Jennifer Meyer
Montesano,WA
Summary
Dental Assistant with comprehensive background in patient care, dental procedures, and office management. Skilled in assisting with routine and complex dental procedures while maintaining patient comfort. Demonstrated strengths include knowledge of dental hygiene best practices and ability to manage administrative tasks efficiently. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. very organized & efficient multi-tasker.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Quinault Indian Nation
, USA
09.2017 - Current
- Assisting dentist with patient care, referral coordinator, billing, entering CDT code, scheduling, sterilization.
- Educated patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and habits.
- Processing all dental claims from outside vendors.
- Verifying patient insurance eligibility.
- Daily communication with outside vendors regarding individual patient dental treatment plans.
- Generating all patient POs.
- Preparing patient referrals.
- Assisted dentist in providing dental treatment to patients, including taking patient medical histories and vital signs.
- Scheduling patient appointments with outside vendors. At times, this includes finding the patient transportation..
Dental Assistant
Stafford Creek Corrections
08.2008 - 06.2019
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Educated patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and habits.
- Assisted dentist in providing dental treatment to patients, including taking patient medical histories and vital signs.
- scheduling patient appointments.
Dental Assistant
Dr. Marc Tomlinson DDS
12.1994 - 08.2008
- Assisted dentist in providing dental treatment to patients, including taking patient medical histories and vital signs.
- Prepared dental materials such as amalgam, composite resin, impression material and cements for use by the dentist.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Educated patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and habits.
Education
highschool diploma -
Weahterwax
06.1991
Skills
- Patient Education
- Patient Services
- Chair-side support
- Electronic Charting
- Dental office administration
- Patient records gathering
- Infection control procedures
- Team Collaboration
- Equipment Sterilization
- Inventory Management
- Patient Relations
- Strong writing and verbal skills
- Patient schedule management
- Data confidentiality measures
- Office Management
- Patient Scheduling
- Insurance Billing
- Knowledgeable in [Software]Dentrix, Greenway, Intergy, word
Certification
- HIPAA Training 12/11/2023
- Basic Life Support 6/6/2024
- Blood Born Pathogens 3/5/2024
- OSAP Training 5/10/2023
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Quinault Indian Nation
09.2017 - Current
Dental Assistant
Stafford Creek Corrections
08.2008 - 06.2019
Dental Assistant
Dr. Marc Tomlinson DDS
12.1994 - 08.2008
highschool diploma -
Weahterwax