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Simona Amin

Jersey City,NJ

Summary

Compassionate Registered Dental Hygienist known for high productivity and efficient completion of tasks. Skill set includes patient education, periodontal therapy, and digital radiography, ensuring comprehensive dental care. Excel in communication, empathy, and time management, vital for fostering positive patient experiences and maintaining effective workflow in fast-paced environments. Background in patient care, dental procedures and providing oral hygiene education. Highly skilled in preventive treatment plans, periodontal therapy and managing dental emergencies. Demonstrated success in building strong relationships with patients, bringing a reassuring demeanor to all interactions. Consistently contributed to improving overall patient health through personalized care and attention to detail.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Dental Hygienist

Prosmiles
Irvington, New Jersey
10.2024 - 10.2025
  • Conducted comprehensive dental cleanings and assessments for diverse patient populations.
  • Educated patients on oral hygiene techniques and preventive care practices.
  • Assisted in developing customized treatment plans based on patient needs.
  • Collaborated with dentists to ensure optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
  • Maintained accurate patient records and updated medical histories regularly.
  • Implemented infection control protocols to ensure a safe clinical environment.
  • Utilized digital tools for patient scheduling and record management efficiently.
  • Trained new staff on office procedures and best practices in dental hygiene.
  • Performed periodontal charting and took intraoral radiographs.
  • Provided preventive dental care services such as cleaning teeth and instructing patients on oral hygiene techniques.
  • Took dental images and X-rays to identify areas of concern and presented to dentists for review.
  • Removed deposits from teeth by scaling and root planing with hand or ultrasonic instruments.
  • Customized dental prophylactic treatment to meet individual patients' needs.
  • Educated patients about proper oral health care, including diet, brushing, flossing, and the use of fluoride.
  • Managed sterilization processes for dental equipment according to OSHA guidelines.
  • Instructed patients on dental hygiene and oral care by demonstrating effective flossing and brushing techniques and recommending quality oral care products.
  • Ensured that infection control procedures were followed at all times during treatments.
  • Assessed patient needs for further dental treatment and referred them to appropriate dentists or specialists.
  • Examined gums manually and visually to determine periodontal disease and screen for oral cancer.
  • Monitored patients for pain and administered topical anesthetic to numb sensitive areas.
  • Participated in continuing education courses related to advances in the field of dentistry.
  • Applied sealants, fluorides, desensitizing agents, topical anesthetics, cavity varnishes, and other restorative materials to teeth surfaces as needed.
  • Scheduled appointments for follow-up visits with dentists or hygienists as needed.
  • Managed dental records and entered information into system, keeping important patient information on file.
  • Reviewed patient charts before providing care in order to ensure accuracy of information.

DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTOR- Clinical Sciences (Practical ) and Director of Law and Ethics in Dental Hygiene Course

Eastern International College
Jersey City, NJ
02.2021 - 12.2023
  • Evaluated students on their performance during every clinical session.
  • Grading criteria have been established by the faculty to evaluate students’ ability to assess, treatment plan, implement the developed plan, implement and evaluate according to the Dental Hygiene Process of Care and the extent of the success of treatment provided.
  • Student grading and patient tracked conducted utilizing TalEval. (Dental Hygiene Program system of grading).
  • Observed Hygiene students when asked to demonstrate both maintenance of and increased competency in clinical skills. This will be accomplished by requiring students to demonstrate proficiency on typodonts and/or patients during Clinic Practical.
  • Teach ethical standards, review case studies/ ethical dilemmas, create exams to fully prepare students for Jurisprudence Exam in Dental Hygiene.
  • Create syllabus that accommodates CODA standards.

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST

Cascada Dental Spa
New York, NY
07.2020 - 09.2022
  • Invisalign treatment
  • Perform a complete prophylaxis including the removal of all hard and soft deposits from all surfaces of human natural and restored teeth to the epithelial attachments and the polishing of natural and restored teeth
  • Perform root planning
  • Provide prophylactic and preventive measures such as the application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants and other recognized topical agents for the prevention of oral disease or discomfort
  • Place intrasulcular therapeutic medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as directed by a dentist
  • Examine soft and hard tissue of the head, neck, and oral cavity and note deformities, defects and abnormalities therein
  • Fabricate athletic mouth guard appliances
  • Isolate the operative field, including the placement and removal of rubber dams
  • Place and remove matrices and wedges
  • Place temporary sedative restorations
  • Remove excess cement from crowns or other restorations and orthodontic appliances
  • Remove sutures
  • Fabricate and cement temporary crowns and bridges after preparation of tooth (teeth) by a dentist.
  • Take impressions for diagnostic models and models to be used as counters for fixed or removable prostheses

