Heidi Arthur
Dental Assistant
Camp Verde,AZ
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Dr. David Herald
Cottonwood, Arizona
02.2021 - Current
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
- Educated patients.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions, 4- handed dentistry.
- Took dental x-rays as required.
- Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and making and cementing temporary crowns.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Implemented a new ordering system to better keep track of supplies and ordering.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Taking impressions and pouring them in stone to construct bleaching trays and retainers.
Dental Assistant
Dr. John Hopp DDS
Gillette, Wyoming
10.2010 - 03.2016
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
Periodontist Assistant
Dr. Michael Robertson
Cottonwood, Arizona
01.2001 - 04.2006
- Sterilized rooms and instruments.
- Assisted with open flap debridement, hard and soft tissue crown lengthening, gingivectomies and other surgical periodontal procedures.
- Educated patients and families on home care, dental and oral health.
- Assisted dentist with implant procedures and after extraction care.
- Created treatment plans and explained procedures to patients.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - General Education
Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ05.2024
Skills
- Taking Medical and Dental Histories
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Preliminary Impressions
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Patient Care Standards
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Occlusal Registrations
- Temporary Restoration Fabrication
- Infection Control Proficiency
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Dr. David Herald
02.2021 - Current
Dental Assistant
Dr. John Hopp DDS
10.2010 - 03.2016
Periodontist Assistant
Dr. Michael Robertson
01.2001 - 04.2006
Associate of Applied Science - General Education
Yavapai College
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