Jeremie Bennett
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Reliable Dental Assistant with 10 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Expert in assisting all dental procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Edward S. Kim, DMD
Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY
01.2023 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for the next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office settings and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 15-20 procedures daily.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Dental Assistant
Family Dental Group
Fishkill, NY
01.2012 - 09.2021
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for the next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 15-20 procedures daily.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- 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.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Dental Hygiene
Orange County Community College
Middletown, NYSkills
- Oral Surgery
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Periodontics
Army Veteran (SGT) 10 years served.
854th Engineer Battalion
Deployment 2017-2018 Kuwait/Syria
Army Veteran
Served 10 years with the Army (SGT).
854th Engineering Battalion.
Deployed 2017-2018, Kuwait/Syria.
Honorable Discharged after fulfilling my contract in December 2018.
Work Availability
monday
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morning
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evening
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Timeline
Dental Assistant
Edward S. Kim, DMD
01.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Family Dental Group
01.2012 - 09.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Dental Hygiene
Orange County Community College