ROBIN WHETSTONE
Saint Francisville,LA
Summary
Driven Dental Assistant successful at building relationships with patients and colleagues. Offers expertise in patient care and education to support optimal oral health outcomes. Attentive and prepared professional dedicated to practice growth and stability.
Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed with five years of experience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Dental Assistant
Brent Wilson
Saint Francisville, Louisiana
12.2010 - 01.2015
- Assisted in patient examinations and dental procedures for optimal care.
- Managed sterilization of dental instruments and equipment for safety compliance.
- Prepared treatment rooms with necessary tools and materials for procedures.
- Supported dentists during procedures by providing instruments and suctioning.
- Coordinated with team members to ensure smooth clinic operations daily.
- Handled inventory management for dental supplies to prevent shortages.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Sterilized instruments according to established guidelines and protocols.
- Took digital X-rays of teeth using radiographic equipment.
- Maintained a neat, clean and organized environment throughout the office.
- Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
- Performed administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, answering telephones and updating patient records.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Greeted patients upon arrival at the office and escorted them to an examination room.
- Assisted in laboratory procedures such as mixing impression materials or pouring casts from impressions taken by dentists.
- Provided support services such as stocking rooms with supplies, cleaning trays and changing linens between patients.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Helped maintain inventory levels of all dental supplies used in day-to-day operations.
- Responded promptly to requests from other staff members or dentists while maintaining a professional demeanor.
- Conducted routine maintenance of equipment used in dentistry operations.
- Assisted dentist in providing dental treatment to patients, including taking patient medical histories and vital signs.
- Took patient blood pressure, pulse and temperature and accurately recorded results in patient charts.
- Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
- Followed dentists' directions for giving patients desensitizing agents to prepare for anesthetic administration.
- Checked with participants throughout procedures to help alleviate anxiety.
- Passed instruments to dentist, gently sprayed water, suctioned fluids and mixed materials to support dentists during procedures.
- Updated patient records with new data and treatment information.
- Gathered and documented patient medical and dental histories and vital signs.
- Took medical and dental history and recorded vital signs of patients.
- Exposed dental diagnostic x-rays.
- Gave patients desensitizing agents to prepare for anesthetic administration.
Education
Robin Whetstone
Saint Francisville, LASkills
- Radiographic imaging
- Sterilization techniques
- Chair-side assistance
- Dental material preparation
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Medical records management
- First aid training
- Oral X-rays
- Chair-side support
- Surgical setup
- Endodontic procedure assistance
- Dental material handling
- Dental procedure preparation
- Chairside assistance
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Brent Wilson
12.2010 - 01.2015
Robin Whetstone