Meaghan Tafe

• Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
• Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
• Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
• Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
• Helped the store manger put the schedule together for employee schedules.
• Unboxed incoming shipment.

• Greeted clients at front desk and check them in for their appointments.
• Call clients to confirm their appointments
• Process payments for appointment services.
• Schedule appointments
• Maintained organized and clean front desk and waiting area to create a welcoming environment for clients.
• Greeting clients upon arrival at the front desk.

-Assisting the dentist during several different procedures such as extractions, crown inserts, crown preps, emergency appointments, fillings, implant crown inserts, hybrid denture and conventional denture appointments.

-Assisting dental hygienists by taking patient’s radiographs, assisting the periodic evaluations with the doctors, coronal polishing for the dental hygienist, etc.

-Make provisional crowns and bridges, update radiographs, take intra-oral photos, review post-op instructions with patients after procedures.

- Providing comfort and helping patients feel comfortable and at ease.

-Helping in the sterilization area.

-scheduling appointments for restorations or hygiene.

-Making referrals to specialist offices for patients.

-Making care calls to follow up with patients after procedures.

-Tracking lab cases to ensure they are back for the patient’s scheduled appointment.

-Tracking doctor production.

• Prepared patient for orthodontist and performed simple tasks such as tightening braces and conducting preliminary examinations.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills while educating patients on oral hygiene practices specific to their orthodontic treatments.
• Took x-rays, photographs, and impressions of patients' teeth and mouth.
• Provided chairside assistance to orthodontist during complex procedures such as bracket placement and adjustments, aligner fittings, and appliance installations.