Irma Lope
El Paso
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Professional dental care provider with strong background in clinical support and patient care. Known for excellent communication, patient management, and technical assistance during procedures. Dependable team player with focus on achieving positive outcomes and adapting to changing environments. Skilled in sterilization techniques, radiography, and maintaining infection control standards.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisory Dental Assistant
Fort Yuma IHS
Winterhaven, CA
01.2023 - Current
- Salary: $66,671.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 0681 Dental Assistant
- Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.).
- Grade: 7/5
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Oversight of five dental assistants and their duties. Assuring new dental assistants are trained. Responsible for bi-annual and annual performance reviews (USA Performance). Maintain DA's competencies and training up to date. Participate in monthly supervisor clinical meetings. Review procedures to help maintain safe and clean patient care. Work along side chief dentist to develop and implement any new and/or ongoing team trainings. Responsible for proper coverage to the schedule. Oversee maintenance schedule for the autoclaves, compressor and other equipment directly related to patient care on a weekly basis. Point person for implementation of and compliance with all infection control policies and procedures. Assist in updating or reviewing dental policies. Approving time cards, any leave requested by DA. Submit monthly reports, write SOPS for any new procedure. Oversee inventory and supply ordering. Place composite for class I-VI restorations.
- Supervisor: Dr. Ian-Jay Lee (760-572-4233)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
- This is a federal job
Dental Assistant
Fort Yuma Indian Health Center
Winterhaven, CA
02.2019 - Current
- Salary: $46,387.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 0681 Dental Assistant
- Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.).
- Grade: 06
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Dental assistant with excellent management , and administrative experience. Advance knowledge of dental assisting across multiple areas of practice and demonstrated ability to provide guidance to staff. Perform expanded function dental assistant (EFDA) duties, restoring teeth prepared by dentist with permanent and temporary fillings. Support dentist in treatments by applying rubber dam, and cleansing and drying operative field. Irrigate tooth, apply prescribed medications and close tooth with permanent composite filling. Perform prophylaxis on children, which include removal of visible stains, polishing and applying topical fluoride. Proper placement of sealants on both primary and permanent teeth. Skilled and capable of performing a number of complex intra-oral procedures of decayed teeth relieving the dentist of many time-consuming task, which has a significant impact on the well-being of patient and the productivity of the clinic. Operate dental X-ray equipment to take intra and extra-oral radiographs. CSR supervisor, insuring that all protocols and new guidelines are updated and implemented. Maintain dental equipment in a clean and operative condition; properly store and maintain adequate levels of supplies. Assist in surgical treatment. Instruct patient in preventive dental care measures. Keeping alert to condition of patient during treatment for signs of fainting, shock, or other distress. Vital signs recorded before and after patient care. Properly sterilize and disinfect equipment, instruments, and operatory per OSHA guidelines. Maintain inventory count, document variances. Accept delivered packages, verify products and check delivery totals to keep system records current and accurate. My diverse dental assisting experience and training has equipped me with the ability to develop new insights into situations: question conventional approaches; encourage new ideas and innovations; and design and implement new or cutting edge programs/processes.
- Supervisor: Dr. Glenn Fung (760-572-4233)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
- This is a federal job
Dental Assistant
Central Care Inc
Annandale, VA
05.2010 - 05.2013
- Salary: $14.10 USD Per Hour
- Hours per week: 40
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Work with specialty Doctor in general dental and prosthodontic dentistry. Assisted in crown lengthening , bone graphs, implants, extractions of impacted wisdom teeth, provided pre-and post-treatment services. Took diagnostic impressions, pour and trim models, fabricated stents, night guards, custom trays for final impressions. Performs chair side dental assistant duties of a higher grade as anticipated or required in all phases of general dentistry, utilizing techniques for four handed dentistry. Transfer and retrieve instruments and materials from dentist. Kept area of operation clear using high speed evacuator suction tip and irrigation; retract soft tissue, tongue and cheeks. Perform the following intra-oral procedures as directed by dentist; place and remove rubber dams, clams, matrix bands and wedges. Very knowledgeable of dental materials (e.g.; IRM, Fugi II liner, Build-it, Nexus resin cement, Tempbond, Tem rex, optibond, composite, and amalgam). Chair side assistance in intra oral procedures such as; restorative, oral surgery, dental prophylaxis, and charting of comprehensive oral examinations. In surgical procedures maintain aseptic conditions; stabilize tissue for dentist. Provide post surgical instructions to patient and assist dentist with patient dental education. Alert to condition of patient during treatment for signs of fainting, shock or other distress. Update patient medical history and record patient vital signs. Chart treatment consent forms and laboratory prescription forms for signature of the dentist. Very efficient in operating dental digital x-ray equipment using DEVA4 software program. Position patient and film to achieve proper radiographs. Knowledge of dental anatomy and facial bony structure. Capable of reading dental radiographs. Keep a logbook related to radiographs and maintain room clean. Worked sterilization room on down days. Helped with the daily as well as the weekly spore testing of the machines to insure that they where sterilizing properly. Checked expiration dates on packed instruments to insure they had not expired. Bagged and band instruments again to update. Logged all loads and testing done on a daily bases. Answer telephone, schedule appointments, maintain computer skills to input patient procedure workload in CDA program, schedule appointments, arrive patients in CDA, ensure records have been updated, retrieve and file records. Complete the required annual training as mandated by DENCOM.
