Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Clinical Rotation Experience
Clinical Rotation Sites
Special Training
References
Volunteer Experience
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Madeline Ferrie

Norway

Summary

Skilled Lead Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting, lab work, and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients. In my 4.5 years at Parks, Schmit, and Fuller Orthodontics i've had the opportunity to cross- train in multiple areas of the office and that has allowed me to be successful in any position needed in the office.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinic lead

Parks And Schmit & Fuller Orthodontics
08.2019 - Current
  • Being cross trained in all areas of the office (front desk, lab, clinic)
  • Answering phones
  • Scheduling patients
  • Updating chart records/ demographics
  • Communicating with patients and families about current or upcoming treatment
  • Treatment coordinating
  • Phone and Virtual consultations to confirm treatment plans with patients
  • Calling referrals
  • Going over payment options/ insurance coverage with patients
  • Stocking/ organizing dental supplies
  • Taking orthodontic records (intra oral photos, 3D scanning with itero and trios scanners, taking X-rays)
  • Tracing cephalometric X-rays for the doctors
  • Taking impressions for final retainers, indirect bonding trays, appliances, etc
  • Placing brackets through indirect bonding trays
  • Placing and cementing appliances
  • Lab Work
  • Handles scheduling issues
  • Creating referral letters for other offices
  • Creating consultation letters for referring dental offices and patients for summaries of Initial consultations/ emailing any updated xrays or images
  • Adjusting schedule templates
  • Communicating with doctors about any tasks that require them to be completed or signed.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Dental Assisting

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
08.2019

High School Diploma -

Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
05.2017

Skills

  • Experienced in Microsoft Office 2013 Programs: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Knowledgeable in Dolphin dental software
  • Dental Terminology
  • Verifies insurance and coverage
  • Experienced in 3M software for dental aligners and bonding trays
  • Experienced in Dolphin software
  • Ability to write up dental charts/ update demographics
  • Time management
  • Organizational skills
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Patient Flow Management
  • Data Entry
  • Patient Education
  • Equipment Sterilization

Certification

  • Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)
  • CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), American Heart Association
  • Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
  • Mandatory Reporting/ Child Abuse State of Iowa

Affiliations

American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) – Member

Clinical Rotation Experience

Dental Assistant Student Prepare and arrange instruments and required material. Prepare dental materials: cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc. Promptly follow all instructions from the dentist dealing with patient comfort. Expose developing and processing dental x-rays and maintain x-ray machinery, digital/analog. Perform required laboratory procedures, i.e., take dental impressions, pour plaster models, etc. Being familiar with and use fourhanded assisting technique. Maintain dental equipment and operatory in good, clean condition at all times. Assisted with placing brackets, un-tying and tying in patients, taking impressions for orthodontic retainers, took panoramic and C2 X-rays for orthodontic records.

Clinical Rotation Sites

  • College of Dentistry, 01/16/2019, 04/16/2019
  • Dr. Karen Wilson-General Practice Rotation, 48 hours
  • Dr. Amy Stodola-General Practice, Cedar Rapids, IA, 84 hours, 07/16/2019, 07/16/2019
  • Dr. Clayton Parks-Orthodontics, Cedar Rapids, IA, 84 hours, 07/16/2019, 08/16/2019

Special Training

Laser Safety Training College of Dentistry

References

  • Janae Cavanagh, Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52406, (319)-573-7246, janae.cavanagh@kirkwood.edu
  • Christi Winders, Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52406, (319) 398-7602, Christi.winders@kirkwood.edu
  • Courtney Avis, Collins Aerospace, (319)-521-0971
  • Brittany Hoeger, Collins Aerospace, (319)-929-8593
  • Carrie Vorwald, University of Iowa Patient access, (319)-530-1306

Volunteer Experience

Cleaning the cedar rapids homeless shelter

Timeline

Clinic lead

Parks And Schmit & Fuller Orthodontics
08.2019 - Current

Associate of Applied Science - Dental Assisting

Kirkwood Community College

High School Diploma -

Washington High School

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