Maria De La Cruz
Lodi,NJ
Summary
Highly professional, responsible, charismatic, General Dentist. experience with all areas of dental treatment. Highly skilled in educating patients on oral hygiene and care. Focused on providing top quality customer service. I am looking to expand my knowledge and contribute with those I have already achieved. I’m ready to be part of a team where the Care of the patient is the priority.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Broadway Dental Associates PA
Westwood, NJ
10.2024 - Current
- Provided chair-side assistant during dental procedure.
- Prepare patients for different dental procedures, do set up, and assist variety of dental procedures such as root canals, crowns, fillings, orthodontics, dentures, extractions, periodontics.
- Prepare, sterilizing, disinfecting instruments and equipment following infection control protocols.
- Taking X-rays, panoramic x-rays, cephalometric x-rays, alginate impression.
Dental Assistant
Emagen Dental
New York, NY
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures.
- Prepare patients for different dental procedures, do set up, and assist variety of dental procedures such as crowns, veneers, whitening, fillings, dentures, extractions, periodontics, surgery.
- Prepare, sterilizing, disinfecting instruments and equipment following infection control protocols.
- Taking intra Oral x-rays, panoramic x-rays, cephalometric x-rays, digital impressions.
Resident Dentist
(UCE) Dentistry Operations
San Pedro , San Pedro De Macoris
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Performed comprehensive dental assessments, including diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Monitored patients' progress during dental procedures while ensuring their comfort at all times.
- Educated patients on proper oral hygiene.
- Utilized radiographs to detect signs of tooth decay or abnormalities in the jawbone structure.
- Assessed need for orthodontic treatment and referred patients to appropriate specialists when necessary.
Intern Dentist
Dental Space
San Pedro, San Pedro De Macoris
02.2019 - 11.2019
- Perform general treatments such as fillings, surgery, dental prophylaxis, dental bridges, crowns.
- Provided preventive dentistry treatments such as cleanings, sealants, topical fluoride applications, and nutritional counseling.
- Assisted in performing endodontic procedures such as root canals, pulpotomies, pulpetomies.
- fabrication and placement of complete dentures, partial dentures, removable appliances.
- Instructed patients on proper oral hygiene techniques to maintain oral health.
Education
Master Degree - Public Health
Universidad Central Del Este
San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic12-2023
Bachelor of Science - Doctor of Dentistry
Universidad Central Del Este
Dominican Republic06-2021
High School Diploma -
EDITECO
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 08-2013
Skills
- Honest and Reliable
- Fast learner
- Friendly, Cheerful
- Hard Worker and well organizer
- Take feedback with good actitud
- Work well under pressure
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and within a team- based environment
- Good organizing and taking responsibilities
- Patient Education
- Oral Health and disease prevention
- Taking, interpreting X-rays
- Dental impressions
- Software: Carestack, 3shape, Open Dental
- Fluent in Spanish and English
Certification
- CPR agust 2022-2024
- OSHA agust 2022-2024
- CPR oct 2024- 2026
Continuing Education
- Colgate - Provider oral health, 2021
- First Aid and Resuscitation, Red Cross, Dominican Republic 2020
- National e International Congress of Dentistry (CONAOD) Santo Domingo, OCT 2018
- Dental Fair (ODONTO - EXPO UCE) San Pedro de Macoris 2018
- International Dental Congress (CODINTER) Santo Domingo 2018
- Dental Fair (ODONTO - EXPO UCE) San Pedro de Macoris 2017
- Dental Fair (ODONTO - EXPO UCE) San Pedro de Macoris 2016
- National e International Congress of Dentistry (CONAOD) Santo Domingo, OCT 2015
- Dental Fair (ODONTO - EXPO UCE) San Pedro de Macoris 2015
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Broadway Dental Associates PA
10.2024 - Current
Dental Assistant
Emagen Dental
12.2021 - 03.2023
Intern Dentist
Dental Space
02.2019 - 11.2019
Resident Dentist
(UCE) Dentistry Operations
01.2018 - 01.2020
- CPR agust 2022-2024
- OSHA agust 2022-2024
- CPR oct 2024- 2026
Master Degree - Public Health
Universidad Central Del Este
Bachelor of Science - Doctor of Dentistry
Universidad Central Del Este
High School Diploma -
EDITECO
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