Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Margaret Walker

Katy,TX

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

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Physical Education Teacher's Assistant

Katy Independent School District
Katy, TX
10.2020 - Current
  • Conveyed health and well-being concepts beyond physical fitness.
  • Talked with students in need of extra attention and made plans to assist with concerns.
  • Taught physical education classes covering exercise strategies, sports and safety.
  • Managed and maintained school equipment and facility grounds.
  • Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
  • Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
  • Arranged and organized classroom desks, chairs and supplies.
  • Demonstrated specific skills and activities for students to improve understanding and take excess workload off teachers.
  • Cleaned, organized and restocked classrooms for upcoming classes.

Dental Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist

Seven Meadows Dental
Katy, TX
09.2016 - 10.2020
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • 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.
  • Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
  • Prepared patient X-rays and images by Dexis for review by dentist.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
  • Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
  • Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
  • Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
  • Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
  • Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.

Dental Assistant

Middlesex Dental Associates
Middletown, CT
08.2013 - 09.2016
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • 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.
  • Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
  • Prepared patient X-rays and images by Dexis for review by dentist.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
  • Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, amalgams and composites, casts and impressions.
  • Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
  • Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
  • Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
  • Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
  • Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
  • Used Dentrix to document and maintain patient information and health background.
  • Typed patient data into computer system using Dentrix while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
  • Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns.
  • Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
  • Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
  • Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, and applying lead aprons.

Dental Assistant

Thomas Harrison DDS
Katy, TX
04.1999 - 03.2012
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • 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.
  • Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
  • Used Dentrix to document and maintain patient information and health background.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
  • Prepared patient X-rays and images by dexis for review by dentist.
  • Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
  • 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 fillings, amalgams,composites, casts and impressions.
  • Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
  • Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
  • Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
  • Used dentrix to document and maintain patient information and health background.
  • Typed patient data into computer system using dentrix while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
  • Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, and applying lead aprons.
  • Booked patient appointments and managed treatment details using Dentrix.

Education

No Degree - General Studies

South Central Community College
New Haven, CT

No Degree - Physical Education

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

High School Diploma -

North Haven High School
North Haven, CT
06.1981

Skills

  • Disinfection and Sterilization
  • Medical Charting
  • Preliminary Impressions
  • Patient Care Standards
  • Taking Medical and Dental Histories
  • Postoperative Care Instructions
  • Oral Health Assessments
  • Procedure Support
  • Treatment Room Preparation
  • Advising and Educating Patients
  • Advising Patients
  • Emergency Dental Care
  • Occlusal Registrations
  • Oral Hygiene Techniques
  • Dentrix Proficiency
  • Instrument Tray Preparation
  • Digital Radiographs
  • Dental Staff Assistance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
  • Henry Schein Dentrix

Affiliations

Army

Additional Information

I served in the Army National Guard from 1991-1995,with an honorable discharge.

Timeline

Physical Education Teacher's Assistant

Katy Independent School District
10.2020 - Current

Dental Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist

Seven Meadows Dental
09.2016 - 10.2020

Dental Assistant

Middlesex Dental Associates
08.2013 - 09.2016

Dental Assistant

Thomas Harrison DDS
04.1999 - 03.2012

No Degree - General Studies

South Central Community College

No Degree - Physical Education

Southern Connecticut State University

High School Diploma -

North Haven High School

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