Mariana Shvets

Prepared treatment rooms, instruments, and materials according to infection control protocols.
• Provided chairside assistance using four-handed dentistry techniques.
• Took and processed digital dental X-rays and maintained accurate patient records.
• Prepared patients for procedures, explained treatment steps, and ensured patient comfort.
• Took dental impressions, poured models, and assisted with laboratory procedures.
• Placement and removal of temporary restorations and dental materials.
• Sterilized dental instruments and maintained a clean, safe, and organized clinical environment.
• Managed dental supplies, inventory, and equipment preparation.
• Updated medical histories, recorded vital signs, and documented treatment notes.
• Provided post-operative instructions and educated patients on oral hygiene care.
• Assisted with patient scheduling, insurance documentation, and front-office support when needed.
• Maintained professionalism, confidentiality, and excellent communication with patients and the dental team.

• Assist with all dental procedures
• Provide patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures
• Take & pour dental impressions (molds of the mouth)
• Operate equipment and monitors
• Take dental photographs including the use of intraoral cameras
• Place temporary restorations
• Remove excess cement from crowns or other restorations
• Fabricate and cement temporary crowns and bridges after preparation of tooth (teeth) by a dentist
• Remove sutures
• Place and remove matrices and wedges
• Perform bite registration procedures
• Take alginate impressions
• Perform hand removal of soft temporary restorations
• Etch teeth in preparation for bonding, sealants and desensitizing agents
• Place and remove retraction cords
• Apply topical anesthetic agents
• Select shades of prosthetic appliances
• Demonstrate home-use bleaching systems and apply bleaching agents
• Etch teeth in preparation for bonding, sealants and desensitizing agents
• Take and record vital signs

• Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery
• Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions
• Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care
• Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures
• Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference
• Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers
• Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment
• Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies
• Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics
• Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety
• ITero Scan
• Taking and processing x-rays

• Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions and direct calls to staff
• Organized patient files and streamlined operations to improve efficiency
• Received, recorded and addressed incoming and outgoing communication via telephone and email
• Scheduled patient appointments in respective doctors' calendars and followed up with reminder phone calls

• Scheduled, rescheduled and cancelled appointments for dental patients
• Adhered to strict HIPAA guidelines to protect patient privacy
• Greeted visitors and patients to determine needs, check appointments and direct accordingly
• Secured sign-in sheets, dental charts and encounter forms to safeguard sensitive data and information
• Completed patient referrals to other medical specialists
• Prepared insurance claim forms, explained benefits and outlined pricing details for procedures and services
• Organized patient files and streamlined operations to improve efficiency
• Received, recorded and addressed incoming and outgoing communication via telephone and email
• Registered and verified patient records before triage with most up-to-date information