Sebastian Sierra Ochoa

Worked with patients receiving cancer care during a supervised preventive dentistry rotation at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. The rotation focused on protecting oral health during cancer treatment through patient education, personalized oral-hygiene guidance, and preventive care intended to reduce avoidable oral complications.

Participated in a supervised hospital-based rotation focused on reviewing complex dental cases involving patients with significant medical conditions. Case discussions examined how systemic diseases, medical histories, and ongoing treatments influenced dental risk assessment, treatment planning, necessary modifications, and referral decisions.

• Completing a four-month community-based rotation providing supervised general dental care to children, adults, and older patients from Villa de Leyva and surrounding rural communities.
• Conducting patient evaluations, diagnosis, treatment planning, preventive and restorative care, urgent care, and oral-health education.
• Adapting treatment plans to available resources, referral access, transportation difficulties, and each patient’s ability to return for follow-up care.

• Conducted one-on-one tutoring sessions in various subjects to enhance student understanding.
• Created interactive quizzes and tests for gauging student understanding of course material.
• Prepared visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to foster learning.

• Developed personalized lesson plans for diverse student needs.
• Evaluated student progress through tailored assessments and feedback.
• Adapted teaching methods according to the individual needs of each student.
• Taught students how to study, take notes, and complete American style test questions.

• Guided junior dental students in preclinical fixed prosthodontics, emphasizing techniques in tooth preparations, provisional restorations, and foundational restorative principles to enhance their skill proficiency.
• Delivered hands-on demonstrations and tailored feedback, fostering technical accuracy and boosting clinical confidence among students.
• Facilitated engaging tutoring sessions to enhance student understanding.
• Developed personalized lesson plans for diverse student needs.
• Utilized educational software to track student progress effectively.

• Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices and taking diagnostic images.
• Performed in-office dental laboratory procedures using both digital and conventional workflows, including CAD/CAM technology and traditional techniques such as pouring impressions, fabricating stone models, wax-ups, acrylic processing, and finishing and polishing dental prostheses.
• Coordinated appointment scheduling, managed incoming calls, and maintained accurate patient records to support clinic operations.