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Kara McEntee

Apple Valley,CA

Summary

Skilled Registered Dental Assistant with 5 years of experience specializing in oral hygiene, dental surgical procedures, communication, and infection prevention. A strong history of educating patients on the best practices to prolong long-term oral health and helping patients keep calm during procedures.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

RDA

Whiting Family Dental
06.2018 - Current
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns and sealants.
  • Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
  • Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
  • Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
  • Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
  • Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
  • Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay, and areas needing treatment.
  • Used [Software] to document and maintain patient information and health background.
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, [Type], casts and impressions.
  • Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
  • Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
  • Typed patient data into computer system using [Software] while following privacy laws and maintaining high-level accuracy.
  • Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for [Number] procedures daily.
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
  • Assuring staff participates in continued education.

Education

RDA - Registered Dental Assisting

Mojave Adult School
Hesperia, CA
06.2018

Skills

  • Oral Care
  • Patient Care/ Education
  • X-Rays
  • Pits and Fissure sealants
  • Intra-oral Techniques
  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Post-Operative Procedures
  • CPR

Timeline

RDA

Whiting Family Dental
06.2018 - Current

RDA - Registered Dental Assisting

Mojave Adult School

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