Stehanie Allen
Lake Havasu City,AZ
Summary
Highly skilled Lead Dental Assistant with a background in overseeing dental office operations, coordinating patient care, and providing chair-side assistance to dentists. Possess strong skills in oral hygiene instruction, radiography, and sterilization procedures. Known for improving patient comfort levels and streamlining office workflows for maximum efficiency. Demonstrated success in fostering a positive team environment and enhancing patient satisfaction. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. 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.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Dr Travis Caskey Dental
Snowflake, Arizona
05.2010 - 07.2025
- Provided chairside assistance to dentists during dental procedures.
- Implemented infection control policies when preparing treatment areas or disposing of hazardous waste materials.
- Provided feedback to the dentist regarding any observed changes in a patient's condition during treatment sessions.
- Instructed patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and post-operative care.
- Prepared injection syringes for use in various dental procedures according to protocol standards.
- Adhered to all applicable laws related to HIPAA compliance for protecting patient confidentiality.
- Educated patients on preventive oral health care practices such as brushing and flossing techniques.
- Actively participated in team meetings to discuss workflow strategies for improving productivity.
- Coordinated office activities by communicating with other departments and staff members.
- Developed X-rays using digital imaging technology and processed them in accordance with safety regulations.
- Tracked inventory levels of dental materials, tools, and equipment to ensure sufficient stock was always available.
- Assisted in the training of new dental assistants by providing guidance on protocols and processes.
- Performed administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments and managing patient records.
- Assisted with the setup of treatment rooms and sterilization of instruments.
- Ensured that all necessary supplies were available for each procedure.
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, applied dental fillings, placed temporary crowns and seated permanent crowns.
- Followed dentists' directions for giving patients desensitizing agents to prepare for anesthetic administration.
- Created dental x-rays using traditional and digital methods to help dentists detect tooth decay, cavities and other issues needing to be treated.
- Positioned patients for treatment by making chair adjustments and prepared necessary equipment for procedures.
- Passed instruments to dentist, gently sprayed water, suctioned fluids and mixed materials to support dentists during procedures.
- Produced opposing models, study casts and impressions to provide dentists with information on relationship between teeth, gums, and dental arches.
- Stocked and prepared exam and treatment rooms by setting up required instruments, tools, supplies and equipment.
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
- Performed basic laboratory tasks, such as pouring impressions and trimming models.
- Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
- Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
- Created and fit dental appliances for patients. adjusting as necessary.
Education
Dental Assisting - Dental Assisting And Office Management
Apollo College
Mesa, AZ06-2009
Skills
- Inventory management
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Training and development
- Dental radiography
- Infection control
- Patient education
- Chairside assisting
- Dental impressioning
- Office coordination
- Workflow optimization
- Critical thinking
Affiliations
I love Glamping and being on our boat at Lake Havasu. I love to travel.
Accomplishments
- Graduated Apollo University with a 4.0 GPA and on the Presidents Honor Roll.
Certification
- X-ray Certified
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Dr Travis Caskey Dental
05.2010 - 07.2025
Dental Assisting - Dental Assisting And Office Management
Apollo College
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