MARIANA IPINA
Gaithersburg,MD
Summary
Dedicated Dental Assistant with 5+ years of hands-on chairside experience and a strong passion for patient care and clinical excellence. Skilled in anticipating doctors’ needs, maintaining efficient clinical workflow, and creating a calm, comfortable patient experience. Confident, reliable, and detail-oriented with strong clinical knowledge, teamwork, and leadership abilities. Committed to bringing value, professionalism, and excellence to every dental practice I join.
Overview
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
State Of The Art Dental
Rockville, MD
03.2025 - Current
- Assisted with administration and monitoring Nitrous Oxide
- Charting and TX Notes
- ITero usage - Invisalign, crown preps, night guards, partials.
- Managed doctor schedule and scheduled TX on appropriate time slot
- Chairside assistant for crown, restorative, extraction, and RCT
- Invisalign records and placed Invisalign attachments.
- Supported high-volume general dentistry practice being the main assistant for an associate dentist.
- Managed lab cases and in contact with lab
- Adjust partials and night guard
- Assisted with implant procedures, including second-stage implant surgery and implant delivery.
- Inventory order
- CT scan and FMX on new Patients
- Fabricated temporary crowns
- Suture removal
Dental Assistant
Keywest Crossing Dental
Rockville, MD
01.2023 - 03.2025
- Assisted with administration and monitoring Nitrous Oxide
- Charting and TX Notes
- ITero usage - Invisalign, crown preps, night guards, partials.
- Managed doctor schedule and scheduled TX on appropriate time slot
- Chairside assistant for crown, restorative, extraction, and RCT
- Invisalign records and placed Invisalign attachments.
- Adjust partials and night guard
- Zoom whitening
- Fabricated temporary crowns
- Suture removal
Dental Assistant
Kids & Family Dental Center
Wheaton, MD
08.2018 - 01.2023
- Helped manage child anxiety using age-appropriate communication and comfort techniques
- Administration and monitored of nitrous oxide sedation during dental procedures.
- Assisted orthodontist during placement and removal of braces, wires and elastic power chains.
- Pano and Cephalometric imaging
- Assisted with pediatric exams, cleanings, restorative procedures, extractions, and dental emergencies.
- Communicated effectively with children, parents, and the dental team to ensure a positive patient experience.
- Charting and TX Notes
- ITero usage - Invisalign, crown preps, night guards, partials.
Patient Representative/ Dental Assistant
CCI Health & Wellness Services
06.2016 - 08.2018
Education
Gaithersburg High School
Skills
- Strong communication and teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Reliability and professionalism
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments
- Calming anxious or fearful patients
- Four-Handed Dentistry
- iTero Digital Scanning
- Compassionate Patient Care
- OSHA Compliance
Certification
Radiology Certification
CPR
Timeline
Dental Assistant
State Of The Art Dental
03.2025 - Current
Dental Assistant
Keywest Crossing Dental
01.2023 - 03.2025
Dental Assistant
Kids & Family Dental Center
08.2018 - 01.2023
Patient Representative/ Dental Assistant
CCI Health & Wellness Services
06.2016 - 08.2018
Gaithersburg High School