Jignesh Patel
Palm Harbor,FL
Summary
Respected dental expert adept at using digital imaging, intraoral cameras and CAD and CAM. Passionate about providing quality dental care and helping patients achieve and maintain healthy smiles. Committed to continuing education to stay current with advancements in dental technology and best practices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
HEAD DENTAL ASSISTANT
DENTAL ASSOCIATES OF DELAWARE
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Prepare patients, manage charts, and maintain inventory, ensuring seamless operations and workflow
- Arrange instruments and assist with nitrous oxide, enhancing patient comfort and safety
- Record impressions with iTero scan, ensuring precise dental workflow
- Optimize procedure setups, reducing patient wait times by 20% and boosting Dental output
- Train new assistants, improving team competence and overall service quality
- Enhanced record-keeping accuracy by implementing digital chart updates
- Mentored junior staff on patient interaction, improving team empathy scores
- Conducted inventory audits to prevent stock shortages, ensuring operational readiness
- Streamlined patient flow by optimizing room turnover, increasing daily appointments
- Oversee strict adherence to dental hygiene protocols, Infection control protocols ensuring top-quality patient care.
CLINICAL ASSISTANT
DENIS A. QUAGLIARIELLO DENTAL OFFICE
03.2021 - 03.2021
- Sterilized instruments and disinfected areas, ensuring compliance with health regulations
- Assisted in clinical procedures, improving patient care and clinic efficiency
- Managed patient records and dental lab reports, optimizing data accuracy and workflow
- Scheduled appointments, enhancing patient flow and reducing wait times
- Trained new staff on clinic protocols and software, fostering a collaborative work environment
- Enhanced clinic revenue by 20% through strategic patient scheduling
- Elevated team morale by leading weekly motivational meetings
- Initiated a green policy, reducing waste by 30% in the clinic
- Pioneered a digital patient tracking system to streamline clinic operations.
CLINICAL ASSISTANT
GRAYLYN DENTAL
08.2020 - 09.2020
- Prepared dental setups and instruments, reducing patient wait times and improving service quality
- Fabricated temporary crowns and recorded alginate impressions, enhancing diagnostic accuracy
- Managed patient records using CS Soft Dent, improving operational efficiency and privacy
- Assisted in complex dental procedures, ensuring patient comfort and procedural precision
- Supported diagnostic imaging, contributing to high-quality patient care and accurate results
- Conducted detailed sterilization of Dental equipment daily, ensuring 100% compliance
- Provided empathetic patient care, significantly reducing anxiety during procedures
- Initiated a digital transformation in patient data management, enhancing accessibility
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through proactive communication and care.
HEAD DENTIST AND PROPRIETOR
FAMILY DENTAL CARE
11.2015 - 01.2020
- Conduct comprehensive dental diagnoses and treatments, significantly enhancing patient outcomes
- Develop personalized treatment plans, improving patient satisfaction and care quality
- Perform restorative procedures focused on tooth conservation, achieving high success rates
- Execute advanced smile makeovers, boosting patient confidence and satisfaction
- Implement complex endodontic treatments, ensuring long-term dental health
- Spearheaded integration of AI diagnostics, elevating treatment precision and patient care
- Boosted clinic revenue by 15% through strategic business development and marketing
- Fostered a team-oriented environment, enhancing staff morale and productivity
- Introduced patient engagement tools that increased follow-up care compliance
- Enhanced diagnostic accuracy through meticulous patient evaluation protocols
- Create structured internship programs where newly graduated dentists can work under supervised training
- This allowed them to learn practical skills and gain confidence in their abilities.
ASSOCIATE DENTIST
SOHAM DENTAL
10.2011 - 10.2015
- Assisted head Dentist; Dr
- Arun Rajpara in clinical procedures, enhancing patient care and operational efficiency
- Performed extractions, composite restorations, and digital X-rays, ensuring high-quality dental services
- Managed patient records and administration, contributing to smooth clinic operations and patient satisfaction
- Incorporated efficient root canal techniques, reducing procedure time by 30%
- Employed use of biocompatible dental materials, enhancing patient recovery rates
- Provided empathetic patient care, consistently receiving high satisfaction ratings
- Led adoption of 3D printing for dental prosthetics, setting industry benchmarks
- Optimized sterilization processes, achieving 20% increase in clinic efficiency.
Education
DMD - Dentist
NSU Florida
Tampa, FL05.2025
BDS - Bachelor of Dental Science
Gujarat University
India09.2011
Skills
- Team Collaboration
- HIPAA Compliance
- Dental Radiography
- Restorative procedures
- Oral Surgery
- Treatment Planning
- Diagnosis Skills
- Patient Management
- Crown placement
- Endodontic Therapy
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Surgical Extractions
- Continuing education
- Local anesthesia administration
- CAD and CAM Technology
- Staff Mentoring
- Oral communication
- Treatment Plan Development
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Patient record management
Continuingeducationcourses
- Aesthetics Dentistry workflow; Dr. Nicolas Aguilera, APA Aesthetics NY City, March 3oth 2024.
