Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
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LEAH N. BROOKER

Selma

Summary

As a Senior Digital Dental Technician with thirteen years of laboratory and digital manufacturing experience my objective is to find a long term career opportunity with an open-minded, digital innovative, result driven company to carrying out my dental career as the dental industry enters a digital transformation on a global scale.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Scan Quality Assurance Manager

Aspen Management INC.
11.2022 - Current

Responsible for reviewing Trios scans of all removable prosthesis types for all offices sending to the digital design network across the nation to assure and maintain a quality standard set forth by Leadership.


Provide effective clear and concise communication regarding areas of concern within submitted scans, with photos and proper work instructions for correction to offices POP, MCD, and other auxiliary team members.


Updating case tracking system to reflect concerns, rejections, script issues, missing scans, on hold statuses and update accordingly with correspondence from offices. i.e., Doctor override, 24 hour/no response.


Provide Designer followups and comments for Designer Management Team to provide coaching to designers.





Digital Dental Technician

NEW HEIGHTS DENTAL
12.2020 - 01.2022
  • Responsibilities include the start and growth of a digital dental laboratory in office utilizing intra-oral scanners, CNC milling machine, 3D printer, and CAD/CAM 3Shape software to design and fabricate crown and bridge both anterior and posterior. Printed models and night guards, custom implant abutments, retainers and diagnostic wax-ups from start to finish. Chairside custom shades.
  • Training both Dentists and Assistants on intra-oral scanners and digital workflow e.g. Case creation, scan process, software tools, crown prep approval, properly marking digital margins, importing/exporting stl. files.
  • Installation, Update and trouble shoot server and all twelve operatory computers with digital workflow software's.
  • Set-up, maintenance and calibrations of machines and equipment.
  • Managing all lab production to meet quality standards and patient’s scheduled appointments.

Digital Consultant

INCISAL TECHNOLOGIES
05.2019 - 07.2019
  • Consultant of the digital processes, production, fabrications, and manufacturing for a digital dental startup company.
  • Broadened improvement initiatives by troubleshooting problems and recommending corrective actions.
  • Fabrication of All on X provisional dentures and implant surgical quides using Cad/Cam software, 3D printer, and imported intra-oral scanned stl. files.
  • Applications of gingival composite to final All on X prosthetics.

Senior Digital Technician

DIGITAL APE FULL ARCH SOLUTIONS
05.2018 - 04.2019
  • Digitally fabricate and manufacturing implant based substructures and All on X Full Arch Zirconia and Hybrid Final Prosthetics from start to finish.
  • Adhere with the upmost compliance to the Signed and Dated Doctor RX.
  • ZirkonZahn Cad/Cam software
  • ZirkonZahn M4 state of the Art milling machine
  • Prestain color application
  • Sintering
  • Stain and Glaze
  • Gingiva porcelain or composite application
  • Cementing implant parts and components
  • Quality control on marginal fit, esthetics and occlusion
  • Managing inventory and materials
  • Communicating with Doctors, Territory Managers, and upper management team.
  • Shipping and Receiving
  • Disinfecting and sterilization of work area, materials, and instruments.

Cad Cam Technician- Designer

YDL DENTAL LABORATORY
10.2016 - 12.2017
  • Scanning and designing of custom substructures and extra coronal restorations using Cad Cam software DWOS 7, Nobel Bio Care, Sirona, and 3shape- in house milling
  • Costumer services generating phone calls to outsource manufacturing companies to ensure deadlines
  • Precious and Non-Precious Alloy Restorative Finishing – milled/lost wax.

Associate Scan and Shape Specialist

STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INC
06.2015 - 04.2016
  • Case coordination
  • Customer service
  • Scanning and designing of custom substructures and extra coronal restorations using DWOS 7 software
  • Finishing
  • Quality control
  • Packaging aided by CRM software
  • Receiving and shipping
  • Chairperson of team building and event committee.

Education

Social Science

Fulton County Community College
Johnstown, NY

NADL CDT EXAMINATION
TEXAS
11.2023

ADIRONDACK DENTAL ASSISTING SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA, NY
06.2015

Skills

  • Innovative
  • Leadership
  • Team management
  • Organization
  • Problem resolution
  • Attentive and friendly Customer service
  • Time management
  • MS Office
  • Digital communication platforms
  • Digital Cad/Cam workflow and manufacturing
  • Software upgrades
  • Application installations
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Orthodontics
  • Prosthodontics
  • Implantology

Accomplishments

  • CE credits- 39 HOURS
  • ALL ON 4 (teeth in a day) FIXED HYBRID PROSTHETIC MINI RESIDENCY
  • GUIDED SURGERY IMPLANT PLANNING FROM A LABORATORY PERSPECTIVE
  • THE PROFITABILITY OF DENTAL IMPLANTS – THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF THE DENTAL LABORATORY

Timeline

Scan Quality Assurance Manager

Aspen Management INC.
11.2022 - Current

Digital Dental Technician

NEW HEIGHTS DENTAL
12.2020 - 01.2022

Digital Consultant

INCISAL TECHNOLOGIES
05.2019 - 07.2019

Senior Digital Technician

DIGITAL APE FULL ARCH SOLUTIONS
05.2018 - 04.2019

Cad Cam Technician- Designer

YDL DENTAL LABORATORY
10.2016 - 12.2017

Associate Scan and Shape Specialist

STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INC
06.2015 - 04.2016

Social Science

Fulton County Community College

NADL CDT EXAMINATION

ADIRONDACK DENTAL ASSISTING SCHOOL
LEAH N. BROOKER