Melissa Cardona Maldonado
Rancho Mirage,CA
Summary
Patient-oriented Dental Ceramist offering 12 -year background manufacturing dentures, bridges and crowns. Collaborative professional possessing excellent manual dexterity . Expertise in porcelain veneer fabrication and implanting restoration. Adept in fabricating and finishing dental restorations, setting teeth, waxing and porcelain work. Skills include time management, multitasking and customer service.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Ceramist
Dental Lab Matiz Dent SAS
02.2016 - 12.2022
- Mixed porcelain and other materials for tooth molds used in offices and laboratories with high-quality and accurate results.
- Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
- Built and shaped wax teeth for patient replacements after reading and double-checking prescriptions and patient needs.
- Tested completed appliances for functionality before shipping them to patients or dental offices.
- Trained or supervised other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
- Removed excess metal or porcelain and polished surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines.
- Built and shaped artificial gums to achieve snug, comfortable fit in patient's mouth.
- Assisted functionality of completed models with help of apparatus mimicking human bite and adjusted devices to enhance performance.
- Constructed artificial metal and porcelain teeth with attractive finishes and durable frameworks.
- Completed extensive wear tests to assess designs for long-term durability.
- Created over 12 sets of dentures daily ( Crowns) with 100% accuracy against prescriptions and patient needs.
Dental Ceramist
Lab D&S Dental
01.2013 - 11.2015
- Mixed porcelain and other materials for tooth molds used in offices and laboratories with high-quality and accurate results.
- Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
- Built and shaped wax teeth for patient replacements after reading and double-checking prescriptions and patient needs.
- Tested completed appliances for functionality before shipping them to patients or dental offices.
- Read prescriptions or specifications and examined models or impressions to determine design of dental products to be constructed.
- Completed detailed models of patients' mouths to create accurate devices.
- Verified appliance conformance with specifications and accuracy of occlusion using micrometers, articulators, and other tools.
- Adhered to specifications to craft well-fitting appliances.
- Trained or supervised other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
- Removed excess metal or porcelain and polished surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines.
- Built and shaped artificial gums to achieve snug, comfortable fit in patient's mouth.
- Assisted functionality of completed models with help of apparatus mimicking human bite and adjusted devices to enhance performance.
- Constructed artificial metal and porcelain teeth with attractive finishes and durable frameworks.
- Completed extensive wear tests to assess designs for long-term durability.
Dental Technician
Lab Dental Orthoceramica
03.2011 - 12.2012
- Mixed porcelain and other materials for tooth molds used in offices and laboratories with high-quality and accurate results.
- Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
- Built and shaped wax teeth for patient replacements after reading and double-checking prescriptions and patient needs.
- Monitored supply inventory in CRM and ordered more ahead of schedule to prevent lost time.
- Tested completed appliances for functionality before shipping them to patients or dental offices.
- Completed repairs on various types of apparatus, monitoring work closely to maintain accuracy and meet patient needs.
- Inspected broken or out-of-date apparatus for special specifications before repairing and making new ones.
Education
Training - Dental Anatomy And Morphology
Actualizarse Centro De Entrenamiento Odontologico.
Medellin, Colombia09.2020
Training - Veneers 4.0
Actualizarse Centro De Entrenamiento Odontologico.
Medellin, Colombia03.2019
Dental Technician
Politecnico CIANDCO
Medellin, Colombia08.2018
Training - Stratification VITA VMK Master®
Euro Dent
Medellin, Colombia06.2014
Skills
- Polishing Work
- Restorative Procedures
- Bridge Repair
- Wax Pattern Development
- Buffing Wheels
- Clerical Support
- Denture Repairs
- Space Maintainers
- Ceramics Work
- Dental Prosthetics
- Restoration Fabrication
- Denture Replication
- Denture Waxing
- Soldering
- Metal Finishing
- Hygiene Practices
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Ceramist
Dental Lab Matiz Dent SAS
02.2016 - 12.2022
Dental Ceramist
Lab D&S Dental
01.2013 - 11.2015
Dental Technician
Lab Dental Orthoceramica
03.2011 - 12.2012
Training - Dental Anatomy And Morphology
Actualizarse Centro De Entrenamiento Odontologico.
Training - Veneers 4.0
Actualizarse Centro De Entrenamiento Odontologico.
Dental Technician
Politecnico CIANDCO
Training - Stratification VITA VMK Master®
Euro Dent
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