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Shanice Elan

2182 N Saint Pedro Ave,AZ

Summary

Talented Dental Assistant with 8 years of experience working with dental staff to treat patients. Skilled at taking dental x-rays, preparing dental impressions and assisting dental hygienists and dentists. Expert at creating and maintaining clean and sterile environments.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dental Assistant

Dental Assisting
11835 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA
02.2024 - Current
  • Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
  • Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
  • Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.

Dental Assistant

Dental Assisting
6790 Top Gun St. San Diego
11.2022 - 02.2024
  • X-rays
  • Sterilization
  • Coronal Polish
  • Pit and Fissure
  • Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.

(Helped most of the time with our Periodontist Drs.)

Dental Technician

Dental Technician
Argen Corporation
08.2018 - 09.2021
  • Built and shaped wax teeth for patient replacements after reading and double-checking prescriptions and patient needs.
  • Mixed porcelain and other materials for tooth molds used in offices and laboratories with high-quality and accurate results.
  • Tested completed appliances for functionality before shipping them to patients or dental offices.
  • Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
  • Trained or supervised other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
  • Removed excess metal or porcelain and polished surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines.
  • Constructed artificial metal and porcelain teeth with attractive finishes and durable frameworks.

Retail Sales Associate

Retail
3030 Plaza Bonita Rd National City, CA 91950
07.2018 - 08.2020
  • Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
  • Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
  • Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
  • Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
  • Built customer loyalty and retention by delivering excellent shopping experiences.
  • Volunteered for extra shifts during holidays and other busy periods to alleviate staffing shortages.
  • Delivered energetic responses to customers in-store and by telephone, going above and beyond to serve needs.

Dental Assistant

Dental Assisting
Naple Plaza Dental Practice
03.2017 - 05.2019
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Taking X-rays
  • Coronal Polish
  • Pit and Fissure
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.

Education

Dental Assistant Certification - Dental Assisting

Concorde Career College
San Diego, CA
01.2017

High School Diploma -

Otay Ranch Senior High School
Chula Vista, CA
03.2015

Skills

  • Patient Services
  • Equipment Sterilization
  • Patient Counseling
  • Inventory Management
  • Treatment Room Breakdown
  • Office Management
  • Dental staff assistance
  • Dental impressions
  • Patient Scheduling
  • Treatment room setup
  • Infection control proficiency
  • Dental Radiography
  • Electronic Charting
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Team Collaboration
  • Sterilization techniques
  • Dental terminology knowledge
  • Dental impression specialist
  • Patient data gathering
  • X-rays
  • Coronal Polish
  • Sealants
  • Memorizing what is the best for the Doctors instruments
  • Organizing
  • Neat
  • Being on time to work to prepare the instruments for the patients
  • Team work

Certification

  • Certified Dental Assistant

Working Out

Working out is a passionate hobby that strives e to push myself to accomplish goals and build confidence and influence those around me. I Enjoy working out most of the time on my free time. I love seeing the results and making friends at the gym. Working out helped me build my confidence again and able to teach others who are just starting. :)  Working Out has built you into the person i become. Makes you focused determined goal driven and consistent.

Additional Information

I also do social media on the side. I love creating contents, I enjoy taking videos, pictures and editing them.

I do more of fitness, Beauty and modeling. I love teaching and learning world wide. I also use social media to connect with audiences all over the world to build communities with similar passions and spread positivity teaching and learning new ways of life.

Languages

Tagalog
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Dental Assisting
02.2024 - Current

Dental Assistant

Dental Assisting
11.2022 - 02.2024

Dental Technician

Dental Technician
08.2018 - 09.2021

Retail Sales Associate

Retail
07.2018 - 08.2020

Dental Assistant

Dental Assisting
03.2017 - 05.2019

Dental Assistant Certification - Dental Assisting

Concorde Career College

High School Diploma -

Otay Ranch Senior High School
  • Certified Dental Assistant
Shanice Elan