SHERI ZAPIEN
Aurora,CO
Summary
Experienced dental assistant with over a decade of hands-on experience in general dentistry. Known for flexibility, dependability, and excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills. Eager to join a dental team that prioritizes top-notch patient care and contribute positively to the overall success of the practice.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental EDDA
Dr. Cameron Auger and Associates
Centennial, CO
09.2024 - 04.2025
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, temporary fillings, and impressions. Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns. Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
Dental EDDA
Open and Affordable
Aurora, CO
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Contributed to effective team communication, coordinating with front office staff regarding patient scheduling and insurance matters. Assisted dentists in complex dental procedures, ensuring a smooth and efficient process for both the dentist and the patient. Provided excellent work with placement of fillings, crowns and other dental procedures. Explained treatment procedures and home care guidelines. Assisted in training new hires on office protocols, equipment usage, and best practices for chair side assistance.
Dental EDDA
Signature Dental
Denver, CO
09.2021 - 09.2023
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties. Provided excellent chair side assistance during examinations, cleanings, fillings, extractions, root canals, crown placements, and other dental procedures. Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies. Deliver Invisalign cases placed attachments, and removal of attachments.
Dental Assistant
COMFORT DENTAL
Aurora, CO
05.2012 - 04.2014
- Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and prevention of dental diseases. Proficiently assisted four (4) dentist with diagnostic, preventative, general, endodontic, surgical and periodontics procedures. Amalgam/Composite restoration, Polished and applied sealants and fluoride. Alginate impressions for bleach trays, night guards, flippers, full and partial try ins and. Gently and skillfully took digital radiographs. Made temporary crown, seated crowns, and denture adjustments.
Dental Assistant
GREEN VALLEY RANCH MODERN SMILES AND ORTHODONTICS
Green Valley Ranch, CO
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Infection control, including sanitation of rooms, instruments, as well as sterile field set-ups. Supported clinical staff of two (2) dentists providing excellent patient care for an office averaging 25 patients per day. Chair side assistance, instrument transfer, surgical experience white root canal and restorative crowns utilizing CEREC. Assisted with the fallowing procedures Fillings, extractions, inlays/onlays, and dentures. Hygiene exams including prophylaxis, coronal polishing and periodontal charting.
Education
DENTAL ASSISTANT - undefined
Pima Medical Institute
Denver, CO01.2012
PRE-ENGINEERING - undefined
Community Collage of Denver Colorado
Denver, CO01.2003
Skills
- Prosthodontics
- Cosmetic restoration
- Digital radiology
- Dentrix
- Bleaching and whitening
- Temporary crown fabrication
- Crown seat
- Pedo prophylaxis
- Oral hygiene
- Post op instructions
- Sterilization/Tray set up
- Oral surgery
- Coronal polishing ability
- Sealants
- Impression taking
- Chairside assisting
- Anterior composite technique
- Posterior composite technique
- Composite restoration
- Appointment scheduling
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Electronic charting
Timeline
Dental EDDA
Dr. Cameron Auger and Associates
09.2024 - 04.2025
Dental EDDA
Open and Affordable
09.2023 - 09.2024
Dental EDDA
Signature Dental
09.2021 - 09.2023
Dental Assistant
COMFORT DENTAL
05.2012 - 04.2014
Dental Assistant
GREEN VALLEY RANCH MODERN SMILES AND ORTHODONTICS
01.2012 - 04.2012
DENTAL ASSISTANT - undefined
Pima Medical Institute
PRE-ENGINEERING - undefined
Community Collage of Denver Colorado