Shakeema Shuler
Summary
Compassionate Dental Assistant with experience helping Dentist prepare, preform and document procedures. Highly skilled in digital x-rays, and manual processing, also four handed dentistry, and billing.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant Volunteer
Laifook Martina S DDS
Jersey City, NJ
04.2014 - 10.2014
- Took dental radiographs, following strict patient protection rules.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment.
- Warmly greeted patients and helped them fill out intake and consent forms.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics like patients’ blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
Dental Assistant
DSW
Jersey City, New Jersey
10.2014 - 06.2015
•Worked chairside assisting family Dentist with routine cleaning and specialized procedures, making patients feel as relaxed as possible and prepare them for treatment.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics like patients blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
- Warmly greeted patients and helped them fill out intake and consent forms.
- Provided patient education on dental hygiene and pre- and post-surgical care.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids and mixing materials for casts or impressions.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, including placing napkins and patient safety devices.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by prepping for permanent or temporary fillings.
- Took dental radiographs, following strict patient protection rules.
- Helped dentists restore teeth using permanent or temporary fillings.
- Assisted dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies when necessary.
- Administered appropriate amounts of topical and local anesthetics and nitrous oxide.
- Completed patient paperwork and scanned into Dentrix system.
- Set up examination room and dental trays in preparation for examinations and procedures.
- Assisted with or instituted emergency procedures for sudden adverse developments during treatments.
- Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records.
- Sharpened and sterilized dental instruments.
- Maintained clear, organized dental records and reports.
- Successfully completed OSHA, ADA and HIPAA compliance trainings.
- Took impressions for retainers and appliances.
Education
Certificate - Dental Assistant
Dental Assistant Academy
2018
Certificate for completion of 900 hours in Dental Assistant Program - Dental Assistant
The Institute for Health Education
2014
Certificate for completion of 79 hours of Radiology within the Dental Assistant Program - Radiology
The Institute for Health Education
2014
Skills
CPR AED Certificate
Chairside assisting
Panoramic, intraoral, x-rays
Poured alganate model prepare for lab
Ultrasonic/ Autoclave instruments
Microsoft/ Computer skills
Orthodontist,Endodontist, Prosthodontist, and General office setting
Mixed alganate impressions
Sterilization
Charting
Timeline
Dental Assistant
DSW
10.2014 - 06.2015
Dental Assistant Volunteer
Laifook Martina S DDS
04.2014 - 10.2014
Certificate - Dental Assistant
Dental Assistant Academy
Certificate for completion of 900 hours in Dental Assistant Program - Dental Assistant
The Institute for Health Education
Certificate for completion of 79 hours of Radiology within the Dental Assistant Program - Radiology
The Institute for Health Education
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