Susana Mann
Graham,WA
Summary
Talented Dental Assistant with 9 years of experience working with dental staff to treat patients. Skilled at taking dental x-rays, preparing dental impressions and assisting dental hygienists and dentists. Expert at creating and maintaining clean and sterile environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Burien Plaza Dental & Dentures
12.2014 - 09.2023
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments mutiple procedures daily.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
Dental Assitant
Factoria Dentistry
08.2014 - 06.2015
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
Education
Diploma in Dental Assisting - Dental Assisting
Everest College - Renton
Renton09.2014
Skills
- Strong Manual Dexterity
- Dental Staff Assistance
- Oral Surgery
- Dental Impressions
- Taking X-Rays
- Team Collaboration
- Four-Handed Procedures
- Dentrix Proficiency
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Radiography Safety
- Radiation Protection
- Sterilization Techniques
- Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
- Treatment Room Preparation
- X-Ray Processing
- Oral Health Care
- Chair Side Assistance
- Surgical Extractions
- Surgical Setup
- Preliminary Impressions
- Impression Taking
- Temporary Restorations
- Periodontics and Endodontics
- Full Mouth Radiographs
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Digital Radiographs
- Periodontics
Languages
Spanish
English
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Burien Plaza Dental & Dentures
12.2014 - 09.2023
Dental Assitant
Factoria Dentistry
08.2014 - 06.2015
Diploma in Dental Assisting - Dental Assisting
Everest College - Renton
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