Patricia (P.J) Koubek
Camp Hill
Summary
Hardworking and passionate dental assistant for 24 years with strong organizational skills eager to secure an advanced-level dental assistant position. Ready to take on new challenges in the dental field.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Opelika Dental Associates
06.2018 - Current
- Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, reducing waste and optimizing resource allocation.
- Collaborated with the dental team to develop customized treatment plans for individual patients.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Conducted preliminary assessments of new patients, gathering crucial information for accurate diagnoses.
- Prepared instruments and equipment for use in dental procedures, ensuring their availability when needed.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
Dental Assistant
East Alabama Family Dentistry
06.2005 - 05.2018
- Job Duties
- Sterilization
- Setting up and breaking down operatories
- Practiced four handed dentistry, assisted with crown, cerec, making temporaries, composite restorations, implants,endo and extractions
- Taking and pouring impressions
- Taking x-rays bitewings, pano's and CBCT's
- Reason for leaving: Promoted to Scheduling/Patient Coordinator
Dental Assistant
Dr. Thomas & Effie Blue D.M.D
04.2002 - 05.2005
- Job Duties
- Opening the office in the morning, starting the developer,autoclave and statim.
- Setting up for patients and practiced all and any four handed dentistry such as crown and bridge making temporaries composite and amalgam fillings and extractions
- Taking and developing all x-rays.
- children prophies and giving OHI.
- Reason for leaving moved put of state
Education
Dental Assisting
Indian River Community College
Vero Beach, FL2002
High School Diploma -
Melbourne High School
Melbourne, FL2000
Skills
- Scheduling
- Proficient in Eaglesoft
- Treatment plan presentation
- Detail-oriented
- Equipment sterilization
- Dental radiography
- Chairside assisting
- Taking and pouring impressions
- Scanning with 3 shape and I-Tero
- Strong communication skills
- First Aid/CPR
- Multitasking
- Dependable and Responsible
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Self-Directed
- Calm Under Pressure
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Opelika Dental Associates
06.2018 - Current
Dental Assistant
East Alabama Family Dentistry
06.2005 - 05.2018
Dental Assistant
Dr. Thomas & Effie Blue D.M.D
04.2002 - 05.2005
Dental Assisting
Indian River Community College
High School Diploma -
Melbourne High School
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