TAMEIA GRAVES
Fayetteville,NC
Summary
Reliable Certified Dental Assistant with 19+ years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Expert in assisting with procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients and creating a comfortable dental experience. Knowledgeable with Privacy Act of 1974 and HIPAA.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Dental Assistant
Cross Creek Dental
04.2022 - Current
- Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Explain treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Document patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Take dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Successfully assist dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Monitor patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Clean and sanitize dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Maintain dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
Certified Dental Assistant
Carolinas Dentists
04.2018 - 04.2022
- Schedule appointments, prepare bills, and receive payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information, and maintaining records
- Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions
- Explain treatment procedures and instruct patients on home care guidelines
- Prepare comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay, and areas needing treatment
- Perform general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo, oral surgery, and oral surgery procedures
- Assist dentists in the management of medical or dental emergencies with prompt patient scheduling and surgical support
- Skilled in Invisalign scanning and attachment bonding as well as CEREC scanning for same-day crowns
- Verify proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs
- Train assistants and guided dentists with schedule flow.
Certified Dental Assistant
Village Family Dentist
08.2004 - 04.2018
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay, and areas needing treatment
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry (with nitrous oxide and IV sedation), endo, perio, pedo (with oral sedation/nitrous), and oral surgery procedures with/without sedation
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions
- Pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care
- Provided patients knowledgeable strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque, and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads
- Assisted dentists with paperwork and billing protocol for both routine and less common procedures
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, permanent and temporary crowns, and sealants
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines
- Assisted dentists in the management of medical or dental emergencies with prompt patient scheduling and surgical support
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for the next patient and maintain health and safety practices
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs.
Education
BBA - Healthcare Administration
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC12.2025
Diploma -
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC06.2004
Skills
- Detail-Oriented
- 19 years Customer Service
- Medical Reception and Administrative Work
- Able to work independently
- Personable Communication, Addressing Patient Inquiries
- Teamwork and Collaboration (can work effectively with all levels of workforce)
- Organization, Prioritization, Planning and Problem Solving
- EMR Software
- Appointment Scheduling
- Treatment Planning
- Inventory Management, Supply Ordering, Inventory Replenishment
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Autoclave Operation
- Patient Flow Management
- Proficient in MS Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent oral and written communication in English
Timeline
Certified Dental Assistant
Cross Creek Dental
04.2022 - Current
Certified Dental Assistant
Carolinas Dentists
04.2018 - 04.2022
Certified Dental Assistant
Village Family Dentist
08.2004 - 04.2018
BBA - Healthcare Administration
Fayetteville State University
Diploma -
Fayetteville Technical Community College
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