Erandi Guzman Vega
College Station,Texas
Summary
- Participated in volunteer in Mexico city, where we went to a rural community in Oaxaca to spread the God words and also helped people with clothes, food, and helping repairing things of their home. (2009).
- Participated in volunteer in seniors homes, helping them with their different necessities like feeding, bathing, talking with them. (Mexico 2010).
- Participated in kids orphanage, I assisted feeding, changing diapers, bathing, telling stories, (Mexico 2011).
- Participated in TMOMS (Texas of mercy) Marbled Falls, Tx event, where I helped to clean and sterilize the materials for patients. (2023).
- Participated in TMOMS, Bonham Tx event, where I assist the doctor in treatments like extractions and fillings.(2023).
- Monthly donations to Saint Jude Hospital and Chance for Hope since 2021.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
A Dental Specialties
06.2022 - 07.2023
- 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.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 10 procedures daily.
- Prepared patient to take x-rays and images for dentist review, assisted with panoramic, periapical x-rays and Itero program.
- 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.
- 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.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Helped endodontic specialist to perform root canals, taking initial periapical x-ray, putting the rubber dam, taking x-rays with Clerk technique with the rubber dam also taking the last x-ray. Assisted the specialist with rotatory instruments, suctioning, cleaning surfaces.
- Helped the oral surgeon with surgical extractions, extraction of wisdom teeth.
- Helped the prothesis dentist with crowns, complete dentures, implants, crown lengthening.
Dental Assistant
Bishara Dental
09.2022 - 01.2023
- 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.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 15 procedures daily.
- 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.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Taking and Preparing patient X-rays (panoramic and periapical x-rays), assisted also with MERIT program s for review by dentist.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Assisted with Invisalign procedures, crowns, bridges, partial dentures, implants, surgical extractions including wisdom teeth, stainless steel crown in kids, performing x-rays and profilaxis in kids, assisted in deep cleanings,
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns in adults and kids.
- Designed dental report card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
Orthodoncist
Orthodoncist Nueva Era
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Educated patients on oral health and treatment options.
- maintained the highest standard of ethics and professionalism within the dental office.
- Kept abreast of new developments, technologies, best practices, and standards of care through continuing education courses and professional development.
- Designed and fabricated space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual archwires to alter the positions and relationships of teeth and jaws.
- Worked in unison with general dentists to provide optimal dental care.
- Communicated effectively with patients and parents to discuss treatment processes, what to expect, and the potential length of expected treatment.
- evaluated the needs of new patients through careful examination and review of X-rays and health histories.
- Treated patients by fitting mouth appliances, braces and retainers and checking on progress at each office visit.
- Fostered the growth of a brand new practice through outstanding patient care, a high level of integrity, and excellent clinical results.
- Adjusted dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- Coordinated orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- Instructed dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- Diagnosed teeth, jaw, or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- Studied diagnostic records such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of teeth, and X-rays to develop patient treatment plans.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
General Dentist
Nueva Era Dental
08.2014 - 06.2019
- Educated patients and families about dental issues and proper oral care to prevent dental decay and disease.
- Advised patients on appropriate treatment for pain and gave specific home care instructions.
- Collaborated with specialists to plan dental treatments.
- Extracted teeth, performed root canals, and filled cavities with dedication to pain management.
- Interpreted X-rays to make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions.
- Assessed patient needs and developed treatment plans for restorative work.
- Diagnosed nerve and dental tissue damage by conducting careful examinations to determine the need for root canal procedures. In the correct cases, I performed root canal procedures to treat nerve and dental pulp issues and prevent further damage to teeth and gums.
- Administered care in emergency situations to treat tooth injuries.
- Diagnosed and treated infections, mouth ulcers, and other problems with the oral mucosa.
- Conducted thorough patient examinations while screening for jaw and tongue cancers by inspecting teeth and soft oral tissues.
- Removed wisdom teeth, simple extractions, and surgical extractions
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Alleviate infections with debriding and surgical procedures.
- Checked growth, development, and maxillary changes for verification of typical developmental milestones for the age group.
- Completed consultations with patients for a treatment plan.
- Reviewed patient health histories and performed checkups to assess current issues.
- Prostheses sent in the correct cases like: complete dentures, partial dentures, venners, pfm crowns, metallic crowns, inlays, onlays.
- Checked oral health, giving brushing techniques.
