KRISTINE KNOWLES
Mesa,USA
Summary
My goal is to obtain a dental assisting position where I can utilize my education, training and experience to gain personal professional growth.
Patient-oriented Dental Assistant with 37 years of hands on experience preforming dental chairside duties, including taking quality digital x-rays, making temporaries, impressions, ordering supplies. Courteous and friendly professional. A team player with a knack for comforting nervous and anxious patients.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Mobile Dentistryof Arizona
Dr. Hank, Dr. Garcia
10.2024 - 06.2025
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Ability to work with Memory Care patients and treat them with compassion.
Dental Instructor
Zollege
04.2024 - 05.2025
- Promoted open dialogue within the classroom by encouraging questions from students during lectures while providing clear explanations when needed.
- Improved overall class performance by implementing innovative teaching strategies tailored to diverse student needs.
Dental Assistant
Daniel Masters
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Maintain equipment
- Order Supplies
- Chart notes
- Assist with surgical extractions and bone grafts, place implants and single canal RCT
- Make retainers, home whitening trays
Lead Dental Assistant
Carrie K York, DDS
04.1996 - 02.2021
- Provide chairside assistance during operative, preventive, crown and bridge, implant procedures
- Order and monitor supplies
- Assisted patients with their dental needs
- Educated patients on caring for good oral health
- Taking quality x-rays
- Monitoring Laboratory Cases
Dental Assistant
David Hagel DDS
08.1988 - 04.1992
- Expanded 4 handed dentistry
- Ordered supplies
Dental Assistant
Robert Redman DDS
07.1988 - 05.1991
- Maintained equipment
- Assisted with 4 handed dentistry
- Ordered supplies and maintenance on equipment
- Poured and mounted models
Education
Associate of Science - Dental Assisting
Edmonds Community College
Edmonds, WA07.1988
Skills
- Clinical chairside assistant, fully expanded
- Order supplies for the office
- WISHA training in 2019
- Have a great compassion for patients of all ages
- Volunteer Seattle King County Clinic
- Eagle Soft software
- Excellent in making temporaries
- Working on X-ray certification
- RDA in Washington State
- CPR certified
- Excellent communication
- Dentrix software
Timeline
Mobile Dentistryof Arizona
Dr. Hank, Dr. Garcia
10.2024 - 06.2025
Dental Instructor
Zollege
04.2024 - 05.2025
Dental Assistant
Daniel Masters
09.2022 - 06.2023
Lead Dental Assistant
Carrie K York, DDS
04.1996 - 02.2021
Dental Assistant
David Hagel DDS
08.1988 - 04.1992
Dental Assistant
Robert Redman DDS
07.1988 - 05.1991
Associate of Science - Dental Assisting
Edmonds Community College
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