Leticia Corona Ortiz
Las Vegas,Nevada
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting, and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Access Health Dental - BYND DNTL
2560 Montessouri St Suite #109
11.2016 - 06.2024
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, minimizing waste while ensuring necessary resources were readily available for all procedures.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Assisted dentists in various procedures, ensuring accurate treatment delivery and high-quality patient care.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for composite fillings, casts and impressions.
- Reduced wait times by effectively managing exam room turnover between appointments, minimizing downtime for both staff members and patients alike.
- Conducted routine maintenance on dental equipment, prolonging the life span of costly tools and instruments essential for daily operations.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Proficient use of Denticon software.
- iTero Scanning experience.
- Bilingual -Spanish.
- SunBit experience
- Care Credit experience
Education
Dental Assisting
Pima Medical Institute
Las Vegas, NV2016
Advanced Technologies Academy
Las Vegas, NV2014
Skills
- Appointment Scheduling
- Infection control proficiency
- Patient Charting
- BLS, AED, CPR Certified
- Dental Radiography
- Oral hygiene education
- Patient education and counseling
- Sealant Application
- Patient Relations
- Digital X-ray
- Patient Management
- Restorative procedures
- Insurance Coordination
- Denticon software proficiency
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Access Health Dental - BYND DNTL
11.2016 - 06.2024
Dental Assisting
Pima Medical Institute
Advanced Technologies Academy