Rylee Prindle

• Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
• Performed Orthodontic chair-side duties for Orthodontic Dentistry, bonding's and adjustment of braces.
• Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
• Prepared patient for orthodontist and performed simple tasks such as tightening braces.
• Took x-rays, photographs and impressions of patients' teeth and mouth.

• Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
• Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings and impressions.
• Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
• Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, and applying lead aprons.
• Educated patients on postoperative care, including how to protect dental work and boost healing.
• Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.

I completed this program and have fully learned all of the skill sets for this profession, I am now working on perfecting them.

I began completing approximately two years of pre-requisites classes for Dental- Biology.