Orthodontist Dental Assistant
Orthodontics
09.2012 - 04.2014
- 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 ensure a clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted the dentist with chairside duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 40 procedures daily.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review. (hand wrist x-rays, oclusal x-rays, lateral skull x-rays, panoramic x-rays, anteroposterior x-rays).
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make dental evaluations.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Designed dental report card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
- putting separators, trying bands, and making molar bands.
- Fabricating maxilar orthopedic appliances like, shwartz plates, twin blocks, palatal expanders, tongue traps, lip bummper, etcetera.
- using cheek separators, intraoral mirrors.
- Changing elastic modules, archwires, trying molars bands.
Oral Surgeon Dental Assistant
Oral Surgeon
10.2011 - 07.2012
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for the next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces ensure a clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by the dentist.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, making casts (palatal stents), and taking impressions.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions, and post-surgical care, applying laser therapy.
- Exposed, developed, and mounted dental x-rays.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Taking out sutures, taking pictures, and updating patients files.
- Assisted in bichectomies procedures, implants placements, extraction of wisdom teeth, surgical extractions, crown lengtenings, gum graft surgeries, assisted in facial injuries, TMJ disorders and facial pain, assisted placing bone grafts, extractions of supernumerary teeth, gingivectomies, alveoloplasty treatments
Dental Assistant
General Dentist
09.2010 - 05.2011
- 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 ensure clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 14 procedures daily.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, oral surgery, operative dentistry, prosthetics, and laboratory duties like building and repairing dental appliances, mouthguards, making orthodontic appliances, and acrylate dentures.
- Cooking porcelain and collaborating in many tasks for dental lab technicians
- 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.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models, and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- 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.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by the dentist.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts, and impressions.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- designed a dental report card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
Education
License Number 121943 -
Dental Assistant
Texas Dental Assitant, Oral Pathology, Hippa Compliance,
CE Courses
Mexico - Damon System Dr Dweight Damon And Dr Pitts
CE Courses
Specialist in Orthodontics -
CINECO TIJUANA
CDMX 09.2018
Diploma Passive Self-ligating Orthodontics Damon - Orthodontics
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico FESI
Estado De Mexico 05.2016
Dental Surgeon GPA 3.55 -
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico FES Iztaca
Estado De Mexico 08.2015
No Degree - Research in Stems Cells- Thesis
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
2013
Skills
- Advanced Dental Imaging
- Ability to manage patients who are anxious or problematic
CPR - Have strong desire to keep abreast of latest developments in dentistry and to acquire new skills
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication with patients
- Capability to manufacture Orthodontic and Prosthodontic Appliances
- Create exceptional communication by managing and resolving critical situations
- Implementing effective Infection Control Procedures
- Construction of Space Maintainers
- Capability to effectively manage high-volume environments
- Establish Client Relationship-Building
- Provide all aspects of General Dentistry to ensure that patients receive modern, preventative, educational, and all-encompassing care
- Clinical Case Presentations in Multimedia Format
- Capacity to engage in attentive listening
- Work in a secure fashion
- Employ HIPAA Compliance
- Possess exceptional interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
Spanish and English
- Research Experience
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Fes Iztacala
Laboratory 13
Stem Cells from: dental tissue, human placenta, adipose tissue/
More than one year working with stem cells in my social service and making my professional thesis.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Additional Information
Running
Read
cooking
Spending time with my family
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Bishara Dental
09.2022 - 01.2023
Dental Assistant
A Dental Specialties
06.2022 - 07.2023
Orthodoncist
Orthodoncist Nueva Era
01.2019 - 07.2019
General Dentist
Nueva Era Dental
08.2014 - 06.2019
Orthodontist Dental Assistant
Orthodontics
09.2012 - 04.2014
Oral Surgeon Dental Assistant
Oral Surgeon
10.2011 - 07.2012
Dental Assistant
General Dentist
09.2010 - 05.2011
License Number 121943 -
Dental Assistant
Dental Assitant, Oral Pathology, Hippa Compliance,
CE Courses
Mexico - Damon System Dr Dweight Damon And Dr Pitts
CE Courses
Specialist in Orthodontics -
CINECO TIJUANA
Diploma Passive Self-ligating Orthodontics Damon - Orthodontics
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico FESI
Dental Surgeon GPA 3.55 -
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico FES Iztaca
No Degree - Research in Stems Cells- Thesis
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
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