Keitha Martellaro

• Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate. Typed all treatment rendered into Dentrix.
• Typed patient data into computer system using Dentrix while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
• Assisted multiple dentists in temporary and permanent dental procedures, oral surgery, root canals and exams.
• Assisted Dr. Willis at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital with dental needs of special needs patients while they were sedated.
• Explained procedures, answered questions and transitioned patients to insurance/billing department for insurance related questions.
• Scheduled patients for future dental treatment including hygiene appointments.
• Answered phones, scheduled patients and collected patient co-pay if front desk receptionist was unavailable.
• Assisted patients in scheduling appointments with specialty practices and created referrals with dentist direction and emailed to practices.
• Disinfected patient operatories, sterilized instruments, and returned instruments to rooms.
• Proficient in taking digital xrays including, panoramic, periapical and bite-wing and full mouth series.
• Took quality iTero scans of teeth prepped for crowns, sent to dental lab for fabrication of crowns.
• Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
• Responsible for equipment maintenance (sterilizer, instrument washer, etc.) and had ability to troubleshoot problems and repair on my own due to many years in building and learning from equipment technicians.
• After taking impressions, poured models and trimmed. Fabricated bleach trays, ortho retainers, athletic mouth guards, anterior bite planes and also sent models to specific labs for fabrication of hard night guards and oral sleep appliances.
• Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate. Took blood pressure on every patient.
• Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
• Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.

• Same as Spruce Roots Family Dentistry except for treatment of special needs patients at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.

Assisted dentist in endodontic practice.