JESSICA STEPHANY MARTINEZ URRUTIA

• Provide dental assisting support in a general dentistry practice.
• Support the dental team in delivering efficient, patient-focused care.
• Apply experience from multiple dental specialties to daily clinical responsibilities.
• Communicate with English- and Spanish-speaking patients.

• Provided dental assisting support for pediatric patients during preventative, restorative, and extraction procedures.
• Performed four-handed dentistry to support efficient patient care.
• Provided prophylaxis and fluoride treatments and trained to perform dental sealants.
• Charted patient information, entered treatment plans, and set up recall visits.
• Performed sterilization and maintained organized instruments and treatment areas.
• Maintained dental supply and equipment records and placed supply orders.
• Supported, mentored, and delegated responsibilities to a team of four dental assistants.
• Assisted in operating-room settings at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Pediatric Specialists of Virginia, and Prince William Ambulatory Surgery.

• Prepared trays, operators, instruments, and materials for surgical procedures.
• Assisted with bone grafting, flap surgery, implant surgery, and oral examinations.
• Took digital radiographs and provided pre-operative and post-operative instructions.

• Prepared treatment areas and assisted with endodontic procedures.
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and treatment areas in accordance with OSHA procedures.
• Monitored dental supply and equipment inventory and placed orders.
• Identified alternative suppliers that helped reduce practice expenses.
• Assisted the office manager with scheduling and provided postoperative and general oral-health instructions.

Dean's List - Fall 2016