Meryl Laureano
Doha
Summary
Dedicated and experienced Dental Assistant with 7 years of experience providing chair-side support for general dentistry, prosthodontic procedures, orthodontic procedures and oral surgery. Proven track record of recording patient health histories, documenting current symptoms and pulling up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate. Adept in preparing dental rooms and materials, as well as other general chair-side duties.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Alkharshy Dental Center
Doha Qatar
06.2017 - Current
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient procedures, including sterilizing equipment and instruments
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, prosthodontic procedures, orthodontic procedures and oral surgery.
- Take and develop dental x‑rays as directed by dentist.
- Educate patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and provide post‑operative care instructions.
- Schedule patient appointments and maintain accurate patient records.
- Manage inventory of dental supplies and order new supplies as needed.
- Perform basic laboratory procedure, such as casting of primary impressions.
- Clean and maintain dental equipment and instruments
- Assist with administrative tasks, such as answering phones and filing patient paperwork.
- Provide support to other dental staff members as needed.
- Ensure compliance with infection control protocols.
- Assist with patient billing and insurance claims processing.
School Nurse
Philippine Public Safety College- RTC 1
Aringay, La Union
08.2015 - 01.2017
- Assess students/trainees and implement first aid measures for students/ trainees as needed.
- Provide nursing care and physical screening to students/trainees.
- Assume responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, management, and referral activities for students/trainees.
- Managing communicable diseases.
- Providing health- related education to students and staff in both individual and group settings.
- Provide safe and effective direct services or facilitate performance of health care procedures for all training students who need them.
- Administer daily, as needed medications and nursing care procedures prescribed by attending physician.
- Attending and monitoring students/trainees during physical fitness test and other activities.
- Establish and update health records.
Staff Nurse
Rural Health Unit And Birth-In Clinic
Aringay, La Union
01.2015 - 08.2015
- Receives endorsement from the previous staff nurse on duty pertaining to the client's condition.
- Receives admission as well as transport to delivery room and assumes direct responsibility of the patients.
- Accompanies and assist physician during rounds Observes for any signs and symptoms and monitors and records vital signs and neuro vital signs.
- Assist physician/midwife in procedures like New Born Screening, Incision and Drainage and Suturing.
- Responsibilities in the administration of drugs.
- Attends to patientsʼ needs and gives direct nursing care depending on actual needs, and carrying out doctor's legal orders.
- Performs Essential New Born Care after delivery Provides moral and psychological support to patient.
- Makes proper documentation on the patientsʼ chart.
- Prepares patients for discharge.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
Baguio City03.2014
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability
- Emotional Intelligence
- Organized
- Effective Communication
- Reliable
Additional Information
- Gender Sensitivity Seminar
- Academic Summit
- Human Rights‑Based Policing, International Humanitarian Law And Other HR Laws
- Seminar‑ Workshop on Human Rights
- 9th Regional Student Nursesʼ Congress
- 15th Regional Nursing Research Congress
- Trends in Psychiatric Nursing and Cardiac Catheterization and Legal Aspects of Documentation
- Preventative HIV/AIDS Awareness Workshop
- Experimental and Qualitative Research Design
- Instructor Development Course (Sponsored by PPSC NPTI and USDOJ, ICITAP)
- First Aid, Fire Safety, Search and Rescue, and Disaster Drill Training (Resource Speaker)
- 5th Qatar Orthopedic Review Course
- Basic Life Support and AED
Reference
Aileen Katrina Ong
Chief Nurse
Alkharashy Dental Center (Al-Waab Branch)
+97470906630
Rhoda Andrade
Chief Nurse
Alkharashy Dental Center (Al-Gharafa Branch)
+97430708447
Mohammed Sherif
Admin Officer
+97455450386
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Alkharshy Dental Center
06.2017 - Current
School Nurse
Philippine Public Safety College- RTC 1
08.2015 - 01.2017
Staff Nurse
Rural Health Unit And Birth-In Clinic
01.2015 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University