Katherine Worley
Madras
Summary
Known for excellent communication, patient management, and technical assistance during procedures. Dependable team player with focus on achieving positive outcomes and adapting to changing environments. Detail-oriented with experience in office management in busy dental practices.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Prarie Band Health
IHS Warmsprings, OR
12.2024 - 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.
- Performed x-rays safely.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, sealants, casts and impressions.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
Dental Assistant 2
Deer Ridge Correctional Facility
Madras, OR
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- 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.
- Handled administrative tasks such as billing, insurance claims processing, and appointment confirmation calls to support office operations efficiently.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
Lead Dental Assistant
Advantage Dental From DentaQuest
Madras, Prineville And Bend, OR,
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Completed monthly maintenance on eye wash stations, fire hydrants and oxygen tanks and all dental equipment.
- Placed and expediting orders for supplies.
- Submitted for referrals for patients, printed treatment plans and took payment for procedures obtaining a written consent prior to treatment with procedure cost.
- Interpreted for all spanish speaking individuals.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics. Along with pouring and grinding down models.
- Supported dentist assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns and sealants, oral surgery, indodontics.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments. Verified patient insurance.
- Performed complete examinations under indirect supervision of a dental hygenist, with a intra oral camera and x-rays.
Co Owner - Organic Dirt Farm
patch work family farmz
Gold Hill, Or
01.2019 - 04.2022
- Managed day-to-day operations efficiently.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Handled problematic customers and clients.
office Assistant
Central Oregon Business Department
Bend, Or
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Coordinated the development of clients portfolio needs and plans of action for setup.
- Supported executive staff with well-prepared reports, presentations.
- Input data into spreadsheets and databases.
- Edited and proofread documents for accuracy and completeness.
store manager
Dairy queen
Madras, Or
02.2015 - 01.2018
- Created bi-weekly schedule for10 hourly employees.
- Approved regular payroll submissions.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
- Scheduled employees for shifts.
- Trained and guided team members.
- Handled problematic customers.
CNA 2
Pilot Butte Rehabilitation Center
Bend, OR
01.2011 - 11.2014
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines.
- Administered prescribed medications under the supervision of a registered nurse.
translation/finding distributors in Europe
Wally's Natural Product
Auburn, CA
02.2009 - 01.2010
- Assisted finding new distributors in Europe. Based in Barcelona, Spain I translated locations and pricing and quality of product
- Promoting sales with outstanding customer service.
Education
Associate In Allied Health Science -
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, ORSkills
- Dental impressions
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Sterilization techniques
- Team collaboration
- Teeth cleaning assistance
- Oral surgery assistance
- Office administration duties
- Endodontic procedure assistance
- Insurance billing
- Office management
- Strong writing and verbal skills
- Dentrix proficiency
Certification
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Certified billingually in Spanish
- Certified through DANB as EFDA
- Radiology Certified
- Certificate in infection control
- Certificate in radiation health and safety
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Prarie Band Health
12.2024 - Current
Dental Assistant 2
Deer Ridge Correctional Facility
06.2024 - 11.2024
Lead Dental Assistant
Advantage Dental From DentaQuest
08.2022 - 06.2024
Co Owner - Organic Dirt Farm
patch work family farmz
01.2019 - 04.2022
office Assistant
Central Oregon Business Department
01.2018 - 01.2019
store manager
Dairy queen
02.2015 - 01.2018
CNA 2
Pilot Butte Rehabilitation Center
01.2011 - 11.2014
translation/finding distributors in Europe
Wally's Natural Product
02.2009 - 01.2010
Associate In Allied Health Science -
Central Oregon Community College