Sandra Pierre
Dental Assistant
FORT WAYNE,IN
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting with polishing and fluoride treatments. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Neighborhood Health
FORT WAYNE, United States
07.2019 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- 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.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, crown,endo, casts and impressions.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Used eCW to document and maintain patient information and health background.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns, permanent and temporary bridges.
Deli Associate
Walmart
FORT WAYNE, IN
11.2016 - 06.2018
- Carefully prepared orders by slicing, weighing and packaging cheeses and meats and accurately calculated prices.
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Strictly followed sanitation and food safety guidelines as required by regulatory agencies and company.
- Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.
- Opened new inventory and rotated stock by dates to maintain freshness.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock and following proper storage procedures.
- Listened carefully to customer instructions and prepared orders according to those preferences.
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Delivered exemplary customer service to guests, even in peak business periods to promote retention.
- Learned other teammates' work tasks to train as backup.
- Communicated effectively with customers to plan large or specialized orders, providing customers with recommendations, samples and response to particular requests.
- Took special orders for event catering and party trays, assisting customers by recommending additional items, condiments and garnishes.
- Calculated total items needed to assemble party trays and placed orders for inventory.
Packer
Mohawk Farms
Hammonton, NJ
06.2013 - 08.2013
- Completed daily orders with expert picking and packing of shipments.
- Protected materials for transport by correctly packaging products in boxes and crates.
- Complied with safety, health and environmental regulations as prescribed by law.
- Performed required housekeeping to keep work areas clean such as sweeping floors, putting trash in trash containers and picking up product from floor.
- Quickly and properly wrapped and boxed blueberries and apples items, maintaining uniformity to meet fulfillment targets.
- Maintained safety and efficiency while loading over more than hundreds pounds of blueberries products into packaging equipment.
- Picking the blueberries from the trees.
Education
Dental Assistant - Dental Assisting
Ross Medical Education Center
Fort Wayne, IN10.2018
High School Diploma -
Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PA08.2017
Skills
- Infection Control Protocols
- Instrument Tray Preparation
- Health Record Documentation
- Cast Pouring, Trimming and Polishing
- Taking X-Rays
- Fluoride Treatments
- Restorative Procedures
- Root Canal
- Preliminary and Custom Impressions
- Temporary Restoration Fabrication
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Patient Care Standards
Certification
- Licensed Radiology
- Certified Polishing and Fluoride
- CPR
Languages
Creole
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Neighborhood Health
07.2019 - Current
Deli Associate
Walmart
11.2016 - 06.2018
Packer
Mohawk Farms
06.2013 - 08.2013
Dental Assistant - Dental Assisting
Ross Medical Education Center
High School Diploma -
Penn Foster Career School
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