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST

John Vitale @ Port Liberte
Jersey City, NJ
09.2017 - 09.2019
  • Perform a complete prophylaxis including the removal of all hard and soft deposits from all surfaces of human natural and restored teeth to the epithelial attachments and the polishing of natural and restored teeth.
  • Perform root planning
  • Provide prophylactic and preventive measures such as the application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants and other recognized topical agents for the prevention of oral disease or discomfort
  • Place intrasulcular therapeutic medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as directed by a dentist
  • Examine soft and hard tissue of the head, neck, and oral cavity and note deformities, defects and abnormalities therein
  • Fabricate athletic mouth guard appliances
  • Isolate the operative field, including the placement and removal of rubber dams
  • Place and remove matrices and wedges
  • Place temporary sedative restorations
  • Remove excess cement from crowns or other restorations and orthodontic appliances
  • Remove sutures
  • Fabricate and cement temporary crowns and bridges after preparation of tooth (teeth) by a dentist.
  • Take impressions for diagnostic models and models to be used as counters for fixed or removable prostheses
  • Place amalgam and gold foil in a tooth for condensation by the dentist
  • Place and remove retraction cords and medicated pellets
  • Perform bite registration procedures to determine occlusal relationship of diagnostic models only
  • Place and remove periodontal dressings and other surgical dressings
  • Trial size (pre-select) orthodontic bands, wires, stainless steel crowns and temporary crowns intra-orally or on diagnostic models
  • Remove arch wires and ligature wires
  • Make radiographic exposures as permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection
  • Provide oral health education including dietary analysis and clinical instruction to promote dental health
  • Apply topical anesthetic agents
  • Take and record vital signs
  • Retract patient’s cheek, tongue, or other tissue parts during a dental procedure
  • Remove such debris as is normally created during treatment during or after dental procedures by vacuum devices, compressed air, mouthwashes, and water
  • Hold a curing light for any dental procedure
  • Take dental photographs including the use of intra-oral cameras
  • Select shades of prosthetic appliances
  • Assist a licensed dentist in the administration of nitrous oxide, provided the licensed dentist is physically present in the operatory during procedure.
  • Administer local anesthesia.

Education

M.S - Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice

California Northstate University
05.2024

A.S - Dental Hygiene

Eastern International College
05.2017

B.S - BIOLOGY

Long Island University
08.2013

Skills

  • Hand Instrumentation
  • Ultrasonic
  • Piezo
  • Scaling and Root Planning
  • Soft Tissue Management
  • Hard Tissue Management
  • Intraoral Examination
  • Extraoral Examination
  • Chemotherapeutics
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Tobacco Cessation
  • Local Anesthesia
  • Casts
  • Impressions
  • Patient Education
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Invisalign treatment
  • Sealant Placement
  • Periodontal therapy
  • Oral hygiene instruction
  • History documentation
  • Dental charting
  • Stain removal
  • Periodontal evaluation
  • Teeth whitening
  • Dentrix
  • Dexis programs
  • Patient medical histories
  • Vital Signs
  • Effective communication
  • Bilingual
  • Patient assessment
  • Infection control procedures
  • Radiographic imaging
  • Dental prophylaxis
  • Patient education
  • Clinical instruction
  • Treatment planning
  • Equipment sterilization
  • Team collaboration
  • Effective communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Dental radiography

Awards

Gurenlian Leadership Award, New Jersey Student American Dental Hygiene Association, 04/01/17, Dental Hygiene Class President from 2015-2017. Containing a determined, ethical, and professional role of presenting opportunities that help my classmates and I reach the ultimate capacity to succeed and be extremely knowledgeable Dental Professionals. Networking with other Dental Care Providers and retaining the best advice starting out in Dental Hygiene Career. Leadership of encouraging my classmates to attend scheduled events planned and coordinated by the NJ SADHA. Provided Dental class trips to effectively treat Children with disabilities, Geriatrics, and coordinating 'Give Kids a Smile' event - having children in 1st-5th grade in clinic for effective dental treatments.

Accomplishments

Gurenlian Leadership Award ,

New Jersey Student American Dental Hygiene Association

•Dental Hygiene Class President from 2015-2017

• Containing a determined, ethical, and professional role of presenting opportunities that help my classmates and I reach the ultimate capacity to succeed and be extremely knowledgeable Dental Professionals.

• Networking with other Dental Care Providers and retaining the best advice starting out in Dental Hygiene Career.

• Leadership of encouraging my classmates to attend scheduled events planned and coordinated by the NJ SADHA.

• Provided Dental class trips to effectively treat Children with disabilities, Geriatrics, and coordinating 'Give Kids a Smile' event - having children in 1st-5th grade in clinic for effective dental treatments.

Certification

  • Registered Dental Hygienist
  • Local Anesthesia License

Languages

Arabic
Professional

Timeline

Registered Dental Hygienist

Prosmiles
10.2024 - 10.2025

DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTOR- Clinical Sciences (Practical ) and Director of Law and Ethics in Dental Hygiene Course

Eastern International College
02.2021 - 12.2023

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST

Cascada Dental Spa
07.2020 - 09.2022

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST

John Vitale @ Port Liberte
09.2017 - 09.2019

M.S - Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice

California Northstate University

A.S - Dental Hygiene

Eastern International College

B.S - BIOLOGY

Long Island University

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