Shelby Nevens
Shelbyville,TN
Summary
Reliable and organized Expanded Functions Dental Assistant offering over 5 years of experience. Experienced in chairside assisting, taking x-rays, taking CBCT's, patient relation, instrument sterilization, making temporary crowns, scanning for digital impressions and traditional impressions.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Clements Dental
09.2023 - Current
- Building strong rapport with patients through empathetic communication, gaining trust in our dental care providers.
- Successfully managed patient anxiety and improved their experience with effective communication and empathetic care practices.
- Skillfully manage dental emergencies, stabilizing patients and coordinating appropriate follow-up care.
- Assisting with chairside duties such as taking impressions and fabricating temporary crowns.
- Assisting dentists in complex procedures, ensuring efficient and high-quality treatment outcomes.
- Managing patient records with attention to detail, updating medical histories and inputting relevant information into the practice management software system.
- Providing comprehensive oral hygiene education for patients, promoting long-term dental health.
- Creating a welcoming and calming environment for patients by maintaining orderliness and cleanliness in all treatment areas.
- Currently taking 50+ x-rays per week.
- Increasing efficiency in dental treatments by proficiently assisting in various dental procedures such as fillings, extractions, and crowns.
- Sanitizing trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Educating patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Preparing patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Preparing and sterilizing instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Assisting dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Organizing efficient tray set ups for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Zoom whitening procedures
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Lane Dentistry
04.2021 - 09.2023
- Taking 50 + x-rays.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials.
- Breaking down and setting up rooms.
- Ordering supplies.
- Assisting with Cerec crowns
- Taking blood for PRP membranes when placing implants or bone graft.
- Placing and adjusting 10+ fillings weekly.
- Making temporary crowns.
- Experience with Dentrix.
- Taking alginate impressions.
- Pouring models.
- Managing lab cases.
- Packing cord.
- Digital impressions.
- Supported dentist during oral surgeries, ensuring proper instrument preparation and sterilization procedures were followed.
Registered Dental Assistant
Family Dental Care Of Smyrna (Heartland Dental)
02.2019 - 04.2021
- 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.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns and sealants.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay, and areas needing treatment.
- Used Dentrix to document and maintain patient information and health background.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 8 + procedures daily.
Education
Certification in Restorative Functions - Restorative Functions
Meharry Medical College - School of Dentistry
Nashville, TN06.2021
Certification As Registered Dental Assistant - Dental Assisting
Middle Tennessee Professional Training Institute
Murfreesboro, TN2018
Skills
- Restorative functions
- Nitrous Oxide monitoring
- CPR certified
- Temporary crown fabrication
- X-ray certified
Timeline
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Clements Dental
09.2023 - Current
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Lane Dentistry
04.2021 - 09.2023
Registered Dental Assistant
Family Dental Care Of Smyrna (Heartland Dental)
02.2019 - 04.2021
Certification in Restorative Functions - Restorative Functions
Meharry Medical College - School of Dentistry
Certification As Registered Dental Assistant - Dental Assisting
Middle Tennessee Professional Training Institute
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