Indira Gonzalez Dominguez
Katy,TX
Summary
Friendly Dental Assistant, Dentist from Cuba, with 3 years of success building strong relationships with patients and providing quality support during dental procedures. Knowledgeable and experienced in dental procedures. Works well with all personality types when interacting with patients and staff.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant
Ultra White Dental
10.2023 - Current
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing high-quality chairside assistance during dental procedures.
- Enhanced dentist efficiency by preparing examination rooms and sterilizing instruments before appointments.
- Reduced patient wait times by maintaining organized patient records and scheduling appointments effectively.
- Streamlined dental office operations with efficient inventory management and ordering of supplies.
- Assisted dentists in performing complex procedures, resulting in successful treatment outcomes for patients.
- Fabricated custom dental appliances such as mouthguards and whitening trays for improved patient experience.
- Provided post-operative instructions to patients following various treatments such as extractions or root canals.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 20 procedures daily.
Dental Assistant
Ventana Family Dental
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for [Number] procedures daily.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Designed dental report card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
Truck Dispatcher
Self-employeed
11.2022 - 01.2023
- Handled customer escalations from drivers to solve issues and restore customer satisfaction.
- Scheduled and tracked movements of owned and rented equipment.
- Dispatched calls for emergency and routine driver call-outs.
- Communicated with customers daily about freight movements and delivery timetables.
Dental Assistant
Central Florida Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
07.2022 - 10.2022
- 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.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 20 procedures daily.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- 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.
- Booked patient appointments and managed treatment details using MS Excel and industry-standard registration software.
- Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
Dental Assistant
Celebration Dental Group
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
- Created dental x-rays using traditional and digital methods to help dentists detect tooth decay, cavities and other issues needing to be treated.
- Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
- Entered patient data into dental records system and observed confidentiality rules to maintain patient privacy.
- Preparation and explanation of the Treatment Plan to patients. Scheduling to schedule appointments with the time indicated for each procedure.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Educated patients on techniques to optimize oral hygiene, control plaque and protect teeth and gums.
- Applied sealants and protective coatings to teeth to protect enamel and prevent cavities.
- Followed dentists' directions for giving patients desensitizing agents to prepare for anesthetic administration.
- Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
- Sterilized tools, exam chair, trays and surfaces for clean and safe dental office.
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
- Managed use, cleaning, sterilization and storage of instruments according to American Dental Association standards.
- Passed instruments to dentist, gently sprayed water, suctioned fluids and mixed materials to support dentists during procedures.
- Produced opposing models, study casts and impressions to provide dentists with information on relationship between teeth, gums and dental arches.
- Monitored proper clinical area appearance, sterilization and restocking by creating daily, weekly and monthly assistant tasks lists.
Life Insurance Agent
American Income Life Insurance Company
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Provided coverage option information to assist clients in protecting assets.
- Exceeded corporate quotas for monthly policy sales.
- Approached potential clients by using direct marketing techniques, including mailings and phone contacts.
- Scheduled fact-finding appointments and consultations to determine client needs and overall financial situations.
Truck Dispatcher
Self-employeed
01.2018 - 11.2020
- Kept detailed track of all available field personnel and all in-progress and completed calls.
- Increased area coverage by 100% through effective scheduling and detailed location monitoring.
- Responded to over 200 daily caller requests with information about assistance and timeframes.
- Maintained updated and detailed records of calls in physical and electronic database.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
Dental Assistant
Dental Republic
07.2016 - 11.2017
- Performed general chair-side duties to assist with various procedures, including general, endo and oral surgery.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Prepared bitewing, panoramic and periapical radiological images, allowing dentist to spot cavities, decay and problem areas needing treatment.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials, including cement, composites and impression materials.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Provided diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies.
Education
Doctor of Dental Medicine - Dentistry
Faculty of Dentistry of Havana
Havana, Cuba07.2012
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Dental staff support
- Ability to work environment with high pressure and speed
- Fluent Spanish and I can communicate in English very well
- Treatment room setup
- Patient schedule management
- Time Management
- Restorative dentistry
- Chairside assistance
- Patient counseling
- Advising and Educating Patients
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Procedure Support
- Occlusal Registrations
- Preliminary Impressions
- Sealant Application
- Patient Schedule Management
- Fluoride Treatments
- Electronic Charting
- Oral Surgery
- Dental Radiography
Certification
- Registered Dental Assistant in State of Florida
- Registered Dental Assistant X-Ray Certification in State of Texas
- CPR and AED Certification
Timeline
Registered Dental Assistant
Ultra White Dental
10.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Ventana Family Dental
02.2023 - 08.2023
Truck Dispatcher
Self-employeed
11.2022 - 01.2023
Dental Assistant
Central Florida Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
07.2022 - 10.2022
Dental Assistant
Celebration Dental Group
08.2021 - 07.2022
Life Insurance Agent
American Income Life Insurance Company
01.2021 - 05.2021
Truck Dispatcher
Self-employeed
01.2018 - 11.2020
Dental Assistant
Dental Republic
07.2016 - 11.2017
Doctor of Dental Medicine - Dentistry
Faculty of Dentistry of Havana
- Registered Dental Assistant in State of Florida
- Registered Dental Assistant X-Ray Certification in State of Texas
- CPR and AED Certification
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