Quenia Austin
Selah,WA
Summary
Patient-focused Dental Assistant offering 30 years of experience in providing dentistry support in rapidly growing dental offices. Skilled in preparing patients for examinations and providing chairside assistance during routine and complex procedures. Quick to build relationships and successful in easing patients anxiety.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Creekside Dental
Yakima , WA
1993.10 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for [Number] procedures daily.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images by [Action] for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment, [Action] and [Action].
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Typed patient data into computer system using Dentrix while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
Education
High School Diploma -
Wapato High School
Wapato, WA06.1992
Skills
- Instrument Tray Preparation
- Occlusal Registrations
- Medical Charting
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Oral Health Assessments
- Preliminary Impressions
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Oral Hygiene Techniques
- Taking Medical and Dental Histories
- Emergency Dental Care
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Implant Restoration
- Nitrous Oxide
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Dental Radiography
- Patient Schedule Management
- Restorative Dentistry
- Temporary Restorations
- Restorative Procedures
- Digital Radiographs
- Dentrix Proficiency
- Critical Thinking
- Oral Surgery
- Sealant Application
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Surgical Extractions
- Dental Supply Inventory
- Rubber Dam Placement
- General Anesthetic
- Post-Operative Procedures
- Addressing Patient Inquiries
- Composite Materials
- Office Supplies and Inventory
- Impression Taking
- Payment Collection
- Tooth Extraction
- Cement Removal
- Appliance Fitting and Adjustment
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Creekside Dental
1993.10 - Current
High School Diploma -
Wapato High School
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