Melissa Valdez Davalos
Dunn,United States
Summary
Highly skilled Dental Assistant with extensive experience at CommWell Health and ECU School of Lillington, excelling in Root Canals, Crown Preparations, Impressions, Sealants, Polishing and Xrays.Demonstrated ability to maintain sterile environments, ensuring patient safety and enhancing dental care efficiency. Adept at fostering team collaboration and providing top-notch oral hygiene education, significantly improving patient outcomes.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
CommWell Health
03.2023 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
Dental Assistant
ECU School Of Lillington
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures by clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Used Axium to document and maintain patient information and health background.
Education
High School Diploma -
Triton High School
Erwin, NCGED -
Central Carolina Community College
Sanford, NCSkills
- Dental impressions
- Dental Radiography
- Equipment Sterilization
- Treatment room setup
- Team Collaboration
- Oral hygiene education
- Impression Taking Skills
- Electronic Charting
- Teeth Cleaning Assistance
- Restorative procedures
- Oral Surgery Assistance
- Endodontic Procedure Assistance
- Pediatric dental care
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Assistant
CommWell Health
03.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
ECU School Of Lillington
08.2022 - 03.2023
High School Diploma -
Triton High School
GED -
Central Carolina Community College
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