Patricia A Velasco
Fullerton,CA
Summary
Friendly dental assistant with several years of success building strong relationships with patients and providing quality support during dental procedures. Knowledgeable and experienced in dental procedures. Works well with all personality types when interacting with patients and staff.
Team player supporting coworkers.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Register Dental Assistant
Rockwall Dental Associates South
Fullerton, California
05.2021 - 05.2026
- Fostered welcoming office environment through collaboration with team members.
- Prepared treatment rooms and sterilized instruments according to safety protocols.
- Created bitewing, panoramic and periapical X-ray images for dentist to review.
- Prepared and organized trays of instruments for efficient dental procedures.
- Took alginate impressions to make bleaching trays.
- Assisted dentists during procedures to ensure patient comfort and efficiency.
- Assisted dentists in permanent composite fillings, permanent Zirconia crowns and implant crowns. Also involved in making and cementing temporary crowns.
- Aided the dentist during root canal treatments and dental build-up procedures to ensure patient comfort and procedural efficiency.
- Scanned patient images for lab use in fabricating night guards or essix retainers.
RDA
Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
Garden Grove, California
10.2008 - 05.2021
- Assisted dentist with treatments including restorations, composite fillings, stainless steel crowns, extractions, space maintainers, and sealants to ensure quality care.
- Assisted the dentist while the patient was under General anesthesia, Oral Sedation or Nitrous Oxide.
- Assisted pediatric dentists during examinations and procedures.
- Educated children and parents on oral hygiene practices and preventive care to promote better dental health.
- Collaborated with dental team to improve patient experiences and workflows.
- Operated mobile unit providing preventive dental services at schools, enhancing access to care for underserved communities.
- Assisted in the Smile clinic (CHOC) with taking impressions on newborn patients with Cleft Lip and Palate for the (NAM) Nasoalveolar Molding.
- Also assisted our dentists from HSK at (CHOC) hospital when our patients were medically medically compromised and needed dental treatment under General Anesthesia.
Education
Register Dental Assistant
ROP
Anaheim, CA11-2001
High School Diploma -
Anaheim High School
Anaheim, CA05-1999
Skills
- Dental assisting techniques
- Radiographic techniques
- Digital radiography proficiency
- Open dental and Dentrix
- Four-handed procedures
- treatment preparation
- instrument sterilization
- Disinfecting rooms and equipment
- quality assurance
- patient comfort
- patient education
- Patient interactions
- bilingual (Spanish)
- team collaboration
- Multitasking
- problem solving
- effective communication
- Adult dentistry
- Digital radiography proficiency
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Register Dental Assistant
Rockwall Dental Associates South
05.2021 - 05.2026
RDA
Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
10.2008 - 05.2021
Register Dental Assistant
ROP
High School Diploma -
Anaheim High School