KIERSTEN REYNOLDS
Chesterfield,Va.
Summary
Driven Lead Dental Assistant with 5 years of success in building relationships with patients and colleagues. Expert in all areas of dentistry assistance and skilled at anticipating dentists' and patients' needs. Attentive, prepared and proactive when working closely with various dental team staff to deliver top-notch services.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
River Run Dental Spa
05.2019 - Current
- Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work
- Passed instruments to dentist, gently sprayed water, suctioned fluids and mixed materials to support dentists during procedures
- Assisted dentist with completing procedures
- Very experienced with using a Itero Scanner for dental health scans along with Invisalign
- Assisted with accelerated dental hygiene
- Participated in philanthropic events for Smiles for Life and Celebrate RVA
- Lead assistant for therapeutic botox which includes logging, ordering and assisting in reconstruction of botulinum toxin
- Training new members of the dental assistant team.
Lead Dental Assistant
Chester Family Dental
03.2017 - 04.2019
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns
- Work with removable prosthetics
- Stocked and prepared exam and treatment rooms by setting up required instruments, tools, supplies and equipment
- Created dental x-rays using traditional and digital methods to help dentists detect tooth decay, cavities and other issues needing to be treated
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
Dental Hygiene Assistant
Elias Dental
10.2017 - 02.2018
- Assisted the hygienist during oral sedation for scaling and root planning, performed x-rays, perio charts for the hygienist, sterilization, prophy & clean and set-up patient rooms
Education
Certificate of Completion For Dental Assistant Program -
MEDICAL EDUCATORS LLC Midlothian
General Studies Dental Hygiene -
John Tyler Community College Midlothian
Dental Hygiene -
Thomas Nelson Community College Williamsburg
High School Diploma -
Manchester High School Chesterfield
Skills
- Assisting experience with Oral Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics & General
- Taking X-rays
- Knowledgeable in Dentrix Ascend, Excel and Microsoft, etc
- Educating patients with oral hygiene
- Proficient at taking digital health scans, digital radiographs and coronal polishing
- Comfortable taking preliminary impressions for dentures and crown preparations using noth alginate and PVS
- Organization of excel documents for supplies, ordering and lab case management
Certification
- CPR certified by National CPR Foundation
- X-Ray Radiation Certified from VCU School of Dentistry
Accomplishments
- Recognized as Employee of the month for outstanding performance and team contributions at River Run Dental
- Promoted to Lead Dental Assistant for going above and beyond for patients in 2023.
Activities
Participated in Smiles for Life free dental day
References
- Dr. Cameron Robert, DMD, (770) 778-1841
- Tina Estep, (804) 920 8247
- Elizabeth Bueno, RDH, (757) 969-3284
Hobbies and Interests
Curricular activities , Coed Adult Softball, Continuing Education classes, Spending time with family
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
River Run Dental Spa
05.2019 - Current
Dental Hygiene Assistant
Elias Dental
10.2017 - 02.2018
Lead Dental Assistant
Chester Family Dental
03.2017 - 04.2019
Certificate of Completion For Dental Assistant Program -
MEDICAL EDUCATORS LLC Midlothian
General Studies Dental Hygiene -
John Tyler Community College Midlothian
Dental Hygiene -
Thomas Nelson Community College Williamsburg
High School Diploma -
Manchester High School Chesterfield
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