Melissa Frias
Coachella,CA
Summary
Dedicated Registered Dental Assistant skilled in patient education, X-ray imaging, and infection control. Committed to supporting dental teams and ensuring patient care excellence.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant
Interdent
Indio, California
01.2020 - Current
- Performed patient X-rays and imaging procedures, contributing to accurate diagnosis.
- Prepared treatment rooms by sterilizing instruments and organizing materials.
- Assisted dentists during procedures by providing tools and equipment.
- Instructed patients on oral hygiene practices and aftercare, promoting better health outcomes.
- Managed patient records using electronic health record systems for efficient access.
- Maintained stock levels of dental supplies to support daily operations., ensuring readiness for daily operations.
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for the next patient.
- Fabricated provisional crowns, bleaching trays, and custom impression trays from alginate impressions or stone casts.
Registered Dental Assistant
Dr. Long
La Quinta, California
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Assisted in patient x-rays and imaging procedures for accurate diagnostics.
- Prepared treatment rooms by sterilizing instruments and organizing materials.
- Supported dentists during procedures by providing necessary tools and equipment.
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for the next patient.
- Created bitewing, panoramic and periapical X-ray images for dentist to review.
- Fabricated provisional crowns, bleaching trays and custom impression trays from alginate impressions or stone casts when necessary.
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
- Prepared trays of instruments for dental procedures.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
Education
High School Diploma -
Indio High School
Indio, CA05-1996
Skills
- Patient education
- X-ray imaging
- Infection control
- Dental software
- Fabrication skills
- Inventory management
- schedule patient appointments
- answer phones as necessary
- Osha training
- Patient care excellence
- Patient relations
- Dental software fluency
- Exam room setups
Certification
- CPR
Timeline
Registered Dental Assistant
Interdent
01.2020 - Current
Registered Dental Assistant
Dr. Long
02.2019 - 01.2020
High School Diploma -
Indio High School