Miriam J. Estrada
Palmdale
Summary
Talented Dental Assistant with sixteen years of experience working with dental staff to treat patients. Skilled at taking dental x-rays, preparing dental impressions and
dental hygienists and dentists. Dependable team player with focus on achieving positive outcomes and adapting to changing environment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
American Dental
07.2022 - Current
- Dental Assistant: Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
Dental Assistant
American Dental
07.2016 - 09.2020
- Dental Assistant: assisted with child and adult patients, developed and processed dental x-rays, sterilized instruments, prepare dental materials cements, amalgam, composite, etc, stock rooms, set up trays, filing patient’s records, alginate impression pour models, temporary crowns, oral surgery
Dental Assistant
Allcare Dental
10.2014 - 03.2016
- Dental Assistant: confirming appointment, filing patients records, scheduling appointments and insurance eligibility, developing and processing dental x-rays, provided chair side assistance, set in up trays for treatments, alginate impressions, temporary crowns, prepare dental materials, cements, amalgam, composite, etc., sterilized instruments, checking inventory, stocking supplies.
Dental Assistant Internship Site
Paramount Family Dental Center
12.2013 - 01.2014
- Dental Assistant Internship Site: Chair side, Infection Control, Sterilization, Coronal Polishing, X-rays
Dental Assistant
Dental Care Of Torrance
07.2008 - 07.2012
- Dental Assistant: responsible for scheduling appointments and insurance eligibility, filing patient’s records, monitoring the stock of materials and ordering all materials as needed, prepare patients for treatment and gathering all necessary tools, prepare dental materials such as amalgam, impressions, cement etc.
Dental Assistant
Family Dentistry
08.2005 - 09.2007
- Dental Assistant: assisted with adult patients, fitted bands, inserted arch wires, sterilized instruments using autoclaves and chemical disinfectants to maintain accepted standards, prepared dental materials: cements, amalgam, composite materials, etc., expose, developed and processed dental x- rays and maintained x-ray machinery, performed laboratory procedures, i.e. take dental impression, pour plaster model, etc.
Education
High School Diploma -
United Education Institute
Huntington Park, CA06-1999
Skills
- Proficient in taking accurate dental impressions
- Treatment room setup
- Treatment room breakdown
- Oral hygiene education
- Dental material handling
- Oral surgery assistance
- Inventory management
- Endodontic procedure assistance
- Restorative dentistry
- Pediatric dental care
- Chairside assistance
- Skilled in digital X-ray imaging
- Sterilization procedures
Certification
- Dental Assistant Diploma
- Certification in X-ray
- Certification of Infection Control
- Certification in Billing & Coding/DENTRIX
- Certification in Coronal Polishing
- Certification in Dental Terminology and Abbreviations
- CPR (BLS) Certification
- RDA - Registered Dental Assistant
- Pit and Fissure Sealant
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Dental Assistant
American Dental
07.2022 - Current
Dental Assistant
American Dental
07.2016 - 09.2020
Dental Assistant
Allcare Dental
10.2014 - 03.2016
Dental Assistant Internship Site
Paramount Family Dental Center
12.2013 - 01.2014
Dental Assistant
Dental Care Of Torrance
07.2008 - 07.2012
Dental Assistant
Family Dentistry
08.2005 - 09.2007
High School Diploma -
United Education Institute
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