Luz Maria Mendez Velarde
National City,CA
Summary
Experienced chairside dental assistant with five years of experience supporting general, restorative, and surgical dentistry.
Skilled in sterilization techniques, radiography, oral surgery, dental impressions, treatment room preparation, setting up exam rooms, treatment room breakdown, infection control procedures.
Focus on patient safery, comfort, procedural flow, and team collaboration.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Hurst Dental Care
San Diego, CA
06.2020 - Current
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities, prep crowns, and taking impressions.
- Sterilized tools for 3 dental operatories daily using steam method to support three general dentist with up to 15 procedures daily, ensuring readiness of instruments.
- Assisted in chair-side dental implant oral surgical procedures suctioning intraoral fluids, implant placement, healing abutment placement, try-in denture, final prostheses.
- Performed dental suture removal.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, mixing materials for fillings, impressions, pouring impressions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Performed dental radiography, intraoral digital X-rays, tomography (CBCT scan), panoramic x-ray, safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring 95% accuracy for diagnostic purposes.
- Conducted inventory and replenished operatories with tools and disposable supplies avoiding procedural delays.
- Trucking dental cases (crowns, implant crowns, prosthesis, Night guards, retainers, dentures), ensuring 95% efficient operation.
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross contamination and infection, 100% OSHA compliance and infection control.
Dental Assistant
California Implant Institute
Mexico
04.2020 - Current
- Assisted dentists in dental surgical procedures by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids.
- Supported dentists during Implant oral surgeries by preparing surgical rooms with necessary tools and sterilized instruments.
- Managed dental instruments and equipment sterilization, maintaining compliance with safety protocols.
- Supported dentists during procedures by providing necessary tools and anticipating needs.
Education
Associate of Science - Dental Assisting
San Diego Dental Carrers
San Diego, CA06-2021
Skills
- Chairside Assistance
- Intraoral photography
- Tomography (CBCT) / Panoramic x-ray
- Surgical suction
- Digital X-rays
- Infection Control
- HIPAA compliance
- OSHA compliance
- Instruments sterilization
- Maintained organized shelves and improved stock accuracy
- Adaptability
- Empathy
- Team work
Certification
- Certified Dental Assistant
- License Dental Practice Acts
- Radiology Safety Certification - American Dental Association
- CPR
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Limited Working
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Hurst Dental Care
06.2020 - Current
Dental Assistant
California Implant Institute
04.2020 - Current
Associate of Science - Dental Assisting
San Diego Dental Carrers