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Stardaja Golden-Sims

Dental Assistant
Weatherford,OK
Stardaja Golden-Sims

Summary

An enthusiastic, friendly, self-motivated Dental Assistant with engaging personality and a strong desire to serve others! I possess great communication and listening skills with a commitment to continually learn and provide excellent patient care. Trained to assist in various dental procedures with a passion to become a Doctor of Dental Surgery. Proven reliable, responsible, and hard working, I am a quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients. Enthusiastic about fostering a vibrant and enjoyable atmosphere beneficial to the well-being of both colleagues and patients.

Work History

Custom Dental of Guthrie, Custom Dental of Yukon
, Oklahoma

Dental Assistant Intern
10.2023 - 12.2023

Job overview

  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and sterilized and prepared supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Assisted dentists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings of various types, casts and impressions.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.

Western Oklahoma State College

Ambassador
06.2021 - 05.2023

Job overview

  • Organized and promoted marketing events with specific targeted audiences, which included developing and maintaining partnerships with high School students and counselors and with current student ambassadors to foster quality representation.
  • Answered questions from visitors and potential students about university life.
  • Led campus tours for prospective students every semester and presented recruiting material by presentation.

Pickett's Clinic Pharmacy

Pharmacy Clerk
04.2021 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Greeted customers at counter and provided excellent customer service.
  • Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
  • Processed payments, returns and exchanges using pharmacy POS system to accurately manage transactions.
  • Prepared, dispensed, and distributed patient specific and non-patient specific medication doses, prepackaged or unit-dosed products.
  • Confirmed customer information and insurance eligibility for prescriptions.
  • Stocked shelves with medications and other pharmacy items for consistent availability.

Education

Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK

Bachelor of Science from Biomedical Sciences
2025

University Overview

Studying Biological sciences to pursue a career in Dentistry.

  • Oklahoma Regents Scholarship Recipient
  • 4.0 GPA


Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, Ok

Associate of Science from Biology
05.2023

University Overview

  • Dean's List Fall + Spring, 2021-2023
  • Oklahoma State Regents Academic Scholars Program Scholarship Recipient
  • 4.0 GPA
  • Ranked in Top 9 of class
  • Hispanic Student Association Member
  • Black Student Union Member
  • Student Senate Member
  • summa cum laude graduate


Altus High School
Altus, OK

High School Diploma

University Overview

  • National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Member
  • National Technical Honor Society Member
  • Oklahoma Honor Society Member
  • Ranked in Top 10 of class
  • 4.3 GPA

Skills

  • Communications Public Speaking
  • Organization
  • Customer-service
  • OSHA Standards
  • Event Coordination
  • POS Inventory System Operation
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Four-Handed Dentistry
  • Strong Manual Dexterity
  • Patient Education and Communication
  • Sterilization
  • Tooth Charting
  • Temporary Crowns/Bridges
  • Dental Impressions
  • Taking X-Rays
  • Stone Pour-Ups and Impressions
  • Fabricating Retainers/Bleaching Trays
  • Patient Data Gathering

Timeline

Dental Assistant Intern

Custom Dental of Guthrie, Custom Dental of Yukon
10.2023 - 12.2023

Ambassador

Western Oklahoma State College
06.2021 - 05.2023

Pharmacy Clerk

Pickett's Clinic Pharmacy
04.2021 - 08.2022

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Bachelor of Science from Biomedical Sciences

Western Oklahoma State College

Associate of Science from Biology

Altus High School

High School Diploma
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