Mariela Hernandez
Queens,NY
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
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Smile By Design Dental
Queens, NY
02.2021 - Current
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Used Dentrix to document and maintain patient information and health background.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns and sealants.
Dental Assistant
Liberty Dental
Queens, NY
06.2018 - 03.2021
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns..
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns and sealants.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Used DentiMax to document and maintain patient information and health background.
Dental Assistant
Sam's Family Dental
Queens, NY
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- 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.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
General Dentist
Independant
Ciudad Guayana , Bolivar - Venezuela
10.2004 - 05.2018
Education
Dentist -
Gran Mariscal De Ayacucho
Venezuela2004
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Detail-Oriented
- Dental radiography
- Electronic Charting
- Dental impression specialist
- Digital impressions (ITero)
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Occlusal Registrations
- Equipment sterilization
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Smile By Design Dental
02.2021 - Current
Dental Assistant
Sam's Family Dental
12.2019 - 03.2020
Dental Assistant
Liberty Dental
06.2018 - 03.2021
General Dentist
Independant
10.2004 - 05.2018
Dentist -
Gran Mariscal De Ayacucho
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