Raygan Smith
Knightdale,NC
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting, and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Something to Smil About
Dr Keisha Brown
04.2021 - Current
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- 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.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for several procedures daily.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- 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.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- 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.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Designed dental report card to explain patient dental health status and treatment plans.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
Education
Dental Assisting Certification - Dental Assisting
Sunrise Dental Assisting
02-2021
High School Diploma -
Broughton High School
Raleigh, NC06-2012
Skills
- Instrument preparation
- EagleSoft proficiency
- Patient records gathering
- Dental staff support
- Oral health education
- Exam room setups
- Chairside assistance
- Data confidentiality measures
- Dental office administration
- Infection control procedures
- Dental procedure preparation
- Local anesthetic proficiency
- Surgical setup
- Infection control proficiency
- Patient intake procedures
- Dental records
- Dental impressions
- Dental staff assistance
- Taking X-rays
- Restorative procedures
- Dental impression specialist
- Strong writing and verbal skills
- Patient data gathering
- Instrument selection
- Treatment room setup
- Disinfecting rooms and equipment
- Sanitation protocols
- Patient schedule management
- Radiography safety
- Sterilization techniques
- Four-handed procedures
Certification
- Certified Dental Assistant
- Polishing
- X-ray Certification
- OSHA Certification
- First aid/CPR
- Emergency Dental Procedures Training
- OSHA Officer
Timeline
Something to Smil About
Dr Keisha Brown
04.2021 - Current
- Certified Dental Assistant
- Polishing
- X-ray Certification
- OSHA Certification
- First aid/CPR
- Emergency Dental Procedures Training
- OSHA Officer
Dental Assisting Certification - Dental Assisting
Sunrise Dental Assisting
High School Diploma -
Broughton High School
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