Dental Assistant experienced in direct patient care, routine laboratory tasks, creating and updating patient records and general office management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
dental assistant/ front desk
Dr. Elsa Guzma
Jamaica Plain, MA
04.2001 - 07.2014
Set up examination room and dental trays in preparation for examinations and procedures.
Successfully assisted the dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
Alerted other staff when patients arrived and prepared records for dentist review.
Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records.
Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures.
Competently prepared dental materials including cements, amalgams and composites.
Diligently cleaned instruments and work areas in accordance with sterilization and disinfectant protocol.
Confirmed patient insurance benefits and checked claim statuses.
Successfully completed OSHA, ADA and HIPAA compliance trainings.
Maintained proper universal precautions and infection control procedures at all times.
Designed a dental report card that explained patients’ dental health status and treatment plans.
Competently exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays .
Displayed expert use of Dentrix computer scheduling program to manage patient appointments.
DENTIST
OWN PRIVATE PRACTICE
, Mexico
10.1994 - 12.2000
Designed appropriate treatment plans.
Routinely performed oral examinations, restorations, extractions, prophylactic, bridge, partials and complete dentures, root canals, oral surgury and other dental work.
Diagnosed and treated diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth, gums and other oral structures.
Evaluated oral and dental health.
Formulated treatment plans
Education
DENTAL DEGREE ( DENTIST) - undefined
UABC UNIVERTISTY
1994
Skills
Dental Radiography certificate( BOSTON UNIVERSITY) june 2014
DENTRIX sofware
Billingual (spanish)
OSHA Complaint
Dental terminology
CPR Certify
Profient in front desk duties (insurance, billing, schudulling)