- Negotiating curved Canals, Endo. Hands on; Dentsply, March 16th and 17th 2024.
- Smile makeover protocols; Dr. Steve Barrett, Feb. 16th and 17th 2024.
- Let’s Talk Digital; Dr. Michael Norton, Dentsply, Nov. 16th 2023.
- Facial Aesthetics changing lives; Dr. Dean Vafiadis, Sept 21st 2023.
- Treatment planning Full mouth cases with Digital Dentistry; Dr. Carlos Villanueva, Oct. 13th 2023.
- Bench Test prep course at Pittsburgh Dental college, 10/16/2021-10/19/2021.
- CE at Henry M. Goldman School of Dentistry, Optimum Aesthetics, 7 CEU credits – 10/09/2021.
- CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE; Yankee Dental Congress; January 28 - 30, 2021, Virtual. Received 9 CE credits.
- Attended Spear online virtual lectures and obtained 3.8 CE credits.
- One day observer ship at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Department of Diagnostic sciences and Oro facial pain medicine.
- Attended one day Lecture, “I have it.. you need it, by Dr. Howard Glazer” organized by Delaware State Dental Society worth 6 CE credits.
- Hands on workshop organized by AEGD at New Jersey Health Professionals Institute on Endodontics by Dr. Anne Koch, 7 CE credits.
- Active member of Spear Study group at Dr. William Keller’s Dental office and attended 4 CE lectures.
- Attended virtual lecture conducted by Rutgers school of Dental Medicine on the topic Most Common Oral Lesions: What You Need to Know in Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology on: 8/28/2021; 2 CE credits.
- Live Webinar: Oral Surgery for General Practitioner organized by Pacific Arthur school of Dentistry, 3CEUs.
- Certificate of Participation in OMS COVID-19 Resurgence Conference: Safely Resuming Practice with a New Normal at Penn Dental Medicine, Virtual. Received 3.5 CDE credits. (11 May 2020)
- Certificate of Participation in A Graft Less Approach to Implant Dentistry at Penn Dental Medicine, Virtual. Received 2 CDE credits. (30 April 2020)
- Certificate of Participation in Computer-aided Engineering of Complete Dentures and Implant Prostheses: Evidence and Clinical Experiences that include the Intraoral Scanning of Edentulous Patients at Penn Dental Medicine, Virtual. Received 2 CDE credits. (22 April 2020)
- Certificate of Participation in Coronavirus and the COVID-19 Pandemic at Penn Dental Medicine, Virtual. Received 1 CDE credit. (16 April 2020)
- Certificate of completion in Hands on course in Tooth Preparation: From Margin to Occlusion at ETC- Finishing School of Dentistry; Indian Dental Association and credited 6 CDE points. (16th Feb 2019).
Communityservices
- RAM mission trip, Chattanooga, TN, Sept.10th and 11th 2023.
- Florida MOM; West Palm beach;2022.
- MOM n PA, Free Dental Clinic, Temple University School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
- Volunteer at COVID-19 Vaccination Event organized by Dental Associates of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA on April 16, 2021.
- Volunteer at Oral Cancer Awareness Walk, Valsad, Gujarat, India, May 2019.
- Volunteer at Blood Donation Camp, Valsad, Gujarat, India, June 2019.
- Volunteer at Dental Screening in Primary School at Atak Pardi, Gujarat, India, April 2018.
- Volunteer at Oral Health Checkup and Awareness Program by Youth Club of Valsad, Gujarat, India, January 2018.
- Volunteer at Blood Donation Camp, Valsad, Gujarat, India, June 2017.
- Volunteer at Dental Check-up Camp at School of National Association of Blind, Valsad, Gujarat, India, February 2017.
- Volunteer at Dental Awareness Talk at Vallabh Ashram School, Killa Pardi, Gujarat, India, June 2016.
Timeline
HEAD DENTAL ASSISTANT
DENTAL ASSOCIATES OF DELAWARE
03.2021 - 04.2022
CLINICAL ASSISTANT
DENIS A. QUAGLIARIELLO DENTAL OFFICE
03.2021 - 03.2021
CLINICAL ASSISTANT
GRAYLYN DENTAL
08.2020 - 09.2020
HEAD DENTIST AND PROPRIETOR
FAMILY DENTAL CARE
11.2015 - 01.2020
ASSOCIATE DENTIST
SOHAM DENTAL
10.2011 - 10.2015
DMD - Dentist
NSU Florida
BDS - Bachelor of Dental Science
Gujarat University
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