Rachel Feller
Wantagh,NY.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Dr Robert West
02.2004 - 10.2023
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 6 procedures daily.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- 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.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
Dental Assistant
Dentemp
03.2015 - 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.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- 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.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
Periodontal Surgical Assistant
Dr. Juval Spector
01.2019 - Current
- Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
- Kept views unobstructed by retracting, sponging, and suctioning surgical sites.
- Protected patients from infection by setting up and managing sterile operating fields.
- Paid close attention to operating procedures for adherence to established surgical techniques.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
Education
No Degree - Dental Assistant Program
Nassau Boces
1 Merrick Ave, Westbury, NY 1159006.1998
High School Diploma -
Wantagh High School
Wantagh, NY06.1997
Skills
- Setting Up Equipment
- Periodontal Treatment
- Pre-Surgical Preparation
- Oral Health Care
- Passing Surgical Instruments
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Active Listening
- Safe Sharps Disposal
- Verbal Comprehension
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- Surgical Tools
- Tool Sterilizing
- Surgical Extractions
- Emotional Support
- OSHA Regulations
- Proper Waste Disposal
- Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
- Four-Handed Procedures
- Dentrix Proficiency
- Dental Impressions
- X-Ray Processing
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Electronic Charting
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Digital Radiographs
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Inventory Replenishment
Timeline
Periodontal Surgical Assistant
Dr. Juval Spector
01.2019 - Current
Dental Assistant
Dentemp
03.2015 - Current
Dental Assistant
Dr Robert West
02.2004 - 10.2023
No Degree - Dental Assistant Program
Nassau Boces
High School Diploma -
Wantagh High School
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