Olta Balla

In addition to the traditional responsibilities of a Dental Hygienist, some key skills and responsibilities that the practice relied upon:

• Supported the strategic opening of 3 new offices including; staffing, office and insurance billing, inventory management, and training.
• Maintained accurate medical and dental records by documenting important patient data in Open Dental, Eaglesoft and DentiMax; focusing on capturing both medical and interpersonal details.
• Carried out advanced dental cleaning services; including full mouth debridement, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenances.
• Supported dentists during emergency dental situations by assisting with extractions, root canals, and composite procedures.
• Correctly administered local anesthetic and adjunctive therapies such as fluoride treatments, sealants and irrigation.

• Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
• Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
• Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
• Performed general chair-side duties to assist with various procedures, including general, ortho, endo and oral surgery.
• Scheduled appointments for new and existing patients, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads to optimize office utilization rates.