Jessica Perez
Teaneck,NJ
Summary
Experienced Dental Assistant/Receptionist with 26 years of experience in patient care, digital x-rays, and dental software. Demonstrated success in front desk operations, managing multi-phone lines, and verifying insurance. Excited to apply extensive dental assisting and reception expertise in a new role to deliver exceptional patient care and streamline office operations.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
New York Presbyterian
11.2024 - 06.2025
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, reducing waste and optimizing resource allocation.
- Prepared instruments and equipment for use in dental procedures, ensuring their availability when needed.
Senior Coordinator Imaging & Scanning
Mutual of America Financial Group
01.2008 - 03.2024
- [Prepare documents for scanning by organizing, straightening paper, removing staples, and other findings, cutting, taping, and shifting, through pages Click here to enter text.
- Place Bar codes for each Document
- Inspect the quality of scanned documents regularly
- Handle all company documents confidentially
- Store and retrieve all work files and records as needed
- While indexing double check that all pages are scanned. Go through each page. Make sure all necessary fields are indexed correctly
Dental Assistant
Urban Health Plan
07.2004 - 04.2021
- Assist dentist in oral check up
- Taking digital x-rays
- Handle of all labs and sterilization procedures
- Charting patient data in dental software
- Assist the front desk with verifying insurance and reregister patients
Dental Assistant / Receptionist
Alejandro Williams DDS
10.2000 - 07.2004
- Take digital x-rays
- Managing multi-phone lines
- Assist dentist with cleanings, fillings, surgeries etc.
- Entering patient data in Dentrix system
Education
Cathedral High School
New York, NY06.1997
Some College (No Degree) - Hospitality Management / Business Management
New York Institute of Technology
New York, NYSkills
- Chairside assistance
- Radiation safety
- Digital x-rays
- Infection control
- Patient management
- Dental software
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
Certification
- Certified Dental Assistant
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Assistant
New York Presbyterian
11.2024 - 06.2025
Senior Coordinator Imaging & Scanning
Mutual of America Financial Group
01.2008 - 03.2024
Dental Assistant
Urban Health Plan
07.2004 - 04.2021
Dental Assistant / Receptionist
Alejandro Williams DDS
10.2000 - 07.2004
Cathedral High School
Some College (No Degree) - Hospitality Management / Business Management
New York Institute of Technology
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