Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Continuing Education
Activities And Community Services
Observation Experience
Research Presentation Experience
Dental Internship
Languages
References
Timeline
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KEROLLOS WISSA

Boston,USA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant

Trio Dentistry
Mississauga, Canada
03.2021 - 06.2022
  • Responsibilities include chairside assistant, sterilization, taking x-rays, entering patient's record on the system, fabricating mouth guards and whitening trays
  • Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist, and holding suction devices
  • Sanitized equipment cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient
  • Took digital X-rays of teeth using digital radiographic equipment
  • Sterilized instruments according to established guidelines and protocols
  • Assisted in laboratory procedures such as mixing impression materials or pouring casts from impressions taken by dentists.

Dental Technician/Instructor

CREHS Inc Digital Dental Lab
Brampton, Canada
10.2020 - 06.2022
  • Assisted in the design of crowns, bridges, veneers, and other types of restorations utilizing Dentsply Sirona CAD/CAM machines
  • Participated in continuing education online courses related digital dentistry and most advanced technology
  • Assisted in fabricating night guards using the most advanced technology in 3D printing.

Pharmacy Assistant

Pop Rx Pharmacy
Ancaster, Canada
03.2018 - 10.2020
  • Assisted customers with prescription refills, requests for over-the-counter medications and other health care products
  • Performed administrative duties such as filing documents, faxing forms, answering phones.

General Dentist

St. Mary's Polyclinic
Cairo, Egypt
11.2015 - 11.2017
  • Restored damaged teeth using fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, and other prosthodontic procedures
  • Provided comprehensive dental care services to a wide range of patients
  • Performed Root canal treatments using the most advanced tools like rotary and apex locators
  • Performed surgical extractions of impacted or diseased teeth
  • Provided pediatric oral mouth rehabilitation under general anesthesia.

Dental Assistant

DentalCareXtra
Moranbah, Australia
01.2015 - 10.2015
  • Responsibilities include chairside assistant, designing single fixed restorations using CAD/CAM, fabricating lab work (mouthguards, retainers, and whitening trays), taking x-rays and impressions.

Education

Advanced Standing DMD -

Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
08.2024

Bachelor's degree in Oral & Dental Medicine -

Misr International University (MIU)
07.2013

Skills

  • Communication skills: Effective communication with patients, colleagues, and staff members which is making me a great team player
  • Patient care: Showing empathy, compassion, and patience towards patients, knowing how to handle patients with anxiety and stress
  • Manual dexterity: Having excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
  • Problem-solving: Being able to analyze complex dental issues, identify potential complications, and develop effective solutions is crucial
  • Time management: Efficiently managing appointments, prioritizing tasks, and maintaining a productive schedule is important in a dental practice
  • Business acumen: Managing dental practice for more than two years taught me the business aspect of dentistry and marketing ideas

Accomplishments

  • BU Student Dental Aesthetics Society (August 2022-Ongoing)
  • BU Admission Ambassador (Jan 2023- Ongoing)
  • BU Matriculation Ambassador (July 2023)
  • Postgraduate committee ADEA District 1 (August. 2022 - August 2023)

Continuing Education

  • Invisalign certification, 12/2023, Ongoing
  • CPR, BU, USA, 08/2022
  • Porcelain Laminate Veneers: From Design to Cementation, 08/2017
  • Comprehensive Endodontics Course, Everdental Education Center, Cairo, Egypt, 03/2016
  • CPR, DentalCareXtra, Moranbah, Australia, 03/2015
  • LASER course and hands-on, Aachen University, Cairo, Egypt, 07/2014
  • Introduction to Dental Implants and hands-on, German Society of Dental Implantology - DGOI, Cairo, Egypt, 03/2014, 08/2014
  • Endo-Motor Rotary Course, MIU, Cairo, Egypt, 11/2013
  • Endo Microscope Course, MIU, Cairo, Egypt, 11/2013

Activities And Community Services

  • BU Geriatric home visits externship program (August 2023)
  • Cradles and Crayons clothing service, Boston, USA (August 2022)
  • Choir vocalist at St. Mary church, Milton Canada (Sept 2021-June 2022)
  • Sunday school teacher grade 9-12 at St. Philopateer & St. Antony Coptic church, Mississauga, Canada (2018-2022)
  • Voluntary dental work at Egyptian monasteries (2013-2014)
  • Voluntary dental work at SMILE non-profit organization (2013-2014)
  • Scout leader of high school team, St. Mary's church, Cairo, Egypt (2008-2014)
  • Voluntary dental and medical work in Nairobi, Kenya (2012)
  • El-Camino De Santiago hiking trip in Spain (Feb. 2010)

Observation Experience

  • Dental Observation, 04/2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cumberland Terrace Dental office
  • Dental Observation, 06/2015, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, Dimond Dental Care and Implant Center
  • Dental Observation, Summer 2009, Cairo, Egypt, Salama Dental Center/Lab

Research Presentation Experience

  • Dental Rehab Course at MIU, Case presentation, Dr. Ahmed El-Miniawy
  • MIU Department of Prosthodontics Senior Research, Management of Dental Patients with Liver Disease, Dr. Iman El-Taftazany

Dental Internship

  • Misr International University hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 03/2014, 08/2014
  • Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 01/2014, 02/2014
  • Demerdash Dental Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 09/2013, 12/2013

Languages

  • Arabic (Mother tongue)
  • English (Fluent)
  • Spanish (Fair)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Trio Dentistry
03.2021 - 06.2022

Dental Technician/Instructor

CREHS Inc Digital Dental Lab
10.2020 - 06.2022

Pharmacy Assistant

Pop Rx Pharmacy
03.2018 - 10.2020

General Dentist

St. Mary's Polyclinic
11.2015 - 11.2017

Dental Assistant

DentalCareXtra
01.2015 - 10.2015

Advanced Standing DMD -

Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Bachelor's degree in Oral & Dental Medicine -

Misr International University (MIU)
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