Dental Assistant Student Intern
Park Dental
Stillwater
- Prepared examination rooms by setting up necessary instruments and materials.
- Sterilized instruments according to established guidelines and protocols.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Assisted dentist during examination by retracting patient's tongue and cheeks.
- Assisted dentist in providing dental treatment to patients, including taking patient medical histories and vital signs.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
- Assisted dentist during a variety of treatment procedures.