Ruthie Benson

· Remove and place arch wires

· Bond & deboned metal and ceramic brackets.

· Place & remove steel ties

· Bonding attachments / buttons for aligner patients

· Bonding motion carrier appliances

· Assisting in seating URPE's & fitting bands for URPES (upper rapid palatal expanders)

· Giving OHI to patients and parents

· Taking ortho records which include orthodontic photos, ceph, pano, scanning w/ iTero

· Tray set ups, chair breakdown, infection control sterilization of instruments.

· Marketing drops

· working with Dolphin ortho software

· Aligners: Dentsply-Suresmile, 3m, U-lab & Invisalign

· Aligner refi's- submitting sub notes, photo's & scan

· Lab fabrication of essix's retainers

· Fabrication of Sprint-Ray 3-D imaging: from software gathering, to finishing/curing 3-D models

· General sterilization

· Typical general dental assisting skills

· Rubber dam placement

· Placement & removing Trio-dent sectional matrix

· Fabricating, placing, removing temporary crowns/bridges

· Assisting in: crown preps, crown seats, restorations-fillings, implant crown and brides, silver diming, sealants, New patient exams,

· Perio charting

· X-rays: pa's, BWX, FMX's

· Digital scanning with 3-Shape:Trios technology

· Turning over restorative/hygiene rooms

· Dentrix software & Dexis digital x rays

· Taking and pouring up Whitening, NG, denture, flipper impressions

· Adjusting and delivering NG's - Did not feel comfortable doing, (**outside the scope of dental assisting)

· Adjusting occlusal bite & Permanent crowns- Did not feel comfortable doing this (**outside the scope of dental assisting)

• Basic: Chair side assisting, Sterilization, lab/ model work, fabrication of bleach trays, turning over rooms, taking & developing x-rays, children prophys, digital X-rays with Eagle Software
• Dentrix Software, Dexis radiology Software, Infection Control: Midmark 11, Statim G4
• Expanded Duties: packing cord, Structure temporary crowns, placing dental dams, placing liners/bases, placing matrixes, sealant placement, ordering & keeping track of supplies, proficient in DSN scheduling software

• Basic: General chair side assisting with children under the age of 18, 100% of patients were special needs
• Orthodontic & Oral Surgery assisting, Dental assisting in the OR with general anesthetic

• Basic: Chair side assisting, Sterilization, lab/ model work, fabrication of bleach trays, turning over rooms, taking & developing x-rays, children prophys
• Expanded Duties: packing cord, Structure temporary crowns, placing dental dams, placing liners/bases, placing matrixes, sealant placement, ordering & keeping track of supplies, proficient in DSN scheduling software

• Basic: Chair side assisting, sterilization, lab/ model work, fabrication of bleach trays & custom impression trays, turning over rooms, children prohpys
• Expanded duties: packing cord, Luxatemp temporary crowns, oral surgery using sterile technique, placing dental dams, ordering & keeping track of dental material, proficient in Genesis scheduling software

• Basic: General chair side assisting with children under the age of 18, 90% of patients were special needs
• Orthodontic assisting, Friday’s on call

• Basic: chair side assisting, sterilization, lab/ model work, fabrication of bleach trays & custom impression trays, turning over rooms, children prohpys
• Expanded Duties: packing cord, Integrity temporary crowns, adjusting & polishing permanent crowns, dental dam placement, matrix placement, ordering materials