Lindsey Garry
Terre Haute,IN
Summary
Dynamic Lead Dental Assistant with extensive experience at Advanced Dental, LLC, excelling in patient education and infection control. Proven ability to foster strong patient relationships while efficiently managing treatment delivery and chair-side support. Skilled in four-handed dentistry and proficient in dental software, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for optimal patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Advanced Dental, LLC
03.2015 - 04.2025
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- 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.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Developed strong relationships with patients, fostering a welcoming environment that encouraged return visits.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Ensured strict adherence to infection control protocols, maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment for both staff and patients.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns and sealants.
Education
General Studies
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Terre Haute, INDental Assisting
Dental Careers Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, INGeneral Studies
Terre Haute North
Terre Haute, INSkills
- Appointment scheduling
- Infection control proficiency
- Patient charting
- Endodontic procedures
- Equipment sterilization
- Oral surgery assistance
- Patient education and counseling
- Sterilization techniques
- Oral hygiene education
- Patient relations
- Prosthodontics experience
- Impression taking
- Orthodontic support
- Restorative procedures
- Insurance claims
- Preventative care
- Dental software proficiency
- Exam room setups
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Advanced Dental, LLC
03.2015 - 04.2025
General Studies
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Dental Assisting
Dental Careers Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
General Studies
Terre Haute North
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