Kimberly Arely Palma
Rio Rancho,NM
Summary
Compassionate Dental Hygienist graduate with 2 years of dental assistance experience. Committed to enhancing oral health outcomes and fostering patient education and motivation. Focused on building lasting patient relationships, promoting optimal hygiene practices, and contributing to clinic growth through teamwork and dedication to quality care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sales Associate
Ary’s Fashion
01.2006 - Current
- Store manager and sales associate, cashier, stocking shelves, maintenance of store, being patient, being polite, customer service, good communications skills, interactions skills and team work skills, opening and closing.
Dental Assistant
Rio Grande Orthodontist
09.2019 - 01.2022
- Responsibilities included performing adjustments such as; changing wires, placing brackets, using corrective coils.
- Other responsibilities were chairside assistance, pouring impressions, trimming models, and fabricating retainers; worked with invisalign and 3M; expose and processed dental x-rays; maintain patient records and lab equipment; sterilize instruments; assist office manager with patient scheduling; educate patients on postoperative and general oral health care.
- Maintain a clean, sterile positive environment optimizing patient comfort and safety.
Dental Assistant
La Familia, Santa Fe Modern, Dentistry for Kids, Comfort Dental
01.2019 - 04.2019
- Gained experience in pouring impressions, trimming models.
- Assisted with extractions, fillings, local anesthesia, suture placement.
- Exposed and processed dental x-rays; maintain patient records and lab equipment; sterilize instruments; assist office manager with patient scheduling, billing and insurance claims; and educate patients on postoperative and general oral health care.
- Maintain a clean, sterile positive environment optimizing patient comfort and safety.
- (Received Academic Credit)
Sales Associate
Dillard's
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Sales clerk, cashier, stocking shelves, maintenance of store, being patient, being polite, customer service, good communications skills, interactions skills and team work skills, opening and closing.
Education
Dental Hygiene
PMI
01-2026
Dental Assistant -
SFCC
01-2019
Associates in Applied Science -
SFCC
01-2019
Dean’s List - Awarded for academic excellence
SFCC
01-2019
Dean’s List - Awarded for academic excellence
SFCC
01-2017
Skills
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent patient education and interaction abilities
- Prophylaxis
- Local anesthesia
- Scaling and root planning
- Punctual
- Reliable
- Sealants
- Models
- Patient education
- Impressions
- Tobacco cessation
- Bleaching trays
- Dedicated to patients health
- Nutritional counseling
- Digital and traditional radiography
Certification
• Dental Radiation Health & Safety | 2019 | SFCC
• Dental Sealants | 2019 | SFCC
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | 2025 | PMI
• Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure (BBP) Compliance Training | 2025 | PMI
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Training | 2025 | PMI
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Compliance Training | 2025 | PMI
• Basic Life Support | 2025 | PMI
• Patient Wheelchair Transfer | 2025 | PMI
• Dental Sealants | 2019 | SFCC
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | 2025 | PMI
• Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure (BBP) Compliance Training | 2025 | PMI
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Training | 2025 | PMI
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Compliance Training | 2025 | PMI
• Basic Life Support | 2025 | PMI
• Patient Wheelchair Transfer | 2025 | PMI
References
Alfred, Rio Grande Orthodontist manager, (505)913-0899
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Rio Grande Orthodontist
09.2019 - 01.2022
Dental Assistant
La Familia, Santa Fe Modern, Dentistry for Kids, Comfort Dental
01.2019 - 04.2019
Sales Associate
Dillard's
07.2017 - 07.2018
Sales Associate
Ary’s Fashion
01.2006 - Current
Dental Hygiene
PMI
Dental Assistant -
SFCC
Associates in Applied Science -
SFCC
Dean’s List - Awarded for academic excellence
SFCC
Dean’s List - Awarded for academic excellence
SFCC