Monica Onava
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
Experienced Pediatric and Orthodontic Dental Assistant skilled in patient care, chairside procedures, and oral hygiene education. Committed to delivering exceptional customer service and professionalism.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Choice Healthcare Services
Albuquerque, NM
09.2013 - 06.2024
- Dental Assistant in a fast-paced work environment.
- Managed various administrative duties like insurance verification, phone communication, appointment scheduling as well as patient check-in/check-out and billing processes.
- Assisted in credentialing process for dental providers and healthcare facilities to comply with contract requirements, ensuring their capability to offer secure and efficient services.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Performed dental imaging procedures utilizing various radiographic equipment, including digital and panoramic technology.
- Assisted multiple dentist in providing 4 handed dentistry and providing dental treatment to patients.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist in Pediatrics.
- Changing arch wires and ligature ties in Orthodontics.
- Band fitting and impressions in Orthodontics and Pediatrics.
Education
College Certificate in Dental Assisting -
Carrington College-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM11.2010
Skills
- Dental Assisting in Pediatrics
- Dental Assisting in Orthodontics
- Dentrix and Dolphin Software
- Chairside assisting in 4 handed Dentistry
- X-Ray Imaging: Digital and Panoramic
- Arch wire and ligature changing
- Band fitting and impressions
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Professionalism
- People Skills and Customer Service
- Experience with working with multiple doctor's
- Dental receptionist
- Medical terminology
- Medical records
- Anatomy knowledge
- Infection control
- Front and Back Office
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
Certification
- Certificate of Dental Assisting, 01/01/10, 11/01/10, Graduated on President's list with a 3.65 G.P.A
- Dental Radiography Merit Certificate, 01/01/10, 05/01/10, Successfully completed a prescribed course of 105 hours of instruction and study in Dental Radiation related to proper techniques and instruction for the care of patients and operator during X-Ray exposure.
- Certificate of Competency, 01/01/10, 02/01/11, Successfully completed the Dental Assisting National Board examination in Radiation Health and Safety
- New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care, 04/01/13, 06/01/27, Having complied with provisions of the New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care Act to perform Dental Radiography
- DANB certified, DA4740
- Topical Fluoride Certificate, 07/01/10, Present, Completed the Coronal Polishing class of 5 hours
- Coronal Polish Certificate, 07/01/10, Present, Completed the Coronal Polishing class of 10 hours
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Choice Healthcare Services
09.2013 - 06.2024
College Certificate in Dental Assisting -
Carrington College-Albuquerque
- Certificate of Dental Assisting, 01/01/10, 11/01/10, Graduated on President's list with a 3.65 G.P.A
- Dental Radiography Merit Certificate, 01/01/10, 05/01/10, Successfully completed a prescribed course of 105 hours of instruction and study in Dental Radiation related to proper techniques and instruction for the care of patients and operator during X-Ray exposure.
- Certificate of Competency, 01/01/10, 02/01/11, Successfully completed the Dental Assisting National Board examination in Radiation Health and Safety
- New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care, 04/01/13, 06/01/27, Having complied with provisions of the New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care Act to perform Dental Radiography
- DANB certified, DA4740
- Topical Fluoride Certificate, 07/01/10, Present, Completed the Coronal Polishing class of 5 hours
- Coronal Polish Certificate, 07/01/10, Present, Completed the Coronal Polishing class of 10 hours
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