- Supervisor: Stephanie Izowski ((915)742-3303)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Dental Assistant
Chickasaw Nation Industries
San Antonio, TX
07.2006 - 06.2009
- Salary: $15.10 USD Per Hour
- Hours per week: 40
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Worked with the AEGD-12 Program as a dental assistant for the residency program. Highly proficient in every area of general dentistry, to include prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, periodontal surgery, and operative dentistry. I received thorough training in all specialist areas and feel comfortable/confident assisting any dental specialist. Computer knowledge inclusive of proficiency in various software; to include CDA, DEVA4. Set up operator for procedures. Responsible for clean up and proper disinfection of room. Sterilization of instruments for the entire clinic. Chair side assistant in all areas of dentistry. Assist in reception area answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing and pulling records. Instructed patients in oral hygiene and plaque control program. Took dental diagnostic X-ray. Made preliminary impressions for study cast and occlusal registrations for mounting study cast. Fabricated provisional crowns, night guards, bleaching trays, and custom trays. Provided postoperative instructions prescribed by the dentist. Recorded treatment information in patient record. Took and recorded medical and dental histories and vital signs.
- Supervisor: Mrs Rodriguez ((210)545-4241)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Dental Assistant
Chickasaw Nation Industries
San Antonio, TX
01.2004 - 07.2006
- Salary: $12.25 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Set up operator for procedures. Responsible for clean up and proper disinfection of rooms. Sterilization of instruments. Chair side assistance in all areas of dentistry to include oral surgery, prosthodontic, endodontic, periodontic departments. Assist in reception area answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing and pulling records. Instructed patients in oral hygiene and plaque control. Took dental diagnostic X-ray. Fabricated custom trays, night guards and vacuform stents, and polishing provisional prostheses and diagnostic wax-ups.
- Supervisor: Mrs Rodriguez ((210)545-4241)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Dental Assistant
John P. Johnson
Hinesville, GA
03.2003 - 01.2004
- Salary: $8.25 USD Per Hour
- Hours per week: 40
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Took and processed X-ray. Schedule and confirmed appointments, sent bills, received payments and, order dental supplies. Sterilized dental instruments, cleaned exam rooms and, stocked supplies. Prepped patient for examination, went over medical history and dental history. Ensured patient satisfaction and contributed in achieving production targets. Placed sealants, took diagnostic impression. Mailed and received PFMs and removable dentures. Chair side assistance in general dentistry and, prosthodontic procedure.
- Supervisor: Mrs Johnson ((912)877-3070)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Education
No Degree - Dental Assistant
American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program
Baumholder, AL, GermanySkills
- Dental impressions
- Dental radiography
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Equipment sterilization
Accomplishments
- Mentored over five dental assistants.
- Improved patient education by working with dentists to create patient education program covering general dental hygiene and post-surgical care.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervised team of five staff members.
- Improved exam room setup and breakdown, improving overall efficiency 60%.
Certification
- IHS CDE Restorative Expanded Functions-Basic Prerequisites 10/09/2019
- Restorative Composite EFDA Course 11/08/2019
- Restorative Expanded Functions Certification 03/10/2020
- Periodontal Expanded Functions Basic Prerequisites 01/10/2020
- Dental Digital Imaging 12/13/2023
- Dental Radiography 12/13/2023
- Radiological Health and Safety Examination 12/13/2023
- Digital Imaging Health and Safety Examination 12/13/2023
- Dental Assistant Certification 04/2001
- American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program certificate April 2001
- X-Ray Certified , HIPPA training annual
- CPR certified 2024 , certificates of training ADS 2026, , Expanded Function Dental Assistant Certification 03/10/2020
- Dentrix 2020 Participation HPDP Health Promotion and disease prevention program, supervisory training, ITAS, AAAHC
Language Skills
Language Spoken Written Read
English Advanced Advanced Advanced
Spanish Advanced Advanced Advanced
Timeline
Supervisory Dental Assistant
Fort Yuma IHS
01.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Fort Yuma Indian Health Center
02.2019 - Current
Dental Assistant
Central Care Inc
05.2010 - 05.2013
Dental Assistant
Chickasaw Nation Industries
07.2006 - 06.2009
Dental Assistant
Chickasaw Nation Industries
01.2004 - 07.2006
Dental Assistant
John P. Johnson
03.2003 - 01.2004
No Degree - Dental Assistant
American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program
Additional Information
Proficient with DENTRIX, MiPACS, can type 42wpm, ADS (Association for Dental Safety) Infection control training