

  • Clinical Support
  • Procedure Support
  • Patient Services
  • Patient Education
  • X-Ray Processing
  • Medical Records Management
  • Strong Manual Dexterity
  • Dental Radiography
  • Infection Control Proficiency
  • Complex Problem-Solving

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Ideal Dental Of Katy
07.2016 - Current

Dental Assistant

Castle Dental, Smile Brands
03.2013 - 07.2016

Dental Assistant

Apple Dentist
02.2011 - 03.2013

Associate of Science -

Lone Star College System

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Earnest Taylor