Eva Cardenas
Twentynine Palms,CA
Summary
Adept Dental Assistant with a proven track record at Sungchun S. Wee, DDS, enhancing dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction through expert chairside assistance and dental radiography skills. Excelled in maintaining stringent infection control, contributing to a safe and welcoming office environment. Demonstrates exceptional teamwork and precision in dental procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and support.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Sungchun S. Wee, DDS
06.2023 - 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.
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for [Number] procedures daily.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- 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.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Supported dentists during oral surgeries by preparing surgical rooms with necessary tools and sterilized instruments.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- 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, [Type], casts and impressions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Assisted in emergency dental procedures, providing critical support in high-pressure situations.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of dental office, creating welcoming atmosphere for patients.
Education
High School Diploma -
Twentynine Palms High School
Twentynine Palms, CA06.2023
Skills
- Dental impressions
- Dental Radiography
- Digital X-Ray Proficiency
- Equipment Sterilization
- Treatment room setup
- Sterilization techniques
- Instrument Sterilization Techniques
- Infection control proficiency
- Impression Taking Skills
- Teeth Cleaning Assistance
Certification
- California Dental Practice Act
- Pit and Fissure Sealants
- Infection Control
- Radiation Safety
- Dental Assistant: RDA Eligible Certicate
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Sungchun S. Wee, DDS
06.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Twentynine Palms High School
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