Matthew McClain
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Dental Assistant with hands-on experience. Skilled at chairside assisting, dental radiography and building relationships with patients. Well-rounded knowledge of dentistry and enthusiasm to bring strong work ethic to excellent dental practice.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Smile Snob
New Orleans, LA
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental examinations and procedures to boost efficiency and calm nervous patients.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Proficient in itero technology and familiar with its functionality
- Took x-rays including bw, pa’s, pano, and cbct
- Charted on open dental
Dental Assistant
Smile philosophy
New Orleans, LA
12.2023 - 12.2023
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental examinations and procedures to boost efficiency and calm nervous patients.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Took x-rays including bw, pa’s, pano, and cbct
- Charted on dentrtix
Dental Assistant
louisiana dental center
New Orleans, LA
01.2024 - Current
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Proficient in itero technology and familiar with its functionality
- Took x-rays including bw, pa’s, pano, and cbct
- Charted on open dental
- Performed administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, answering telephones and updating patient records.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Assisted in laboratory procedures such as mixing impression materials or pouring casts from impressions taken by dentists.
Education
Certificate in Dental Assisting/CPR Certified/Radiography Certificate -
Accelerated Dental Assisting Academy
Metairie, LA07.2023
High School Diploma -
Albany High School
Albany, LA05.2017
Skills
- Taking X-Rays
- Dental Radiography
- Preliminary Impressions
- Four-Handed Procedures
- Chairside Assistance
- Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
- Basic setup
- Relationship Building
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Detail-Oriented
- Customer Service
- Strong Writing and Verbal Skills
- Eager to continue learning
- Quick learner
Timeline
Dental Assistant
louisiana dental center
01.2024 - Current
Dental Assistant
Smile philosophy
12.2023 - 12.2023
Dental Assistant
Smile Snob
08.2023 - 10.2023
Certificate in Dental Assisting/CPR Certified/Radiography Certificate -
Accelerated Dental Assisting Academy
High School Diploma -
Albany High School