Holly Wiesinger
Orange Park,FL
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
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Philip Clark DMD
Fleming Island, Florida
07.2014 - Current
- Assisted the dentist during procedures, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Assisted dentists during procedures by passing instruments, managing water spray, suctioning fluids, and mixing materials.
- Greeted patients upon arrival at the office and escorted them to an examination room.
- Prepared examination rooms with necessary instruments and materials.
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for the next patient.
- Maintained a neat, clean and organized environment throughout the office.
- Collaborated with dental team to enhance patient care and office efficiency.
- Scheduled appointments, optimizing office workflow and patient availability.
- Managed patient records, maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.
- Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
- Reviewed patient charts prior to visits to ensure that all relevant information was available for the doctor's review.
- Kept accurate records of dental treatments provided for each patient's visit.
- Updated patient records with new data and treatment information.
- Kept track of treatment information in patient records.
- Educated patients on oral hygiene practices and post-treatment care.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
- Prepared patients by explaining scheduled treatments and potential side effects.
- Took digital X-rays of teeth using radiographic equipment.
- Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
- Exposed dental diagnostic x-rays.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Assisted in laboratory procedures such as mixing impression materials or pouring casts from impressions taken by dentists.
- Sterilized instruments and adhered to infection control protocols consistently.
- Sterilized instruments according to established guidelines and protocols.
- Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
- Responded promptly to requests from other staff members or dentists while maintaining a professional demeanor.
- Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
- Exposed dental diagnostic x-rays.
Dental Assistant
Bartram Dental
St. John’s, FL
09.2012 - 06.2013
- Assisted dentist during procedures, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
- Prepared examination rooms with necessary instruments and materials.
- Managed patient records, maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Laboratory Science
FSCJ
Jacksonville, FLSkills
- Chairside assistance
- X-ray imaging
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Dental impressions
- HIPAA compliance
- Infection control procedures
- Sterilization techniques
- Radiography safety
- Local anesthetic proficiency
- Restorative dentistry
- Orthodontic procedure support
- Instrument preparation
- Instrument selection
- Exam room setups
- Treatment room setup
- Treatment room breakdown
- Patient intake procedures
- Scheduling appointments
- Electronic health records
- Patient management
- Workflow optimization
- Inventory management
- Dental coding
- Dental records
- Dental terminology
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Patient education
- Problem solving
- Emotional intelligence
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Team collaboration abilities
- Professionalism
- Strong writing and verbal skills
- First aid training
- Emergency response preparedness
- OSHA regulations
- HIPAA compliance
- Regulatory compliance
- Four-handed dentistry
- Dental staff assistance
- Dental material handling
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Four-handed dentistry
- Chair-side support
- Regulatory compliance
- Dental staff assistance
- Restorative dentistry support
- Team collaboration abilities
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Philip Clark DMD
07.2014 - Current
Dental Assistant
Bartram Dental
09.2012 - 06.2013
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Laboratory Science
FSCJ