Motivated Student Teacher currently pursuing Liberal Arts Bachelor' degree and teaching credential.. Practical classroom experience gained through practicum and classroom mock ups. Driven to help students develop skills and learn at appropriate and comfortable pace.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Teacher, Fifth Grade
Lodi Unified School District
01.2026 - Current
Support lead teachers in daily tasks such as attendance records, test administration and behavioral enforcement.
Improved teaching abilities by closely monitoring teaching methods and impacts and implementing viable changes to curriculum and teaching methods.
Reported back to faculty advisor about personal progress, identifying areas for improvement and making plans for enhanced progress.
Write and completed practice lesson plans, incorporating student feedback and teacher comments for comprehensive success.
RDA/OA/Patient Coordinator
Kids Care Dental and Orthodontics- Lodi office
06.2021 - Current
Setting up treatment rooms, four-handed dentistry, assisting with children, including those with special needs, and teens, sterilization, universal precautions, coronal polish, OHI, sealants, giving presentations at schools on oral health, inventory of supplies, charting, Dentrix, Word, and Excel programs, fluoride applications, use of the Itero scanner, treatment planning, answering phones, insurance verification, post op calls, scheduling appointments, patient registration, space maintainer placement, orthodontic adjustments, taking x-rays, OSHA compliance, spore testing, and much more.
Instructor
Dental Assisting Institute
03.2021 - 02.2023
Instructed students in the twelve-week dental assisting program, pit and fissure sealants, coronal polish, dental radiology, and infection control courses. Set up the classrooms, conducted PowerPoint presentations on class material, and assisted students with hands-on training, and administering tests and quizzes, and grading homework.
RDA
Delgado Dental Group
07.2008 - 06.2021
Four-handed dentistry, assisting with adults and children, charting, sterilization and monitoring, universal precautions, fabricated temporary crowns and bridges, whitening trays, temporary fillings, study models, impressions, ordering supplies, inventory, in charge of repairs, maintaining equipment, and crown and bridge cases, assisting with IV and oral sedation and recording vitals, assisting with implant placement and oral surgery procedures, adjusting dentures, taking x-rays and cone beam scans, placement and removal of a rubber dam, coronal polish and oral hygiene instruction, fluoride applications, use of Medit and Trios scanners for Invisalign and surgical guides, study models, whitening trays, patient registration- check in and out, post op calls, answering phones and emails, scheduling appointments, treatment planning and presenting, posting payments, billing for insurance claims, insurance verification, treatment authorization requests, Word, Excel, and Dentrix software programs.
RDA/Receptionist
Dr. Robert B. Lee D.D.S.
06.2012 - 07.2014
Four-handed dentistry, assisting with adults and children, universal precautions, sterilization, fabricating temporary crowns and bridges, whitening trays, study models, impressions, coronal polish and OHI, taking x-rays, inventory, scheduling and confirming appointments, answering phones, patient registration, filing, treatment planning, insurance verification, posting payments, doing deposit slips, billing, Practice Works program, Word, and Excel.
RDA/Receptionist/Biller
Fremont Dental
04.2003 - 01.2008
Four-handed dentistry, assisting with special needs adults, sterilization and monitoring, fabricating temporary crowns and bridges, universal precautions, whitening trays and nightguards, study models, coronal polish, OHI, ordering supplies, inventory, impressions, taking x-rays, Dentisoft program, patient registration, answering phones and emails, filing, scheduling and confirming appointments, posting payments, billing Denti-Cal claims, following up on denied Denti-Cal claims and sending in x-rays and proper documentation.
Education
Dental Assisting and x-ray certification -
Maric College
04.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
Humphreys University
Stockton
06-2026
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Humphreys University
Stockton
05-2025
Skills
CPR/First Aid certified- BLS provider
Adaptability
Integrity
Computer skills
Excellent customer service
Patience
Leadership
Time management
Organization
Inventory Management
Planning and Coordination
Operational Improvement
Hardworking
Data Entry
Types 70 words a minute
Student engagement
Literacy instruction
Cultural sensitivity
Oral communication
Individualized learning plans
Accomplishments
Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts
4.0 GPA
Certification
Substitute Teaching Permit for Prospective Teachers, Expires 6/1/2026