Dental Assistant
silver creek LLC
Glendale, Az
01.2025 - Current
- Exposed diagnostic dental x-rays to analyze teeth condition.
- Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Maintained a neat, clean and organized environment throughout the office.
- Responded promptly to requests from other staff members or dentists while maintaining a professional demeanor.
- Reviewed patient charts prior to visits to ensure that all relevant information was available for the doctor's review.
- Performed basic laboratory tasks, such as pouring impressions and trimming models.
- Helped maintain inventory levels of all dental supplies used in day-to-day operations.
- Took medical and dental history and recorded vital signs of patients.
- Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
