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Kristina Sukhan

Summerville,SC

Summary

Friendly dental assistant with several years of success building strong relationships with patients and providing quality support during dental procedures. Knowledgeable and experienced in dental procedures. Works well with all personality types when interacting with patients and staff.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Pediatric Dental Assistant

Coastal Kids Dental and Braces
Summerville, SC
06.2024 - Current
  • Assisted pediatric dentist during restorative and surgical procedures, including stainless steel (silver) crowns and tooth extractions
  • Placed dental sealants independently following dentist’s treatment plan
  • Applied Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) treatments

  • Monitored patients under nitrous oxide sedation in accordance with office protocols
  • Fitted and placed LLHA / Maxillary space mainteinar
  • Prepared treatment rooms and instruments for pediatric procedures
  • Provided chairside support while ensuring child comfort and behavior management
  • Educated parents and children on oral hygiene and post-treatment care
  • Maintained infection control and sterilization according to OSHA guidelines
  • Took and processed dental X-rays

Dental Assistant

Envy Smile Dental Spa
Brooklyn, NY
03.2023 - 02.2024
  • Chairside assisting (general dentistry)
  • Fillings assistance (composite)
  • Root canal assistance
  • Tooth extractions assistance
  • Temporary crown fabrication
  • Dental impressions
  • iTero digital scanning
  • Infection control & sterilization
  • Patient care & communication

Dental Assistant

Family Smile
  • Educated patients on oral hygiene practices and post-treatment care.
  • Sterilized dental instruments and maintained a clean work environment.
  • Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices
  • Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
  • Assisted in laboratory procedures such as mixing impression materials or pouring casts from impressions taken by dentists.
  • Cleaned and polished removable dentures, brackets, wires and other appliances.

• Chairside assistance during RCT, extractions, implants, bone grafting , restorative procedures.

Education

Doctor of Dental Medicine -

Uzhhorod National University
Uzhhorod
09.2013 - 07.2020

Skills

  • Chair-side support
  • Patient relations
  • Dental records
  • Oral surgery assistance
  • Patient’s notes
  • Paediatric care
  • Restorative dentistry
  • Endodontic procedure assistance
  • Dental hygiene

Languages

English
Full Professional
Ukrainian
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Pediatric Dental Assistant

Coastal Kids Dental and Braces
06.2024 - Current

Dental Assistant

Envy Smile Dental Spa
03.2023 - 02.2024

Doctor of Dental Medicine -

Uzhhorod National University
09.2013 - 07.2020

Dental Assistant

Family Smile
Kristina Sukhan