Nathalie Corchado
North Miami Beach,FL
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Ruperto Gonzalez
01.2018 - 11.2022
- 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.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
- Provided diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
- Assisted dentist with paperwork and billing protocol for both routine and less common procedures.
- Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Dentistry
Universidad Ciencias Médicas Camaguey
Cuba07.2014
Skills
- Dental Staff Assistance
- Office Management
- Medical Records Management
- Dental Impressions
- Four-Handed Procedures
- Patient Intake Procedures
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Strong Manual Dexterity
- Dentrix Proficiency
- Oral Surgery
- Taking X-Rays
- Team Collaboration
- Surgical Extractions
- Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
- Chair Side Assistance
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Sterilization Techniques
- Radiography Safety
- Instrument Selection
- Surgical Setup
- Sealant Application
- Emergency Dental Care
- Periodontics and Endodontics
- Full Mouth Radiographs
- Occlusal Registrations
- Impression Taking
- Autoclave Operation
- Oral Health Care
- Patient Counseling
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Ruperto Gonzalez
01.2018 - 11.2022
Bachelor of Science - Dentistry
Universidad Ciencias Médicas Camaguey
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