Gracie Pendergraft
Las Vegas
Summary
Driven Dental Assistant successful at building relationships with patients and colleagues. Offers expertise in patient care and education to support optimal oral health outcomes. Attentive and prepared professional dedicated to practice growth and stability.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Dental Assistant
UEI college
Las Vegas
09.2025 - 05.2026
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient procedures and ensured cleanliness standards.
- Assisted dentists during examinations and dental procedures with instruments.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Communicated effectively with patients to address concerns and answer questions.
- Provided support in sterilizing instruments and adhering to safety protocols.
- Scheduled patient appointments and coordinated follow-up visits.
- Took digital X-rays of teeth using radiographic equipment.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Greeted patients upon arrival at the office and escorted them to an examination room.
- Provided support services such as stocking rooms with supplies, cleaning trays and changing linens between patients.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
Education
Dental Assistant - Dental Hygiene
UEI College
Las Vegas, NV 09.2025 - 04.2026
Skills
- Patient communication
- Clinical assistance
- Sterilization techniques
- Chair-side support
- Dental instrument preparation
- Safety protocols adherence
- Treatment room management
- Oral hygiene education
- Chairside assistance
- Oral X-rays
- Dental terminology
- First aid training
- Instrument selection
- Teeth cleaning assistance
- Surgical setup
- Patient education
- Patient care coordination
- Dental impressions
- Dental staff assistance
- Team collaboration abilities
- Sanitation protocols
- Impression taking skills
- Treatment room setup
- Digital radiography
Timeline
Dental Assistant
UEI college
09.2025 - 05.2026
Dental Assistant - Dental Hygiene
UEI College
09.2025 - 04.2026