Natasha Pickens
Houston,TX
Summary
Personable Dental Assistant with 6 years of experience in thriving
dental office settings.Well versed in assisting with holistic and restorative dentistry as well as oral surgery.
Dynamic Registered Dental Assistant with extensive experience in infection control and patient safety. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency through effective inventory management and meticulous treatment room preparation. Strong communicator and team collaborator,
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Dental Assistant (Lead)
Heartland Dental
Cypress, TX
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Supported dentists during all dental procedures.
Registered Dental Assistant (Lead)
Prime Integrative Dentistry
Flower Mound, TX
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Ensured safe dental practices by sanitizing tools.
- SMART amalgam removal
- Utilized various therapeutic approaches to boost holistic dental health.
- Primescan and Crown milling on Cerec
Registered Dental Assistant
MINT DENTISTRY
09.2019 - 09.2021
- Compiled comprehensive medical information to aid dental evaluations.
- Produced detailed dental radiographs to assist in identifying cavities and tooth decay.
- Assisted with all general dental treatment with 4 handed dentistry.
Dental Lab Technician/ RDA
Smile Avenue Family Dentistry
12.2023 - 09.2024
- Reduced turnaround time for dental appliances through effective time management and organization skills.
- Worked alongside dentists to design precise dental restorations for patients.
- Completed detailed models of patients' mouths to create accurate devices.
Dental Lab Technician/RDA
Consultants in Dental Aesthetics
Spring, TX
09.2024 - Current
- Completed blood draw, created Mucus plug, sticky bone and membrane for PRF procedures
- Performed routine dentistry tasks every day.
- Achieved precise results in model creation through high-level accuracy maintenance using 3D printing.
Education
Nitrous Oxide Monitoring
Houston Community College
Houston, TX11.2023
Dental Assisting
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
Austin, TX04.2019
Skills
- Dental Impressions
- X-Rays
- Infection control proficiency
- Oral surgery
- Patient data gathering
- Treatment room cleanup
- Equipment sterilization
- Proficient in Dentrix, Open Dental and EagleSoft
- Restorative Dentistry
- 3D scanning Primescan, 3Shape, Itero and Medit
- Crown and bridge production
- Laboratory equipment maintenance
- Quality control standards
- Night guard production
- 3D printing technology
- Model and die work
- Custom shade matching
- Sleep apnea device fabrication
- Computer-aided milling
- Equipment operation
- Work order following
- Quality assurance
- Dental anatomy and occlusion
- Dental terminology
- Reliability
- Active listening
- Effective communication
Timeline
Dental Lab Technician/RDA
Consultants in Dental Aesthetics
09.2024 - Current
Dental Lab Technician/ RDA
Smile Avenue Family Dentistry
12.2023 - 09.2024
Registered Dental Assistant (Lead)
Heartland Dental
02.2023 - 10.2023
Registered Dental Assistant (Lead)
Prime Integrative Dentistry
04.2022 - 08.2022
Registered Dental Assistant
MINT DENTISTRY
09.2019 - 09.2021
Nitrous Oxide Monitoring
Houston Community College
Dental Assisting
Texas Academy of General Dentistry