Laurie Lisciandro
Buda,TX
Summary
Experienced Registered Dental Assistant skilled in patient care techniques and chairside assistance. Strong background in managing patient records and ensuring compliance with health standards. Committed to delivering high-quality dental support and enhancing patient comfort.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant Instructor
Zollege
Austin , TX
02.2026 - Current
- Provided hands-on training in patient care procedures and chairside assistance.
- Instructed students in dental assistant techniques and best practices.
- Developed lesson plans aligned with industry standards and educational goals.
- Demonstrated proper equipment usage and safety protocols in labs.
- Conducted regular assessments of student progress through quizzes and exams.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to students throughout their studies to help them reach their goals.
Registered Dental Assistant
Sage Dentistry
Austin, TX
05.2021 - 07.2026
- Assisted dentists during procedures, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
- Managed patient records using dental software for accurate documentation.
- Prepared examination rooms by sterilizing instruments and organizing supplies.
- Coordinated appointments, confirming schedules to enhance patient flow and communication between staff.
- Tracked supplies and placed orders to ensure consistent availability of necessary materials for patient care.
- Maintained clean and organized work environments to comply with health standards.
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Created bitewing, panoramic and periapical X-ray images for dentist to review.
- Fabricated provisional crowns, bleaching trays, and custom impression trays from alginate impressions or stone casts.
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Operated Itero and 3Shape Trois scanners to capture dental impressions.
- Gathered medical information, dental health history and vitals from patients.
- Organized lab cases for dentists by monitoring progress throughout the production cycle, ensuring timely delivery back to the practice.
- Managed the front desk operations by answering phones, scheduling appointments and verifying insurance information.
- Created and fit dental appliances for patients, adjusting as necessary.
- Final Implant Restorations.
Education
High School Diploma -
Jamestown High School
Jamestown, IN06-1985
Dental Assistants Certification - Dental Assistant
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY05-1996
Skills
- Dental radiography
- Sterilization
- Dental anatomy
- Clinical assessment
- Patient communication
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Digital Scanning
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory control
- Radiography proficiency
- Chairside assisting
- Patient care techniques
- Ethics and confidentiality
- Reliability
- Multitasking
- Organizational Skills
- Dental Implant Restorations
Certification
- Registered Dental Assistant- State of Texas
- BLS Certified
- HIPAA and OSHA Compliant
Timeline
Dental Assistant Instructor
Zollege
02.2026 - Current
Registered Dental Assistant
Sage Dentistry
05.2021 - 07.2026
High School Diploma -
Jamestown High School
Dental Assistants Certification - Dental Assistant
Jamestown Community College