Hi, I’m
Maria Gregory
Dental Assistant and Front Desk
Salisbury,NC
Summary
I grew up in the dental office. My mother was the office manager for Lockney Dental for 22 years until she became sick. I started working front desk at a very young age of 13. I quickly learned the ins and outs of Dentrix and was able to create relationships with patients. At the age of 14, it was then that I decided to start assisting. I worked alongside of two doctors and 4 assistants as I did hands-on learning. I fell in love with every aspect of dental assisting. To this day, I still enjoy everything that comes with this job, and hope to further my education once of age.
Overview
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Kingdom Kids Preschool2204 Summit Ave, Kannapolis NC, 28081
Preschool Teacher Assistant
01.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Supervised children during in-classroom activities and on playground.
- Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Communicated with parents to inform about child's progress and classroom behavior.
- Maintained classrooms by disinfecting and sterilizing surfaces and toys.
- Supported children's social and emotional development by encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Collaborated with 2 teachers to promote appropriate care and education for 22 children.
- Taught children with creative approaches, methods and techniques.
Lockney Dental 219 Branchview Dr NE, Concord NC 28025
Dental Assistant & Front Desk
03.2020 - 01.2023
Job overview
- 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.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 10+ procedures daily.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- 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.
- Typed patient data into computer system using Dentrix while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Answered multi-line phone system to respond to inquiries and transfer calls to correct departments and personnel.
- Greeted guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process.
- Resolved customer issues quickly and notified supervisor immediately when problems escalated.
- Calculated billings and posted charges to room accounts, reviewing charges with guests at checkout.
Nancy Martin Johnson Denton, NC
Horse Farm Manager
03.2021 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Treatment minor horse injuries.
- Maintained equipment and ranch structures.
- Repaired equipment and animal living spaces.
- Cared for about 28 animals by feeding, watering, vaccinating and exercising.
- Maintained animal health records, treating minor injuries and reporting serious injuries to owners for consultation with veterinarians.
Education
RCCCSalisbury, NC
from Emergencies in The Dental Office
RCCCSalisbury, NC
from Infectious Diseases
OSHA
from OSHA Training
Ogburn School Florida
High School Diploma
07.2023
Skills
- Educational Settings
- Behavior Modification Techniques
- Group Assistance
- Positive Reinforcement Methods
- Anti-Bullying Techniques
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Teacher and Administrator Collaboration
- Parent and Guardian Relations
- Autism and Spectrum Disorders
- Behavioral Disorders
- SprintRay 3D Printer Operating
- Trios Intraoral Scanner
- Dentrix and Dexis fluent
- Assisting in positioning x rays
Riding Horses
All my life I have had horses. I grew up just trailing riding until I decided I wanted to do more and start barrel racing. I have since been barrel racing since I was 7 years old. I have 3 horses of my own, one of which is a colt that my mare had. I spend my free time taking care of them and preparing them for rodeos.
Timeline
Horse Farm Manager
Nancy Martin Johnson
03.2021 - 06.2021
Preschool Teacher Assistant
Kingdom Kids Preschool
01.2021 - Current
Dental Assistant & Front Desk
Lockney Dental
03.2020 - 01.2023
RCCC
from Emergencies in The Dental Office
RCCC
from Infectious Diseases
OSHA
from OSHA Training
Ogburn School
High School Diploma