Omega Sanders

Loganville,CA

Summary

Reliable Dental Assistant and Hygiene Assistant with 22 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures, hygiene procedures and front desk duties. Expert in scheduling patients, taking dental radiographs, zoom whiting, and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients. Always on time with a smile and great work ethics.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant and Hygiene Assistant

Great Expressions

04.2000 - Current

Acted as lead hygiene assistant by assisting 5 hygienists and two hygiene assistants by coordinating and scheduling the hygienists and the assistants along with training the assistants in their duties to insure a smooth and uninterrupted work flow.
Provided excellent customer service to patients and their families through positive patient relations and explanation of dental procedures.
Captured patients' dental radiographs and provided to dentist for interpretation and diagnosis.
Administered routine dental hygiene procedures and treatments.
Assisted doctors and hygienists during root canals, cavity fillings and wisdom teeth extraction.
Familiar with every aspect of managing, scheduling and performing hygiene assistant duties, expanded duties dental assistant duties as well as the logistics associated with these duties

Dental Assistant W/ Expanded Duties

DDS Staffing Resources

02.1999 - 03.2000

Operated x-ray equipment.
Applied fluoride varnish and sealants.
Assisted in coronal polishing.
Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
During this period I worked in several dental offices and with several dentists and adapted to their individual requirements on a daily basis to meet the teams needs.

Education

Certified Dental Assistant With Expanded Duties. - Dental Assisting With Expanded Duties

Medix School, Marietta, GA

06.1997

CPR certification.
Qualified X-Ray Technician.
Expanded duties including sealants and crown and bridge work.
Trained to take BP and Temp readings.
Trained several dental programs used in dental offices.
Trained to be acting Dental Manager in the absence of the Manager.
Over the course of 20 plus years I have worked in every aspect of dentistry except Dentist and Hygienist.
Maintained office supplies in a lean manner and used FIFO when dispensing supplies.

GED -

Fort Knox H.S, Fort Knox, KY

06.1996

Fort Knox High School. Military duties of my Guardian caused me to end HS and take a GED instead.

Skills

Oral Hygiene Techniques
Protective Coatings
Medical Charting
Dental Impressions
Restorative Procedures
Dental Supply Inventory

Coronal Polishing
Fluoride Treatments
Henry Schein Dentrix
Placing Crowns
Chair side Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC)
Arrival Procedures

Timeline

Dental Assistant and Hygiene Assistant - Great Expressions

04.2000 - Current

Dental Assistant W/ Expanded Duties - DDS Staffing Resources

02.1999 - 03.2000

Medix School - Certified Dental Assistant With Expanded Duties., Dental Assisting With Expanded Duties

Fort Knox H.S - GED,