Pamela Dickey
Brazil,IN
Summary
Early-career Expanded Functions Dental Assistant with experience supporting fillings, crowns, temporary restorations, and preventive care. Strong in patient communication, infection control protocols, and treatment room preparation. Known for maintaining comfort, accuracy, and smooth patient flow in busy dental settings.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Avon Dental Center
Avon, IN
03.2024 - 04.2026
- Assisted dentist with expanded functions during fillings, crowns, and temporary restorations.
- Took accurate dental impressions and fabricated provisional restorations for patient visits.
- Provided chairside support for procedures, maintaining sterile technique and patient comfort.
- Prepared treatment rooms and organized instruments for restorative and preventive procedures.
Education
High School Diploma -
South Putnam High School
Greencastle05-1993
Health Occupations - Health Education
Area 30
Greencastle, IN05-1993
Skills
- Restorative procedures
- Temporary crown fabrication
- Crown specialist
- Fluoride treatments
- Disinfection and sterilization
- Coronal polishing
- Sedation dentistry support
- Endodontic assistance
- Periodontal support
- Orthodontic assistance
- Dental impressions
- Impression taking
- Dental radiography
- X-ray proficiency
- Full mouth radiographs
- Dental staff support
- Electronic dental record (EDR)
- Henry schein dentrix
- Dentrix practice management software
- Surgical assistance
- Surgical extractions
- Chairside support
- Treatment planning
- Treatment room preparation
- Treatment room setup
- Treatment room breakdown
- Instrument tray preparation
- Instrument sterilization
- Disinfection and sterilization
- Equipment sterilization
- Autoclave operation
- Infection control protocols
- Infection control proficiency
- Sterilization techniques
- Patient assessment
- Oral examination
- Oral health assessments
- Oral hygiene education
- Oral hygiene techniques
- Fluoride treatments
- Preventive care
- Patient education
- Patient counseling
- Postoperative care instructions
- Patient care
- Patient communication
- Patient flow management
- Appointment scheduling
- Intake procedures
- Records management
- Record organization
- Medical and dental histories
- Medical records management
- Data verification
- Insurance coordination
- Insurance verification
- Insurance billing
- Dental billing
- Payment processing
- Customer support
- Supply ordering
- Inventory management
- Inventory replenishment
- Feedback collection
- Office administration
- Dental office administration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptable to change
- Manual dexterity
- First aid trained
- CPR/AED
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Emergency response
- Procedure support
- Periodontal therapies
- Dental staff support
- Dental staff assistance
- Dental material handling
- Relationship building
- Charting
- X-ray proficiency
- Dental staff assistance
- Procedure support
- Periodontal therapies
- Crown and bridge construction
- Coronal polishing
- Insurance verification
- Record organization
- Patterson eaglesoft
- Patient care
- Payment processing
- Dental billing
- Feedback collection
- Office administration
- Insurance billing
Accomplishments
I have also went for training for Conscious Sedation.
I have training with digital scanning as well.
Timeline
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Avon Dental Center
03.2024 - 04.2026
High School Diploma -
South Putnam High School
Health Occupations - Health Education
Area 30