

Enthusiastic, upbeat, and hard-working. After 31 years of clinical practice experience, looking to go a different direction now in my employment.
Gifted at building strong relationships. Worked with a wide range of patients and staff. Recognized for unique ability to engage and empower patients. Successful in positive oral health outcomes. Expert in prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and local anesthesia delivery resulting in reduced dental decay, reduced loss of teeth from periodontal disease, and reduced stress from the patient.
Enjoyed teaching in a clinical setting at the University of Arkansas dental hygiene school
Team-oriented with success in building long term relationships with patients and coworkers.
Focused on excellence
Dental hygiene duties as described before
Examines the periodontium manually and visually to determine periodontal disease
Administers local anesthesia since 1998
Collects and recorded medical and dental histories
Scales calcaneous deposits on supragingival and subgingival surfaces of teeth as
well as removing stains
Applies fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay
Takes impressions for bleach trays
Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist
Excellent patient management skills
Instructs patients on dental hygiene and oral care by demonstrating effective
patient - focused techniques and recommends medicaments when needed to
improve oral conditions
Oral cancer detection
Exposes radiographs for the detection of disease
On a personal level, in my spare time, I love playing tennis and spending time with my family and friends. I also enjoy singing.